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<blockquote data-quote="Ked" data-source="post: 121703" data-attributes="member: 54"><p>Oh. Nope. I just used a screencap of Vickie because I had already decided to make Selena black, but there weren't any other young black women on the show (I don't think?). Although... I was thinking about going ahead and having Lew Miles be gay (that would actually be part of the reason why his family moved to Peyton Place: Lew had been sexually molested by a colleague of Harrys', but Lew admitted to enjoying it; the Miles' decided to start fresh in a new town), and he and Norman Page end up meeting secretly.</p><p></p><p>Taking your idea of Selena being a mash-up of the original Selena and of Vickie, perhaps she finds out about Lew and Norman, and blackmails Lew into marrying her to escape her poverty-stricken life... but she decides to be nice and tells Lew he can still see Norman. After all, after years of her own father molesting her, Selena has become frigid, and enjoys being married to a man who has no desire to bed her.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Have no fear. I didn't have my heart set on what I had in mind for Betty. She doesn't have to have race as an issue for her. It probably would have been too heavy-handed. But I still like the idea of her being Hispanic... perhaps then, her race is never mentioned? The show could probably get away with that. If Betty and her family have been in Peyton Place for a few of generations, then that could mean the residents are used to them and don't think of them in that way. Therefore, race has never been an issue for Betty.</p><p></p><p>Also, I wasn't planning on the Miles family to be outcasts. Since they're wealthy(ish), educated and respectable, nobody looks down on them. Heck, I was even going to have Marion Partridge fawn over them - although it would be a "You're a credit to your race" kind of thing, which the Miles' find patronizing. Marion was also going to have a scene where she sees Lew and Selena talking, and jumps to the conclusion that they're in a relationship (this takes place early in the series). She then takes Lew aside, and tells him that he could do better than "that Cross girl"; although she also tells him, "I'm sure there are plenty of nice other girls you could find in one of the other towns." The implication being that, since there are no other black girls in Peyton Place, Lew should look for one somewhere else - and stay away from all the white girls.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'd reference Rachel Welles by having that be Allison's pen-name when she writes her book. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Hang on, wasn't Ann Colby Hannah's daughter? Or am I completely bungled up?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ked, post: 121703, member: 54"] Oh. Nope. I just used a screencap of Vickie because I had already decided to make Selena black, but there weren't any other young black women on the show (I don't think?). Although... I was thinking about going ahead and having Lew Miles be gay (that would actually be part of the reason why his family moved to Peyton Place: Lew had been sexually molested by a colleague of Harrys', but Lew admitted to enjoying it; the Miles' decided to start fresh in a new town), and he and Norman Page end up meeting secretly. Taking your idea of Selena being a mash-up of the original Selena and of Vickie, perhaps she finds out about Lew and Norman, and blackmails Lew into marrying her to escape her poverty-stricken life... but she decides to be nice and tells Lew he can still see Norman. After all, after years of her own father molesting her, Selena has become frigid, and enjoys being married to a man who has no desire to bed her. Have no fear. I didn't have my heart set on what I had in mind for Betty. She doesn't have to have race as an issue for her. It probably would have been too heavy-handed. But I still like the idea of her being Hispanic... perhaps then, her race is never mentioned? The show could probably get away with that. If Betty and her family have been in Peyton Place for a few of generations, then that could mean the residents are used to them and don't think of them in that way. Therefore, race has never been an issue for Betty. Also, I wasn't planning on the Miles family to be outcasts. Since they're wealthy(ish), educated and respectable, nobody looks down on them. Heck, I was even going to have Marion Partridge fawn over them - although it would be a "You're a credit to your race" kind of thing, which the Miles' find patronizing. Marion was also going to have a scene where she sees Lew and Selena talking, and jumps to the conclusion that they're in a relationship (this takes place early in the series). She then takes Lew aside, and tells him that he could do better than "that Cross girl"; although she also tells him, "I'm sure there are plenty of nice other girls you could find in one of the other towns." The implication being that, since there are no other black girls in Peyton Place, Lew should look for one somewhere else - and stay away from all the white girls. I'd reference Rachel Welles by having that be Allison's pen-name when she writes her book. :D Hang on, wasn't Ann Colby Hannah's daughter? Or am I completely bungled up? [/QUOTE]
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