So since it was confirmed at the end that James did not have hypertension, does that.

[TVFactFan]

mean he was just immature?


I mean a grown ass man throwing chairs because he was stressed out?

[Brieannas21]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

mean he was just immature?


I mean a grown ass man throwing chairs because he was stressed out?

No, it means that he was fed up and beyond pissed off. Sometimes you just have to let your frustrations out. I would rather for a person to punch a wall, throw a chair than to hit another person or their spouse.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

No, it means that he was fed up and beyond pissed off. Sometimes you just have to let your frustrations out. I would rather for a person to punch a wall, throw a chair than to hit another person or their spouse.

so you would be ok with her husband tossing chairs inside the house in front of the kids? LOL

[Brieannas21]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

so you would be ok with her husband tossing chairs inside the house in front of the kids? LOL

Of course not, but if he is so pissed to where he is about to pop a blood vessel I would rather him throw a chair. I wouldn't want him taking that anger out on me or the kids. Once you hit me, I'm gone, there isn't any second chances.

About 3 years ago I threw a spatula across the kitchen

[cleverfun3000]

I could NOT agree more. No woman should ever, ever give a man another chance if he knocks her out with his fists because he is angry. "I'm Sorry", wouldn't begin to cut it.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

Of course not, but if he is so pissed to where he is about to pop a blood vessel I would rather him throw a chair. I wouldn't want him taking that anger out on me or the kids. Once you hit me, I'm gone, there isn't any second chances.

About 3 years ago I threw a spatula across the kitchen

I know people who have hypertension and they never acted like that

[ramled]

I must admit, I always had trouble with that scene too. I believe it was the 4 or 5 episode of the first season, and the show was still finding the characters. And this may have been the first episode that featured Amos and/or focused on the James character. So Amos and the writers were probably predisposed to want to show something very dramatic, hence, Amos is throwing chairs around and destroying furniture. Also, I think hypertension was also a bit misunderstood back in the mid-70s. Some medical professionals back then viewed hypertension similarly to we view steroids/roid rage today - sorta like raised blood pressure brings out aggression.

With hindsight being 20/20, I think they should have had Amos have a heart scare or stroke like moment, preceded by the family stress and chaos. The way it was written, and the way Amos played it, it was a little too aggressive and violent I thought, which was particularly not good for the show's image. I think that scene set the tone for Amos as always being a bit on the brink of aggression. But Amos, I think, was aware of that potential issue, and he towed the line pretty good afterwards. I'm sure the last thing he wanted was America's Black 70s father to be a violence-prone maniac who destroyed property and yelled all the time.

I like that James was a bit hot tempered after this episode. We always thought he was on the brink of loosing it, but he never did. He just yelled alot. I think Amos and the writers learned their lesson after this episode and walked that line of Black male aggression perfectly.

But yes, this episode was the one episode, I thought, they over-played Amos' aggression. I would not have associated aggression as a symptom of hypertension. There is no medical connection between the two.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by ramled

I must admit, I always had trouble with that scene too. Keep in mind I believe it was the 4 or 5 episode of the first season, and the show was still finding the characters. And this may have been the first episode that featured Amos and/or focused on the James character. So Amos and the writers were probably predisposed to want to show something very dramatic, hence, Amos is throwing chairs around and destroying furniture. Also, I think hypertension was also a bit misunderstood back in the mid-70s. Some medical professionals sort looked at it like back then how we view steroids/roid rage today - sorta like raised blood pressure brings out aggression.

With hindsight being 20/20, I think they should have had Amos have a heart scare or stroke like moment, preceded by stress and chaos. The way it was written, and the way Amos played it, it was a little too aggressive and violent I thought, which was particularly not good for the show's image. I think that scene set the tone for Amos as being a bit on the bring of aggression. But Amos, I think, was aware of that potential issue, and he towed the line pretty good. I'm sure the last thing he wanted America's Black father to be in the 70s was a violence-prone maniac who destroyed property and yelled all the time.

I like that James was a bit hot tempered after this episode. We always thought he was on the brink of loosing it, but he never did. He just yelled alot. I think Amos and the writers learned their lesson after this episode and walked that line of Black male aggression perfectly.

But yes, this episode was the one episode, I thought, they over-played Amos' aggression. I would not have associated aggression as a symptom of hypertension.

exactly. I had hypertension for years and never threw any chairs lol

[Brieannas21]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

exactly. I had hypertension for years and never threw any chairs lol

You're young, what are you doing with High Blood Pressure.

Not everyone deals with stress the same. Next time you get highly pissed off, try throwing something, it helps

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

You're young, what are you doing with High Blood Pressure.

Not everyone deals with stress the same. Next time you get highly pissed off, try throwing something, it helps

I had a strong addiction to salt


And I used to throw stuff when I watch sports after my team lost but I stopped after 2002

[Tap Dancer]

I guess there were no anger management classes in the ghetto.

[GARFIELDKOOL]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

You're young, what are you doing with High Blood Pressure.

Not everyone deals with stress the same. Next time you get highly pissed off, try throwing something, it helps

Bri I am around the same age as Sol and I have high blood pressure. In my case, it runs in my family. Yes, I was loving salt, but it was more heredity. There's no such thing as young people are healthy. Just recently, a schoolmate died of cancer and another schoolmate had a mild heart attack. Both are under 40.

[GARFIELDKOOL]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

mean he was just immature?


I mean a grown ass man throwing chairs because he was stressed out?

Seriously Solomon, what kind of question is this? You've never seen grown people throw things to let their frustrations out? It doesn't make them immature, some yes. But for the most part, no. I've thrown things myself when I was frustrated!

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by GARFIELDKOOL

Seriously Solomon, what kind of question is this? You've never seen grown people throw things to let their frustrations out? It doesn't make them immature, some yes. But for the most part, no. I've thrown things myself when I was frustrated!

Men are supposed to be able to managed stress

[Brieannas21]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Men are supposed to be able to managed stress

No one is superhuman, everyone has their breaking point. And if throwing a chair made James release that anger then that is what he had to do. Like I said, I would rather my husband throw a chair than to take his anger out on me or the kids. You can punch a wall, just don't punch a hole through the wall, that's where I draw the line LOL.