Just want to stop and apologize to everyone who feels I've been rude, insulting or demeaning here. I assure you, it was not my intention, and I'm very sorry if that is how it came across. I thought everyone (for the most part) was being quite respectful, although I do understand Adamant's wariness ...

I don't feel any topic is inciendiery as long as everyone is respectful when writing. It's inevitable that the same topics come up again and again as new people join and notice things or that similar topics come up in different forums and in different contexts.

Totally agree, tym. Sometimes we ...

The use of "boys" to refer to grown men is very much a regional thing within the U.S. It's very common in the Deep South (and probably the West) for grown men to be referred to as "boys" by their parents. My parents do it my both of my brothers--men in their 40s--even in their presence. Is it ...

Southplains: Sorry, but the way I see it, respect is a two-way street.

Well, yes, that's certainly true, Hetty. Respect IS a two-way street. And I think Ben and his sons DID respect each other very much the majority of the time. I know that they were certainly a model family in the way they ...

YES he was stern at times but THAT is the sign of a great father.
Stern I understand. It's the bad-bad-little-boys (boys being men in their 20s and 30s) scoldings and making them hang their heads in shame that some of us find offensive. Even we AdamGirls (yes, SP, it didn't take a rocket scientist ...

I've heard many of the same comments you have, SP, in regard to the series. However, those comments aren't always limited to fans of only one Cartwright.

You know, P, on second thought, I think I do recall a couple of comments made by one fan of another character.

Gosh, I would love to be as ...

This version of Ben only exists in fanfic. In such stories he physically and emotionally abuses all three of his sons. No, SP, this characterization is not limited to fans of only one Cartwright.

Really? So you, too, have heard several fans express thoughts of Ben being a mean, bullying tyrant ...

Actually, I HAVE heard a few fans voice some dislike for Ben Cartwright, believe it or not. These few fans feel that he is an overbearing tyrant. (Oddly enough, all these fans happen to have the same Cartwight as their favorite. I'm not going to say which Cartwright, but there does seem to be a ...

Accually, I just think I'm crazy ;).

I read those you guys promoted in this post. So, uhm... if ya wanna promote some other stories that's fine by me^^. Been drooling over Southplains fics over the last few days, and I think I kinda told her that I love her in a review;).


Those who are ...

Just an idea: could it be that there is also some sort of voyeurism at work here? We're watching a difficult (and emotionally intimate) situation, but from a safe and neutral distance. If so, how does the neccessity of the worrying family members fit in?



PP, I think you've hit upon a very ...