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FOL-FAN-ITA · 02-07-2020, 02:40 PM

I read on many sites that almost everyone believes that FOL is a show for women and gay men. I don't think that's correct and I'm not gay, I think the show is for men and women just like every other show, even though there is a female cast

'80sSitcoms · 02-07-2020, 03:01 PM

Of course it's not a show "only" for those audiences, but those audiences do gravitate more toward such female-centric shows. Just look at modern viewership for "The Golden Girls", "Designing Women", and "Sex and the City".

80s Dude · 02-07-2020, 03:40 PM

As a 14 and 15 year old boy during the first season, I loved the outfits girls my own age had. Always liked tomboys, so Cindy was my favorite. Had friends who went to a near by boarding school for boys and went to a private college with students who went to boarding school so I identified with the show easily.

Smartboy · 02-08-2020, 03:32 AM

I am a male viewer who has known that he was as straight as an arrow since age eleven. "Facts of Life" was my favorite show for several years. I did a lot of drooling over the babes in this show. As an adult, I have also done a lot of drooling over the actresses in chick flicks like "Boys on the Side". So you can read whatever you want into my situation.

02-07-2020, 02:40 PM	#1
FOL-FAN-ITA Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2019 Location: Italy Posts: 1,473	FOL and male fans I read on many sites that almost everyone believes that FOL is a show for women and gay men. I don't think that's correct and I'm not gay, I think the show is for men and women just like every other show, even though there is a female cast
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02-07-2020, 03:01 PM	#2
'80sSitcoms Member Forum Star Join Date: Jan 30, 2013 Posts: 12,474	Of course it's not a show "only" for those audiences, but those audiences do gravitate more toward such female-centric shows. Just look at modern viewership for "The Golden Girls", "Designing Women", and "Sex and the City".
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02-07-2020, 03:40 PM	#3
80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,823	As a 14 and 15 year old boy during the first season, I loved the outfits girls my own age had. Always liked tomboys, so Cindy was my favorite. Had friends who went to a near by boarding school for boys and went to a private college with students who went to boarding school so I identified with the show easily.

02-08-2020, 03:32 AM	#4
Smartboy Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 06, 2007 Location: South Orange, NJ Posts: 4,231	I am a male viewer who has known that he was as straight as an arrow since age eleven. "Facts of Life" was my favorite show for several years. I did a lot of drooling over the babes in this show. As an adult, I have also done a lot of drooling over the actresses in chick flicks like "Boys on the Side". So you can read whatever you want into my situation.