You may now be pregnant
April 2nd 2009 23:01
Pregnancy, it appears, is becoming acceptable in the United States.
A New York Times article has reported that times have changed since the 1950s when Lucille Ball was allowed to appear pregnant on I Love Lucy but was not allowed to say the word.
She said she was “expecting” instead.
Lately, however, the topic has so permeated prime time that America's best-selling home pregnancy test, First Response, has appeared in television programs (including Sex in the City) and films (including Marley & Me, Knocked Up and Juno) in the same way that Nescafé and Corn Flakes may appear — as part of the background of everyday life.
From Lucille's point of view, that was unexpected.
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Comment by Morgan Bell
Deep Pencil
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Movie Train
and that would be confusing with the old "one foot on the floor" couples in bed rule . . .
this way at least we can convince ourselves Lucy may have been "expecting" a visit from the stalk, or "expecting" a new arrival in her cabbage patch!
Comment by Janet Collins
Acceptable Etiquette
The Social Critic
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Moral standards on television have certainly plummetted.