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If Barry/Olivia and Scott/Ailsa sexual encounters had been gender-swapped

There have been two instances (in the original run of the programme - I haven't seen the revived series yet) in which a teenager has had sex with a classmate's parent. In Series 8 when Barry sleeps with Jack's mum Olivia, and in Series 10 when Scott sleeps with Kenzie's mum Ailsa.

Something I find interesting about the way these instances are depicted is that in both cases, it's a teenage boy and someone's mum, and in both cases the mums are depicted within the show as helpless victims and the boys in a somewhat predatory way (in the Barry case Carol tried to present Barry as the victim of abuse, but I don't think it was all that convincing and I don't think she really believed it herself, she was just trying to cause trouble). And I find this quite a curious one to reflect on, because I think if a teenage girl had slept with a classmate's father it really would not be shown like that... it would be seen as the girl who was the victim and the father the predator. To be fair we haven't actually seen it this way around so we can't prove it would have been shown like that, but I really can't imagine it being depicted the same way as the teenage boy/classmate's mum thing.

It's interesting, isn't it, the way that gender stereotypes dominate these portrayals?

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u/georgemillman — 14 hours ago

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Day Twenty One - Maxine Barlows worst moment was dating Earl Kelly. Day Twenty Two - Stacey Appleyard’s worst moment was…?

Waterloo Road worst deeds

Day Twenty One - Maxine Barlow - dating Earl Kelly. Enough said.

Day Twenty - Davina Shackleton - having an inappropriate relationship with a child.

Day Nineteen - Brett Aspinall - sleeping with Chlo, aka his girlfriend’s sister, when they were supposed to be learning French.

Day Eighteen - Leigh-Ann Galloway - setting up the hate site against Mika and bullying her to the point of suicide.

Day Seventeen - Roger Aspinall - his neglect and abuse of Brett following the death of his wife / Brett’s mom.

Day Sixteen - Lewis Seddon - sexually threatening Kim Campbell in the cooler.

Day Fifteen - Jimmy Grainger - not paying child support and being unwilling to commit to taking care of his daughters while criticising Izzy for wanting a schedule

Day X - Ralph Mellor - Assaulting Marley, blackmailing Marley, swapping Marley and Flicks drug tests.

Day fourteen - Police - the worst thing a member of the police service did was letting a dog eat Grantley’s wig.

Day Thirteen - Janeece Bryant - covering up Cheryl’s chicken pox with make up and generally being a negligent parent.

Day Twelve - Steph Haydock - threatening Jack with false sexual harassment accusations in response for genuine concerns about her ability to teach in order to stay in her job.

Day eleven - Grantley Budgen - treatment of the SEN kids, particularly at the start of the show.

Day Ten - Clarence Charles - trespassing on school property to assault Mr Trenneman for confiscating Donte’s phone for using it during class.

Day Nine - Kim Campbell - trafficking a baby from Rowanda to the United Kingdom. I’m proud of the .png used for this one! It’s a baby, in traffic 😂

Day Eight - Mika Grainger - kicking the ladder Tom was climbing to reach her during an eco protest and sending him crashing down and to the hospital.

Day Seven - Chlo Grainger - sleeping with her sisters boyfriend, her French tutor, just after getting married to Donte.

Day Six - Izzie Redpath - cheating with Tom on Lorna and kissed on their wedding night.

Day Five - Donte Charles - obviously the time he drove his father's limo without a licence and under the influence that resulting in his friend's death.

Day four - Lorna Dicky / Clarkson - taking Tom and Izzie out into the countryside and destroying their phones so she could overdose and let them find her body.

Day three - Andrew Treneman - Leaving Kim and returning without warning as a knife crime ambassador unannounced.

Day two - Tom Clarkson - marrying Lorna despite his feelings for Izzie and then cheating on Lorna with Izzie.
(Treatment of Josh was a close second)

Day one - Jack Rimmer - bribing the parents of the G&T kids to come to Waterloo Road using money from the budget.

u/andriarno — 22 hours ago

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Why I never liked Kevin & Dynasty together

There was of course the time that he cheated on Dynasty with Princess Windsor and was willing to drop Dynasty like a sack of potato's and run away with a different woman he'd just met who showed him only the slightest bit of interest.

Then of course the way he put Dynasty down about her intelligence calling her Bimbo and indeed even in their final scene together Dynasty says "You're dead brainy and, well I'm thick." Kevin does nothing to correct her despite the fact Dynasty was getting A stars in English from Grantly Budgen who wouldn't hand them out like candy so clearly she's not stupid in anyway.

Dynasty deserved better! She showed real courage going to the police about Steve-O raping her and going to the police about Barry's human trafficking scheme. She's a real one is Dynasty.

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u/Fragrant-Truth-7123 — 1 day ago

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Unsurprisingly Davina’s worst moment was having an inappropriate relationship with a child even after knowing his age. Day Twenty One - Maxine Barlow’s worst moment was..?