We’re not regular soap opera watchers, so our knowledge of the genre is pretty much limited to Luke and Noah, soap actors-cum strippers, and soap actors who quit because they refuse to go gay. In May, Young & The Restless actor Chris Engen (who played Adam Wilson) quit the show because writers called for him to lock lips with another fella. Now it’s time to add a lady to the list of soap actors unwilling to go along with gay storylines.
Patricia Mauceri, who’s been playing maid Carlotta Vega for two years on ABC’s One Life to Live, was just shown the door. And not even because she was told to get it on with another lady! Rather, writers called for Mauceri’s character to simply approve of the relationship between Kyle (played by Brett Claywell) and Fish (played by Scott Evans, he the brother of Chris Evans). According to DaytimeConfidential.com, producers “wanted to go against stereotype and show Carlotta as a gay friendly Latina mother. The actress allegedly vehemently protested that story decision, resulting in show brass replacing her.” Adds an unnamed source: “She objected to Carlotta’s positive attitude about homosexuality, saying it conflicted with her personal beliefs.”
No worries: Guiding Light vet Saundra Santiago, who previously appeared on One Life to Live as another character, is stepping in to the role.
And while anyone visiting a daytime TV web forum could find plenty of conservative viewers upset with the recent influx of gay storylines on soaps, what’s interesting is the most vocal opponents to the same-sex plots are the actors themselves. Isn’t showbiz supposed to, like, love The Gays?
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ChristopherM
If her son was written as having committed a murder, you can bet she would be able to act as a mother who still loved her child. But gay? Noooooo, that’s too much of a stretch.
ask ena
@ChristopherM: I thought every serious actor yearns to have a role that pushes them out of their comfort zone…
Oh, and by the way Patricia…it’s called ACTING. Maybe you’ve heard of it…
dgz
so, it’s okay to play a promiscuous, murderous, incenstuous, evil twin…
John Santos
“She objected to Carlotta’s positive attitude about homosexuality, saying it conflicted with her personal beliefs.”
Does the actress herself oppose the storyline, or did she think her character would oppose the gay relationship? One of the commentators in the story link stated that the character is presented as a devout Catholic. I think it would have been interesting to see the character grow to accept the relationship, rather than have her accept them immediately. If the actress is against the story line, then screw her
Captain Freedom (HRC doesn't speak for me)
Let’s NEVER compare prime-time television as well as Hollywood to the low-budget CRAP that is daytime TV (save for Ellen and Oprah). Daytime TV consists of all the actors who were so bad they couldn’t make it past Van Nuys for a gig.
Nicole RichTea
It’s refreshing that they change the actors that protest the story line rather than change the writing.
Why would you give up a job (which requires you to ACT) simply because it represents views different from your own. Isn’t that what acting is suppose to be?
Fitz
Well. it’s back to the Blue Light Special at the Glendale Dinner Theater.
Qjersey
More sloppy reporting, go figure
Actually she’s been playing this character for TWO DECADES and she just screwed herself out of a longstanding job.
Cam
you have to admit the joke here is hilarious….she gets fired, because she will not tolerate playing a tolerant character.
John Santos
When you check her IMDB.com profile, she was in the film, “I Think I Do” which was quite gay. Bizarre.
bobito
@Nicole RichTea: I would object to playing a stereotypical gay serial-killer at this point in time, because I think it promotes negative stereotyping of a minority group that has been demonized in the mainstream culture for decades. Maybe her hatred of ‘teh Gay’ is just so strong that she felt she would be doing fellow hate-obsessed homophobes (who are themselvesbecoming a minority, but not nearly fast enough to suit me) by portraying a character who could love her son, even if he didn’t conform to her church’s conception of who he was allowed to love.
Not much of a defense of her decision, but I can almost empathize. Nah, not really – she can take a leap.
nikko
Stupid, hypocritical religious moron.
Alex
Not familiar with soaps (though forced to endure them in the waiting room while taking my grandmother to her physical therapy) how do they work this. Do the writers script the character’s death. Or do they just hire a new actress and pretend nothing happened?
TANK
Now, if she’s true to her christian faith and gender normative beliefs, she’ll let her husband beat her because of this development.
rick
she has been playing dorians maid carlotta for 2 years?
she looks like the same woman who played the role when it was introduced years and years ago.
dorian screaming for carlotta up the staircase (the characters introduction to the show) was used on the sitcom cybill with maryann screaming for her maid, who she then remembers had herself deported.
one life to live has always been at the forefront of gay rights which is why i started watching (i quit watching when they killed luna moody and max got all weird).
maybe vicki can have one of her alter personalities come out (i’m thinking jean) and lock the bitch in the basement until she comes to her senses.
niles
I suppose playing a subservient role as a maid was in line with her personal beliefs and cultural heritage.
rick
@Qjersey: @Qjersey: i thought it was the same woman from the picture. carlotta!
strumpetwindsock
I realize that a fair bit of work and discipline goes into the craft of acting but really….
would she rather dig ditches for a living? If there’s a change in policy in most workplaces you have to deal with it or walk. That includes workplaces where people have to REALLY tolerate GLBT people, not just pretend to do so.
She doesn’t own that character; the producers do, and if she can’t separate her real life from the imaginary people she plays they did the right thing in giving her her walking papers.
edgyguy1426
How long will it be before she becomes a spokesperson for NOM?
cufflinks
I wonder if the writers or producers are intentionally getting rid of cast members they don’t like by making their characters gay or gay friendly and, thus, forcing a confrontation which ends in their dismissal. Could it be that these homophobes like Patricia are already an annoyance to the mostly gay production staff and they decided to do something about it?
strumpetwindsock
@cufflinks:
Who knows? you could very well be right. The fact remains that even if this was a baited hook she went for she is no less an arrogant bonehead.
GaryG
According to soapcentral.com, no Mauceri doesn’t have personal problems with homosexuality, as noted by many of her previous acting roles in gay-themed projects. What she did have is a problem that her character, which she has been playing for well over a decade, so readily supports it. Her character is a staunch Catholic, and coupled with the her Latina heritage, she feels that no, Carlotta would not be supportive of them. To me it sounds like a case of an actor sticking up for her character against TPTB who choose not to respect the integrity or history of a show.
john
Wrong GaryG, it’s not up to the actor to create his or her role or persona unless it fits with the wishes of the director…the director DIRECTS the characters, the writers WRITE the dialogue, the actors ACT any fucking way they are told to act. They are for hire as people who protray other people, they are NOT being paid to come in and dictate what they WILL or WONT do AS an actor. You give all actors that freedom to say what their character likes or wants and you might as well throw PLOT and direction out the window.
bobito
@edgyguy1426: No doubt the talk show appearances are being lined up even as I write this.
@john: That is why sitcoms usually start to suck big time after a few seasons – the stars become so popular that they have the power to dictate what direction the scripts should take. The producers just have to get rid of writers who refuse to go where the stars want to be taken (because of their resistance to writing crap), because by that time, the star is essential to the success of a show. Then the shows get steadily un-funnier. Happens a LOT.
TANK
@GaryG:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43sbtkQM6zc
RM
I wish they kept her on the show and had her portray a bigoted mom that can’t love or accept her gay children. Make her hated. That might have done more good!
GJR
@RM:
Just to be clear, her kid on the show is NOT gay. It is about another gay couple. Apparently there is momentary confusion that her son could be gay and she is supportive but then it is cleared up that it is not her son that is gay.
cufflinks
“According to soapcentral.com, no Mauceri doesn’t have personal problems with homosexuality, as noted by many of her previous acting roles in gay-themed projects. What she did have is a problem that her character, which she has been playing for well over a decade, so readily supports it.”
She’s on a SOAP. No one up and walks out on a steady acting job because of character motivational problems — especially a supporting cast member like Mauceri. Sounds like she’s backpedaling now that she’s woken up to the realities of finding another job in an industry that is overwhelmingly gay friendly.
rick
didn’t carlotta’s son get vicki’s underage daughter pregnant? thazt was acceptable?
GJR
@rick:
Nope, that was Will Rappaport. For a while, Christian claimed to be the father. But he’s done plenty of bad stuff, including recently marrying a Colombian woman just so she could stay in the country while he had a girlfriend.
rick
@bobito: “stereotypical gay serial-killer”
the left handed boy on general hospital. nobody would believe me it was a guy in drag. back when luke and laura were fun.
ask ena
@Qjersey: Two decades? And she’s still a maid?? You’d think that would be a bigger issue to an actor who has something to say about her role, no?
GJR
@ask ena:
No, no, she was Dorian’s maid like 16 years ago. She now runs a diner in town. That’s the sad thing. The actress threw away like 16 years on the show because she didn’t want to do 1-2 scenes where she was supportive of gay people. And the story is not about her own son being gay, although allegedly there was to be some momentary confusion when she thought he might be and said she would be accepting..
rick
@GJR: thanks for the info. i haven’t watched in years.
Marc
Do you watch Daytime TV?? Demi Moore, Meg Ryan, Julianne Moore, Marisa Tomei, Christopher Reeve, Ryan Phillipe, John Stamos, etc. all started their careers on daytime.
cufflinks
@Marc: Yes, Demi Moore, Meg Ryan, Julianne Moore, Marisa Tomei, Christopher Reeve, Ryan Phillipe, John Stamos, etc. all started their careers on daytime but certainly they weren’t playing maids for twenty years at a stretch.
GJR
@cufflinks: Again, she hasn’t played a maid on the show for like 15-16 years. She owns a diner on the show now, has for like 13 years.
GJR
@cufflinks:
Also, for every Demi Moore, there is a bushel of actors who stay in daytime for their whole careers. Nothing wrong with that. There is certainly no less dignity in that than in 3/4 of the crap they show in primetime, esp. the reality show garbage.
Colin
Bad reporting from Queerty. Patricia M. has been on OLTL for close to 15 years (not 2). The story is being twisted. She didn’t have a problem with the story because she is homophobic (for goodness sakes the woman has worked in NYC TV/Film/Theatre her entire career) and the headwriter, show Executive Producer and numerous actors on the show are gay. The issue she had was that she didn’t feel the story was true to who her character is. As a devout Catholic Latina she had problems with her sons being with women out of wedlock. She certainly would have problems with gays (at least at first). Her character, “Carlotta” would then have learned from her mistakes and grown as a character. Patricia had problems from a character perspective and not a personal one.
Tony12
@john:
Seeing that she has played the role longer than the writers have been employed in their jobs as well as the directors I think she is more qualified to say what is true to the character.
cufflinks
@GJR: That’s a common soap move. If a character plays a maid and stays on the show for a while, the producers, to be PC, will give that former maid a regular job…especially if the actor is a vital statistic (ie a minority). Lila on GH had a maid who later went into business with her. True, she’s not a maid anymore, but she’s still a supporting character.
GJR
@Colin:
But if you’d watch the show, you’d see that virtually every character has been fucked up. Erika Slezak (Viki) and Robin Strasser (Dorian) have been on the show for 30 years and their characters are a horrible mess. Most of the actors on the show have had bad writing ruin their characters.
This was someone probably on for 20 episodes a year. She probably had 1 or 2 scenes on the subject, probably one day of shooting. It didn’t involve her own son on the show. So basically she had to say she was supportive of gay people for 1 day and that would be it. Oh, and her son has cheated, been divorced, married a woman to give her US citizenship while he had premartial sex with his girlfriend. She herself had a sexual relationship outside of marriage before. So she didn’t have strong objections about these stories that went on several months?
GJR
@cufflinks:
Well, to be fair, the whole concept of her family is that they are a lower-class blue collar family, compared to say, Viki, who is ultra-mega rich. So she went from a maid to a diner owner. Nobody ever expected her to be this big business executive.
cufflinks
@GJR: Right, but she’s still in service — she feeds people. When minority groups do those reports on what roles minorities play on TV, they note who is stuck playing the maid. So the producers invent a non-maid role for the actor to get those watchgroups off their backs. These characters are still “supportive”, they listen to the main characters problems and serve them food and sympathy while having no personal lives of their own but now the producers get to say “hey, we have a Latino on our show who plays a BUSINESS OWNER!”
GJR
@cufflinks:
I agree 100%. Their handling of minority actors on the show and ABC Daytime has been abysmal. I have argued this for years. It is stereotypical, they are supporting characters, get 3rd tier stories. I never disputed that.
cufflinks
@GJR: Which makes it all the more ludicrous that she’s having a problem with the motivations of her character.
geoff
As a OLTL fan for 18 years now, here’s the scoop I’ve heard, the actress in question was at one point very gay friendly, but due to her religious views has since changed her stance, which is her right, but since hers was a third tier character at best, what on earth was she thinking trying to demand re-writes to fit her bigotry? Especially since ever since Luke and Noah on ATWT, pretty much every soap that hasn’t already had one is trying to rush out gay storylines. Let’s face it (she’d better), this is one industry that gays wield quite a bit of power. Maybe Kirk Cameron can find her a part in his next non-event of a movie.
David
Shes been playing this character for 10 yrs or more and was a Maid in the begining and then became a Diner owner sad that she could’nt be more open but glad they got another actor the character is real important to the show.
galefan2004
@Captain Freedom (HRC doesn’t speak for me): That is absolutely bogus. Some of the best Hollywood actors available right now started in daytime. A decent amount of daytime actors still work on other projects.
galefan2004
@rick: It would be Jean but Jessica is the one that does the multiple thing now. Also, I can’t wrap my head around this “mom who approves of the gays thing” because she is not Fish’s mother and she is not Kyle’s mother. The only way it really fits is if the new boy Kyle plans on playing with is her son.
galefan2004
@RM: When Luke first came out to his mom she worked with his dad to have him sent to a deprogramming camp. Then she slowly came around. I think that would have been more inline with the actual character. Daytime is about characters that are characters. In daytime when the director decides to change the character over night it completely and utterly pisses the fans off.
galefan2004
@cufflinks: You couldn’t be more wrong. There is a long list of people in daytime that quit the show when the character went against their beliefs of the character. The problem is that when your character drastically changes you are pretty much on the way out (especially as a supporting character) because it pisses off the audience.
galefan2004
@cufflinks: You obviously don’t watch OLTL, because OLTL has a crap load of minorities, and the majority of them are focused heavily on. The hottest guy on the show, hands down, is Christian who is Latino and is heavily focused on. Then there is Marco/Langston who are entwined with one of the shows super families and are heavily focused on. They also are Latin. Then of course there is Dorian’s new maid who is married to who her chef (who is white). OLTL has gone through mega strides to be minority friendly.
alan brickman
she needs to come out…for gays…
jason
This just proves that Hollywood is still very homophobic at the level of the acting profession.
hardmannyc
@ask ena: no kidding. It’s like she wouldn’t play an anti-Catholic because she’s Catholic? Lady, you get the script, you play the part.
Marc
@geoff:
yeah and ATWT’s ratings are just going through the roof with Luke and Noah. ATWT’s ratings were higher before Luke and Noah hit the scene. so how successful are these gay storylines?
Marc
@galefan2004:
an don’t forget Sean, Destiny, RJ and Nora’s daughter are all African American. OLTL is one of the most diverse shows on the air.
sal(the original)
beautiful face,ugly soul
GranDiva
As I understand it (from another source), though, was that Mauceri has been kvetching for several months, and the powers that be on the show were looking for a reason to dump her…
Huh
Not sure what the real story is — it could have been that she was angling for more screen time and hoping her character would have to go on a “journey” to accept it. However, if I had to put money on it, I’d say she had religious objections to supporting homosexuality. I know some people in one of the Bible studies she attends and they are all VERY anti-gay (in what they call a loving way – yeah right). So my guess is that the story about her becoming more religious and now having a problem with affirming it is the right one. And if so – GOODBYE – I’m glad they canned her.
BobP
Silly actress. As if anyone gives a shit what she thinks.
Joseph
Actually, Marc, ATWT’s ratings skyrocketed when Luke and Noah were first paired–the show went from 7th to 3rd in the ratings; unfortunately, poor writing, particularly for Luke and Noah themselves–constantly involved in ridiculous plots–along with a notorious ban on physical activity between the two–soured fans of the couple, and now the show languishes at the bottom.
OLTL, however, seems to be doing a fantastic job of gradually integrating the gay characters of Fish and Kyle into the canvas of the Llanview society–they’re certainly better written characters than Luke and Noah (imho) and the actors are also much better (by the way, Scott Evans, who plays Fish, is not only Chris Evans’ brother but is also openly gay.) OLTL is currently ABC’s most-watched soap.
hardmannyc
@GaryG: Yeah, because, you know, soap opera characters are sooooo faithful to their real-life models.
rich
RE: “We’re not regular soap opera watchers, so our knowledge of the genre is pretty much limited to Luke and Noah, soap actors-cum strippers, and soap actors who quit because they refuse to go gay.”
What, you mean you haven’t heard about the male stripper cum soap actor cum Kelly Ripa’s husband cum Oprah’s-best-str8-male-BFF? …
http://male-erotika.com/main/2008/11/01/mark-consuelos-male-stripper-past/
Or the gay porn star who became a soap opera actor and then eventually scored a personal invitation to the White House where he was photographed shaking hands with George W. Bush? …
http://male-erotika.com/main/2009/01/30/white-house-artist-kaiser-permanente-dad-has-a-gay-porn-past/
You’re also forgetting the teen heartthrob whose big break was a groundbreaking role as a gay teen on OLTL — shortly before he became even more famous for baring his ass and cheating on Reese Witherspoon…
http://www.queerty.com/look-at-ryans-gay-face-20080404/
Eric
Did I miss the boat on this gay story thing…From what I see above, it’s already started? Not on my ABC-TV…
Couple things – first Ms. Mauceri has played the role of Carlotta Vega for at least 10 years. Second, what a shame that such a talented actress is forsaking her long-standing connection to her audience because of her “personal” beliefs. As many others have said, it is called acting for a reason. Lastly, as a fan of her work and an out member of the LGBT community, I am truly saddened by this decision, my respect for her as an actress is gone.
Kudos to the writers, producers, directors, and actors of OLTL who continue to provide us with great story lines and superb acting.
GranDiva
@Eric:
Fish and Kyle had a moment in the park while Fish and Layla were having a moment. Fish and Kyle used to be boyfriends elsewhere, and they’re supposedly re-connecting, which is apparently going to drive Layla to bone Cristian (Carlotta’s son, her long-comatose sister’s boyfriend). Not like Kyle and Fish are hooking up yet, because Fish is still trying to make the jungle fever thing work.
The writers really needed to work another gay storyline, since their only standing (recurring) gay character at this point was Marci’s brother, and since they fired Kathy Brier, that connection is broken.
Eric
@GranDiva: Hey there GranDiva…Thanks for the information. I did see the “park” episode, but I guess my gaydar just wasn’t working that day. I watched yesterday’s epi and it’s all finally starting to fall into place. My question is why can’t the sexual tension of these two characters be the same as say Jessica/Brody, Rex/Gigi or Tea/Todd?
I was sorry that the Marci/Mike & baby story ended the way it did. Maybe she’ll make her way back to the Broadway stage. And I did totally forget about the gay brother.
Ted
Just a correction – she has been playing Carlotta for FOURTEEN years not two…
Kathy
I am sorry to see the actress go because I liked her. I like her even more now. IT’S ABOUT TIME PEOPLE STAND UP FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN. I APPLAUDE HER! IT’S ABOUT TIME MORE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES DO THE SAME!!!!!!!! I WISH HER SUCCESS IN WHAT EVER SHE DOES NOW.
Dak
@galefan2004:
This is quite true. OLTL has been very very minority friendly even back in the old days. Anybody remember the longtime black police chief Ed Hall and his family, Carla his wife who once passed for white and then was shamed out of it by her mother Sadie(who did play the maid/nursemaid) Carla(Clara) later cheated with the hot new doctor, Jack, divorced Ed and left Llanview for good. Theirs was an interesting dynamic for a long time on the show. Furthermore, a stock storyline on all soaps has been the priest who shows up in town celibate and unmarried and then meets a woman, sleeps with her, struggles with his conscience and more often than not marries her. Did Mauceri have a problem with Andrew and Cassie.Or Andrew and Marty? And remember when Andrew was faced with gay charges by Billy. What about Christian’s behavior and Antonio’s? My God these two guys have done all sorts of thing. Anotonio was a gangbanger for pete’s sake. As a Catholic mother, Carlotta has certainly forgiven all of these major screwups (pun intended) by her boys. And as another reader said, she even had an affair with a married man-but she was still Catholic. Somehow this sudden departure of her’s over gay characters does not make complete sense-not for a person with a seemingly cushy easy job who has been in NYC/theatre film etc.for years. Even if she tapes only one or two days every two weeks that is still a pretty good chunk of change to walk away from. If that was completely the reason then she would have left a long time ago. Trust me there is definitely more to the story. We may never know the whole truth or maybe we will. At any rate, I always liked her character and I’m sorry that they never saw fit to expand it. But as they say “that’s show business.”
Dak
@Kathy:
Stand Up??? For What??? Her beliefs? First of all we won’t know what Mauceri’s “beliefs” are until we hear it from her own mouth. Everything else is hearsay! If she does believe that her character would never be supportive of a gay relatuonship then she’s definitely in the wrong business and should have gone into something “safe”(wherever she could find that)As someone else commented the film, movie and television industry is about as gay as an industry can get. However, there are many many straight people who play gays-anyone see Brokeback mountain? Neither of the principls was gay in their real life BUT they could and did fool me and I’ve had excellent gaydar forever. My point is that they did their JOB as consumate professionals. Whatever their beliefs, they put them on the back burner to do what they accepted a contract to do. They got paid megabucks to do so and as far as I’m concerned they earned every penny.
Anyone who is going to pursue that line of work should know the nature of the industry from the outset. If her beliefs changed that radically then she should have given it up altogether which, if the hearsay rumors are true, she did. She may have “stood up for her beliefs” but I sure as hell hope that she has another source of income, a working husband or a trust fund.Otherwise in six months time she’ll be “sitting down for her beliefs”. New York City is one heck of an expensive place. I do wish her well though whatever the “reasons” for her departure.
galefan2004
@Joseph: There is no doubt that OLTL is just very well written. I would be willing to say that it quite possibly is the best written soap on all of day time.
Others have brought up NUKE, and honestly when it first started I was a huge NUKE fan, but the problem is that NUKE doesn’t get enough air time, and the rest of the show pretty much sucks, so you have to avoid ATWT on the days NUKE isn’t on unless you like brain dead writing.
@Dak: Unfortunately, I grew up watching Days of our Lives. Then I watched Passions. Then it was time for General Hospital. Hell, I even started watching As the World Turns way before I started watching One Life to Live. I actually didn’t start watching until the character of Schuyler was created. I simply love that actor from his time in General Hospital. My point being, I’m far from familiar with the history of the show.
JW
Did she have a contract? If so, she should have played it. It is her job to act. This shows to me that she is NOT a good actress.
OLTL Fan Since 1984
The article is wrong on a few points. Patricia Mauceri has been on OLTL since at least 1995! Also, her character started out as a maid back then but in the last decade, Carlotta has been a restaurant owner.
rick lindstrom
The article is wrong on a couple of levels. She has been on One Life since at least 1995, and she is not a maid, she is a restaurant owner.
That being said, it’s unfortunate to hear that the actress refused this storyline and was subsequently fired. I’ve been a fan of the show and grew up watching it, and seen her character as a loving, devoted mother to her sons, watching them go through anything and everything.
I wish she could have been more open minded, it’s a shame she had to lose her job over it, especially in these hard times.
BTW… some little part of me wishes it were Cristian who turned out to be gay because he is HOTTTTT… Sigh.
Elsie12791
@John Santos: I find it incredible that the very gay people who want to be respected for who they are and what they believe have a double standard when it comes to respecting a person’s right not only to be straight, but to have their own convictions and beliefs. To quote Mr. Santos: “Well, if the actress is against the story line (OLTL gay couple), then screw her.” You can’t have it both ways, John.
John Davis
I applaud Patricia in taking a stand for her beliefs. Just because she doesn’t approve of the gay lifestyle shouldn’t be a cause for dismissal.
cufflinks
True, she shouldn’t lose her job just because she’s a bigot.
But she was fired because she refused to do her job. She’s supposed to perform her role and play a character which was created by the writers. She refused and she was replaced. If her beliefs are that strong, she shouldn’t really be on a daytime drama that promotes the gay lifestyle in the first place…and thus she should be grateful that she’s now free to pursue other opportunities that jibe with her beliefs. Now that’s something I applaud!
ES
After carefully thinking about all that’s been said here I am starting to feel that it’s a blessing she’s gone. In all honesty, this is TV – it’s about playing a character – religious beliefs aside – it was her job…She was a great member of a great creative team and she’s gone now, so let’s say good bye and welcome the new actress.
AbbyD
I applaud Patricia Mauceri as well. She has a right to her feelings and her faith. I wish the gay community was as tolerant of those who do not share their views as they expect the rest of us to be with them.
tre
Praise God for her beliefs. God Destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah for the sexual immorality.
GJR
@tre: Fuck you. Sodom and Gomorrah was a tale about inhospitality to guests. If you would read an scholarly articles on the biblical story, you’d know that. But I guess they don’t talk facts back in Hooterville.
GJR
@AbbyD: Um, so I guess nobody should be in a role where the character plays someone with beliefs they don’t believe in. But funny, PM was in a film with out Tuc Watkins about a gay couple. Somehow she didn’t have issues then. Somehow she didn’t have issues on her many off-broadway plays. Fucking hypocrite.
Oh and by the way, she was a recurring player who maybe was on 5-6 episodes a year any more. They don’t let Erika Slezak, the star of the show, make big changes in the script. So Mauceri, a recurring player, should get to? And she wasn’t “fired”, she wasn’t under contract, she was simply not asked back. Not because she had different view but she was there as an actress to perform the words as written. And the whole horrible scene played today, it was very mild, was like 5 minutes of dialogue. Really worth throwing away a show you’ve been on for 15 years?
Wynd
The ignorance that abounds for this case is really just appalling. She never said that she disapproved of her son, she just disapproved of his alleged decision. AND no one has got this right!! She was very calm in the way she set about a REQUEST for the script to be changed because 1. It conflicted with her character’s personality (which she should know after 15 years of playing her) and 2. She could not portray herself supporting a gya lifestyle (NOT her shunning her son btw, she simply does not believe or like the choices he has made. Doesn’t mean she disapproves of HIM)
Patrica has become a victim of unreasoned guesses and assumptions. Gay’s need to learn to respect the right of the straights to take or leave the gay lifestyle. THERE WILL BE PEOPLE WHO DISAPPROVE. Heck, probably lots :p. But it’s when people can still have the respect for the person and treat them normally is when right has been done. And that is what Patricia was TRYING to do. Give her a break y’all. Have the decency to accept another view besides your own.
Carol
@Nicole RichTea: Probably because they have “MORALS”. Sometimes one has to stand up for something, or, they will fall for anything. I commend Patricia for doing what she did! GO PAT!
terrwill
Queerty WTF?? you take down all the posts against this bitch and leave on ones slamming gays?????????????
nikko
CAROL and all you other “christians’: You are full of shit! Soap operas always have immoral content(murder, jealousy, theft, adultery,etc.) and not a peep of outrage from heteros and christians. BUT, bring on a gay character, and the whole world is going to hell! Ridiculous, you hypocrites!! Here’s news to you bigots: my homosexuality is moral, from God himself, I being a good person like he (perfect, no).
JW
OK. First post was June 29. I saw this on the NEWS just the other day. Seems like someone wants some attention, Patricia.
As I said before, its a job. You do it. I have to type abortion reports and i dont believe in abortion but it is my JOB.
Michael
Hasta, bitch.