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‘General Hospital’ used rape as a precursor to a romance

On “General Hospital,” Laura fell in love with Luke, her rapist. What message did that send to my generation?

I hadn’t thought much about the show and my former devotion to it until the Dec. 14 death of Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer, the bad boy heartthrob, on the daytime soap for decades. But what haunts me now is how what was sold as a romance for… [3278 chars]

Source: The Boston Globe | Published: 2025-12-21T08:00:00Z

Credit: The Boston Globe

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