tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post5998866538111505652..comments2024-03-18T16:00:58.322+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Corrie sisters aren't doing it for themselvesGlenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-87941012239680139762016-08-17T21:52:06.696+01:002016-08-17T21:52:06.696+01:00Zagg,Your comment about how Corrie women cannot ma...Zagg,Your comment about how Corrie women cannot manage birth control definitely brought to mind Sarah who seems more interested in getting a man, any man even a drug dealer instead of a better life for herself and her children instead seems content on sponging off her family and dumping the responbility of her children on them.<br />I shudder to think what sort of example is Sarah setting for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-86847068424825612212016-08-16T17:25:36.388+01:002016-08-16T17:25:36.388+01:00Many thanks for your response Humpty. No, the Denn...Many thanks for your response Humpty. No, the Dennis Tanner/Rita story was disastrous.<br /><br />In the pub last night several couples were explaining how they knew their partner was the one. What a missed opportunity for one of the women who could have stepped forward and rejected the whole couples idea, or at least praised the virtues of single life and independence. <br />Maybe, had Carla Ruth owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038269380010322254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-34101534734299769512016-08-15T23:00:41.202+01:002016-08-15T23:00:41.202+01:00Zagg, you made me laugh - can't control their...Zagg, you made me laugh - can't control their own birth control - how true!!<br />I'm sure the larger percentage of viewers are female so why does Corrie portray most of them as being vapid - the only ones who have any sense are Rita, Audrey, Liz (maybe), Leanne & Steph - at least they have jobs and are responsible. Well, Leanne was on the list until that silly storyline with her/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-74434144403863787482016-08-15T20:01:47.828+01:002016-08-15T20:01:47.828+01:00Ruth, I’m glad you asked me that question! ‘Strong...Ruth, I’m glad you asked me that question! ‘Strong and independent’, to me, means being able to walk away from family and partners, head held high. It involves having the cash and/or confidence to do it, and that applies to anyone in Corrie. But another problem is that the younger women define themselves in terms of the man at their side. Thinking about it now, Steph is the exception to the rule:Humpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-88568587465072810082016-08-15T18:43:05.506+01:002016-08-15T18:43:05.506+01:00Of course they are not going to portray the Corrie...Of course they are not going to portray the Corrie women as strong and independent. None of them can manage their own birth control, so why would they be able to manage anything else on their own? New writers, please.Zaggnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-64214550891547659812016-08-15T18:06:25.178+01:002016-08-15T18:06:25.178+01:00You know what...this writeup actually made me appr...You know what...this writeup actually made me appreciate Sally Webster! lol Thanks for that. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-35924107875762654762016-08-15T16:01:00.174+01:002016-08-15T16:01:00.174+01:00what are your thoughts on Rita, Humpty?what are your thoughts on Rita, Humpty?Ruth owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038269380010322254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-79785768189657184102016-08-15T15:32:21.674+01:002016-08-15T15:32:21.674+01:00It's a contradiction in terms. Strong, indepen...It's a contradiction in terms. Strong, independent women don't live on Coronation Street as they would never get a salary to pay their rent - as Anon mentions above. The current Corrie women subscribe to the philosophy: 'We may be beautiful or talented but, deep down, all we really want is security'. In that respect, Sally's got it about right. She's chosen a bloke who canHumpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-62429988435286408512016-08-15T13:52:47.056+01:002016-08-15T13:52:47.056+01:00a very good point anon at 13.49a very good point anon at 13.49Ruth owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038269380010322254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-9758589311636496792016-08-15T13:49:22.173+01:002016-08-15T13:49:22.173+01:00Another point to consider is who would have ended ...Another point to consider is who would have ended up paying for the (expensive) roof over Eva's head in Victoria Court? Some independence, eh....?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com