When no means yes

Soap operas need a (old shower, Daytime TV dramas, such as the perenniallypopular All My Children, subtly undermine the ability of women to reject sexual advances. They do it by glamorizing male strong-arm tactics in romantic scenes, reports political scientist Stephanie Greco Larson, Ph.D., of George Washington University. [arson found that the soaps' male stars often use forceful kisses to silence women who are voicing reluctance about a relationship-and that their persistence is eventually rewarded. The politically incorrect message: When women say no, they really mean yes-so men should go for it.