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Sherman Hemsley, who played the wisecracking George Jefferson on "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," died Tuesday at age 74, his booking agent says. Ref. CNN

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Sherman Hemsley's character had a crude way of talking to his wife and kids left nothing to be desired, his character was a terrible example of a father and husband but as for Sherman Hemsley he was a very good actor.

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In his defense and to the defense of crude men everywhere. From what I remember of the show his house maid was very disrespectful to him all of the time. His wife was no push over either. She was very sweet but also was always nagging him. She also had many nasty comments of her own.

I see women are so quick to label men as monsters or abusive then completly ignore the females who display the same behavior. It is frustrating as a man to constantly be worried about every word your saying. You never know when the slightest thing is going to greatly offend, it's tiring.

It's to bad that Sherman Hemsley has passed away. Many actors and actresses don't make it that far though.

Edited: Oliron on 29th Jul, 2012 - 8:32pm

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First, those shows are made for that very purpose - to have the characters exchange insults or display stereotypical attitudes in a humorous way. I personally don't enjoy or watch them. It's often common today to show children as more intelligent than their 'dim-witted' adult counterparts in these sitcoms. I think that is sending an insidiously dangerous subconscious message to children about respecting their elders.

But, Oliron, please don't lump all women together. I promise not all of us are waiting to pounce on a man for the slightest wrong word. Both sexes are guilty at times of being insensitive or misspeaking. I believe a lot of it has to do with our brains being 'wired' differently and societal conditioning. Somewhere along the way, while gaining equal rights for women, boundaries were crossed until you are right about women getting away sometimes with saying things that men couldn't.

No one should have to walk on egg shells all the time, afraid to speak for fear of offending someone or some group. It's ridiculous. Nor should anyone have to endure being demeaned or humiliated, male or female. It's called R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

I also want to point out another unfair situation: if something inappropriate is said about a liberal woman, women everywhere seem to jump to her defense, ready to fight - while conservative women get pretty shabby treatment from many directions without any defense much of the time. What's up with that? Shame on people who think it's ok to attack and slander conservative women who stand up for their values. Whether you agree with them or not, conservative women have the same right to free speech and choosing their lifestyles as liberal women. It appalls me when conservative women are atrociously slandered, even their children publicly attacked verbally, and people just sit by without protest or seeming to even notice. People who would froth at the mouth if same things done to a liberal woman.

Equal means equal, not just equal for people who agree with you.


Re: Sherman Hemsley - he was a fine comedian and I'm sure will be lamented by many who loved him.

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Ouch! I think men are more prone to aggression than women but I won't go here with that because it will be completely off topic.

The most memorable thing about Sherman Hemsley as an actor was this little dance he did with his body when he wanted to make a point. he never just use his words but his whole body was moving at the same time!