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   Madlove to David   
   Re: Article: "The Women of Angel Deserve   
   07 Dec 19 01:39:19   
   
   From: madlove@arkham.dc   
      
   On 10/07/2019 07:07 PM, David wrote:   
   >          I guess I couldn't begrudge Charisma getting pregnant, since so   
   > many other actress did the same during successful series, but I surely   
   > wish they could have found a better reason for Cordy's pregnancy.   
   > Having her and Connor hooking up was just  --  distasteful  I would have   
   > much preferred a(nother) demon impregnated her than Connor.  Even Angel,   
   > if that would have been the only recourse.   
   >   
   > David   
      
      
   On 08/10/2019 02:40, Madlove wrote:   
   > The writers were hopping mad at her and it showed in their writing. Keep   
   > in mind that Whedon approved of those scripts.   
      
   Vidcapper  wrote:   
   > IMO she had a good case against the show for sexual discrimination/   
   > constructive dismissal. You can't just target a woman for getting pregnant!   
      
      
   On 2019-12-06 10:47 PM, Adam wrote:   
   > The whole scenario would play out very differently if it happened today.   
   > And no, you can't target (or legally fire) a woman for getting pregnant.   
   > They're luck she didn't sue the hell out of them.   
      
      
   I think she was supposed to tell them earlier than she did. If true,   
   then she didn't have a case then.   
      
   Basically it wasn't that she got pregnant, it was that she waited too   
   long to tell them.   
      
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