Here are Dixie and the other ladies talking about the above episode and also marriage equality:
Rod says: My sentiments, exactly!...
Here are Dixie and the other ladies talking about the above episode and also marriage equality:
Yeah, by all means let’s demonstrate our superficiality by conveniently forgetting how this woman vehemently supported the most anti-gay president in history. It isn’t Julia Sugarbaker who has died. It is Dixie Carter, and the two are not remotely the same.
I am aware of her politics, but let’s face it, Carter created a hugely popular character in the gay community. There is nothing wrong with paying attention to that.
The other thing, though, is that, through her work, she was involved in one of the first TV shows to start speaking openly and honestly about things like AIDS and, indeed, gay people in general. And indeed, she was outspoken in her support for the gay community.
So, yeah, she was a Republican from the South. She was no bigot, though.
I was aware she was more conservative that her character, but I didn’t know to what degree they were different. I don’t think she was as far removed from Julia as, say, Carroll O’Connor was from Archie Bunker.
But if she was, all the proves is that she was a damn good actress.
i have heard of a deal she made with the producers of Designing Women that for every tirade her character made, she got to sing a song.
I’ve heard that too. That’s kinda funny.
Yeah okay so she was a Republican. But she was also a vocal supporter of gay rights. Some people would do well to do their homework before making snide comments.
It’s not easy, is it? Forcing ourselves to live by our own creed. We say, “Don’t label me,” and yet, it’s too easy to say, “All Republicans” , “Those Tea Party people”, “damn religious zeal nutjob mucus-wads, brain-deficit…” (okay that last one was mine). Seriously though, what happened to the slogan ‘Your rights stop where someone else’s start’? It is that simple. Moreover, if we don’t embrace Republicans who support equal marriage, we’re in for a long, hard slog that makes Iraq look like a weekend tour. Reach out with a hand to shake, not to b***h-slap.
And it’s important to know that there is a difference between a political opponent and an enemy. An enemy is one who, in order to win, needs to take something away from you. That’s the Religious Right. (We are, of course, not THEIR enemies, except for in their own minds.) People who happen to vote Republican, but who are supportive of our rights? Those are political opponents. You can argue with them all night (and I do) over economic policy or healthcare or anything else, and even if they play loose with facts (as they often do), they’re still on the same page with the inherent dignity of all people.