Ann, you have made my day. And my point.
You are projecting real-world political and ethical constraints and dilemmas onto fictional people. This is
exactly what I was talking about when I said:
I think that sometimes we get a little too invested in these fictional characters.
If Clark Kent and Lois Lane were real people, if the Lois and Clark series were an accurate retelling of history, if these people behaved in precisely the manner in which they were portrayed in the show, then we could have a legitimate gripe session with both Clark and Lois for what they did and for what they didn't do.
But
this was a TV show! So many people try to fit what they see on the small screen into their own personal ethical system, into a larger more cosmopolitan ethical system, or into an absolute morality, that we tend to forget that all we saw on the show was meant to entertain us. None of what we saw was intended to be the moral guide for society. It was supposed to be a pleasant hour of entertainment interspersed with advertisements for real-life commercial products.
This site is fun, y'all. Reading the stories here, checking out the feedback, trying to write something others will enjoy reading, it's all fun. It's not supposed to be anyone's moral compass. We write about people who make mistakes and try to fix them. It's fun and entertaining.
And that's all it's supposed to be. Chill, y'all. Peace out, as my daughter says.
Terry, who is still not completely sure what that means.
