Scandal’s abortion episode draws praise and scorn - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 11-21-2015, 01:58 AM

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/20/scandal-abortion

Planned Parenthood released a statement immediately following last night’s shocking midseason finale applauding Shonda Rhimes. Meanwhile, the conservative Media Research Council responded with disgust, saying: “Hollywood’s liberal values permeate movies and television. Last night’s episode of ABC’s Scandal was pretty much an hour-long advertisement for Planned Parenthood.” PLUS: Why this storyline took the abortion debate a step further than most shows, and this was the second time Scandal broached the controversial abortion debate.

TMC · 11-21-2015, 02:46 AM

http://www.vox.com/2015/11/20/976963...-shonda-rhimes

As Sarah Kliff points out, Thursday’s scene was "surprising in two ways. First, it was an on-air depiction of the actual abortion procedure — something that's never been shown onscreen on a network (read: non-cable) primetime series…Second, and a bit more subtly, Scandal provides a different reason for having an abortion.” PLUS: Shonda Rhimes expertly calculated that abortion scene, Tony Goldwyn says, "That abortion blew my mind,” and it portrayed as an intimate event portrayed without judgment.

TMC · 12-22-2015, 03:17 AM

http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/12/how-...t-reality.html

That leads to misconceptions about women who terminate their pregnancy, like that they’re not already mothers.

11-21-2015, 01:58 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,744	Scandal’s abortion episode draws praise and scorn http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/20/scandal-abortion Planned Parenthood released a statement immediately following last night’s shocking midseason finale applauding Shonda Rhimes. Meanwhile, the conservative Media Research Council responded with disgust, saying: “Hollywood’s liberal values permeate movies and television. Last night’s episode of ABC’s Scandal was pretty much an hour-long advertisement for Planned Parenthood.” PLUS: Why this storyline took the abortion debate a step further than most shows, and this was the second time Scandal broached the controversial abortion debate.

11-21-2015, 02:46 AM	#2
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,744	Why Scandal’s abortion episode was so groundbreaking for television http://www.vox.com/2015/11/20/976963...-shonda-rhimes As Sarah Kliff points out, Thursday’s scene was "surprising in two ways. First, it was an on-air depiction of the actual abortion procedure — something that's never been shown onscreen on a network (read: non-cable) primetime series…Second, and a bit more subtly, Scandal provides a different reason for having an abortion.” PLUS: Shonda Rhimes expertly calculated that abortion scene, Tony Goldwyn says, "That abortion blew my mind,” and it portrayed as an intimate event portrayed without judgment.

12-22-2015, 03:17 AM	#3
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,744	Study: Fictional women on TV who have abortions tend to be younger, whiter, wealthier http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/12/how-...t-reality.html That leads to misconceptions about women who terminate their pregnancy, like that they’re not already mothers.