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I have not watched Casaulty in years. But running out of shows to watch so thought i would start with the new season. In one episode a pregnant women is found at the foot of the stairs. In what looks like blood the N word is written on the wall. The paramedics take her to hospital (obviously) and when she sees her husband she said something like you said they would not find us. I started to think crikey a story where a partner has stayed thats novel. But when they do a scan, she says to the nurse he is not a bad man but a person who has made a mistake. They do not know nor ask her anything she just says it. But when she sees the baby, her mood changes. The husband gets really excited and starts thinking of names etc. she looks like thunder and says she cant do this anymore and she has to protect the child. And she leaves him there and then. The whole scene in probably under 5 mins but i cant seem to shake it off. Yet again the media have reinforced that they are never to be forgiven, never to have a life. It shows how she initially justifies her staying to the nurses even though they did not ask her anything. It just reinforces the stigma. I thought they could have so much more but they just went with the sterotype.
I am not sure why but whether or not i leave or stay personally i found i was angry at on how they told this story. It suggests you stay and you will be hounded by people and have to justify your decision to strangers. Which is not always the case.
Not sure what i hope to gain here just to have a moan really.

You may be right.

And just over 18 months ago i probably would not have had an opinion on it at all. In fact i probably would not have remembered the storyline.