The ingenue heroine in PICKET FENCES did not "choose" men; she was very clear: "I like boys." This was repeated at least twice, once in discussion with her friend and once more in discussion with the parents. I agree that the parents could have been more supportive, but as Lisa pointed out, that was her own mother's response. Discussion of the woman deputy's claim of discrimination might have been more specific. Part of the reason she was passed over was that she was young as the sheriff mentioned almost incidentally. The contrast was between a more experienced, older officer versus a younger, better educated one. These points were all made, but badly -- in the interests of heightened "drama" I suppose. Subtlety closes on Saturday as they say of satire. Cal Pryluck, Radio-Television-Film, Temple University, Philadelphia <[log in to unmask]> <PRYLUCK@TEMPLEVM>