Written Anaylsis 4

My weekly analysis is about how CBS is introducing gay relationships in the soap opera world. They began with, “As The World Turns”, with Luke and Noah. Now Guiding Light introduced lesbian relationships, and now the “Young and Restless”, has had a few scenes with the attorney (Raf) and Victor & Hopes son,(Adam) having a kissing scene. I know soon the other networks will follow. My daughters watch another channel, and they told me, they began a storyline with a gay couple, and eventually they wrote it off. I wonder if it was pressure from viewers. I commend CBS, for holding their grounds and not giving into pressure, which I’m sure they have gotten, from viewers, that are not so open to this.
I was surprised that they made Luke and Noah, such an open loving couple. As I think about how my grandmother and mother would have reacted, I wonder how the older viewers feel about this subject. Although my older brother was gay, and we all knew it, it was a closed subject. You knew, but you did not say anything.
In today’s culture so many subjects are more open. I am from old school, and the way I was raised, things were done different. I also like the way, they introduce real life issues, that are a part of the real world, such as breast and ovarian cancer, obesity, mental issues, etc.