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Old 17-08-2005, 18:49
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Hi, ive just been watching hollyoaks, and this whole racism storyline that has been going on for months, and i also read the spoilers as to what happens to end it all, and basically, am i the only person that thinks this is completely the wrong way to handle this story?

ok, in case you dont already know, Macki and his gang have been harrassing ali and his sister darlene for the past few months now, because hes black. theyve beaten him, taunted him, threatened to kill him, thrown bananas at him! and the way that this all ends, is ali decides enough is enough and stabs macki, killing him in the process. he then runs off and gets run over on the way home.

so basically, what do we learn from this? macki bullied ali until the only way he saw out of it was to kill him. should we not be teaching children, teens mainly that watch this show, that there are other options? i know its a soap that reflects real life, and these things are happening every day, but for a show that is aimed at people whos opinions are still always changing and being influenced, could there not have been a better storyline to handle this?
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Old 17-08-2005, 19:10
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I also feel that with recent events in Liverpool fresh in people's minds, continuing this storyline is rather tasteless.
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Old 17-08-2005, 19:21
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I beleive this is a good way of dealing with the issue as this is what happens in real life, i know most people go to the police but osme peole actually snap and do this.

although it is slightly disrespectful to what happened in liverpool

but doesnt ali stab
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and ali gets
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Old 17-08-2005, 20:15
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Originally Posted by Crichton Kicks
I beleive this is a good way of dealing with the issue as this is what happens in real life, i know most people go to the police but osme peole actually snap and do this.

although it is slightly disrespectful to what happened in liverpool

but doesnt ali stab
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and ali gets
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thats what the op said
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Old 17-08-2005, 20:16
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Originally Posted by busted luva
thats what the op said
i should really read posts instead of skim reading
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Old 17-08-2005, 22:50
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But how far in advance are these things filmed? It may have been filmed before the tragic stabbing in Liverpool. I 'm not sure with Hollyoaks though, EE is a few months in advance.
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Old 18-08-2005, 19:56
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Hollyoaks is around 4 months in advance.
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Old 18-08-2005, 20:04
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i really enjoyed tonights episode and had to turn over to e4 to see the next
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Old 18-08-2005, 20:38
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Originally Posted by Brian Fantana
Hi, ive just been watching hollyoaks, and this whole racism storyline that has been going on for months, and i also read the spoilers as to what happens to end it all, and basically, am i the only person that thinks this is completely the wrong way to handle this story?

ok, in case you dont already know, Macki and his gang have been harrassing ali and his sister darlene for the past few months now, because hes black. theyve beaten him, taunted him, threatened to kill him, thrown bananas at him! and the way that this all ends, is ali decides enough is enough and stabs macki, killing him in the process. he then runs off and gets run over on the way home.

so basically, what do we learn from this? macki bullied ali until the only way he saw out of it was to kill him. should we not be teaching children, teens mainly that watch this show, that there are other options? i know its a soap that reflects real life, and these things are happening every day, but for a show that is aimed at people whos opinions are still always changing and being influenced, could there not have been a better storyline to handle this?
I thought the point of this episode and the storyline is to show that violence never solves anything, and that it would have been better for Ali and the others to tell someone about the racism and bullying rather than take matters into his own hands. This seems to be highlighted by Nicole's mum's comments in tonight's E4 episode (won't say any more here in case others haven't seen it yet).
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