Meredith Baxter's New Family Ties: Sasha Smith

I don't think anyone is obligated to proclaim their sexual preferences to the public. The only person who has the slight consideration to know is the love interest of the person. I would think they have the right to know the truth. Yet, I'm not a relationship expert so maybe I don't even have the right to do that. But sexuality is something that is black and white. We now have a spectrum and I am okay with that. My goal as a feminist is to help the rest of the world understand that much of our behavior is defined by these social norms that have been constructed for us since we were little girls and boys.

Poor Meredith has probably be struggling with her sexuality and trying to figure out what it meant to her, her new partner, and family never mind trying to explain to the whole world. When you or I have to make intimate life decisions, figuring out how to explain it to the rest of the world is not something we have to consider and neither should celebrities.

Now don't get me wrong. I'm the first one to pick up an In Touch magazine from the news stands and follow the celebrity gossip blogs for info on a weekly basis. Do I think Meredith will benefit career wise from this?... yes. Do I think that she will benefit from this personally?... no. I must say that whether you believe you can choose who you love or not, you definitely can choose your career. Deciding to be an actress, movie start or anyone famous leads you open to being judged, and ridiculed by the public. It's just something that comes with the job. In Ms. Baxter's business any news in the press is good news.

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