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Major Houlihan thinks she's pregnant, and she has two or three standard drinks in this scene. Her reaching for the bottle is context- and character-appropriate, except for the fact that she's a medical professional and has reason to believe she's pregnant.
Is she being irresponsible, or is she being historically accurate?
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I think historically accurate.
My mother has told me that when she was pregnant (1953 - 1956 and 1961), it was believed that the placenta filtered out harmful substances. She told me her doctors were never concerned with pregnant women using medication, or even smoking.
They thought the placenta filtered? Wow, that makes me wonder what kinds of completely fucking wrong things we think are true today.
I'm surprised that more people didn't end up with FAS.
They thought the placenta filtered?
Yes, isn't that crazy? How would it know what to filter? What evidence was this based on?
Hey, they thought "domineering" mothers made boys gay. Rape made women into lesbians. Evidence? Who needs it!
Rape made women into lesbians.
I like that theory! It's so brilliantly logical for something with no basis in fact!
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