Don't watch it - haven't for years. My problem was that anytime someone tried to better themselves, leave the square/go to uni - they were outcast or always being persuaded it wasn't a good thing. Even simple things, one character served a lentil dish in the Vic & it was treated with contempt - as if a different food choice was evil.
I am aware I prob read too much into it
Seriously, I had a big problem with the storylines given to "minorities" - they always seemed to be half arsed and begrudging. And don't get me started with various Irish characters. Eddie get murdered, his da is a heavy drinker, Aiden was a junkie, Travis from Blake's 7's Irish mate was a drinking, fighting, murdering brickie...
and to cop it all, that dreadful time the Beale/Fowler clan went to Oireland - every single cliche was there. Donkeys in the street, pub brawls, drinking like mad
I know it's just a soap but by Christ it's so wrong.