Emmerdale fans called out the soap for a historic blunder during Wednesday night’s show as Mary Goskirk spoke about her sexuality.
Mary caused shockwaves when she revealed that she was a lesbian to her daughter Rhona, who didn’t seem too happy with the idea.
Thinking that her life might have been built on lies, Rhona became very cold towards her mother.
But fans noticed an evident mistake when Mary tried to justify why she never came out sooner and said lesbianism was “illegal” back in her day.
Noticing the error, viewers quickly hopped onto Twitter to share their thoughts.
One person wrote: “# Emmerdale get your facts right no illegal lesbianism ever.”
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Another said: “Actually #emmerdale lesbianism was never illegal for women… it was only us men it was illegal for.”
A third chimed: “Lesbianism has never been illegal – however being a male gay sadly was.”
But viewers were also concerned with the way in which Rhona handled the news and how she abruptly told Bear when he popped into their home with cakes in hand.
As Rhona previously had a brief relationship with a woman and the fact that her best mate Vanessa is a lesbian, many called out her evident hypocrisy.
Taking to Twitter again, one spectator fumed: “I see the writers have screwed up another storyline, Rhona is coming across so two-faced Pot Calling The Kettle Black if you ask me.”
Another echoed: “How vile is Rhona.. Her mother should be the only person to share her sexuality, when she’s happy yo do so. Not be outed by her disgusting daughter like that.”
And a third upset fan said: “Don’t like how outing characters is brushed under the carpet. Charity outed Vanessa and they ended up together while Rhona outed Mary and they finish the episode snuggling up on the bench. Outing someone is a cruel and dangerous thing to do. Shine a light on that.”
Near the end of the programme, Rhona appeared to have a change of heart and started to gradually come round.
Viewers will have to see what else is in store for Mary and Rhona.
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