I can't honestly believe that BJ was a Democrat. She was literally the epitome of a Texan republican in the way she talked/acted, until it came time to actually be said out loud, then they just said she was a Democrat to fit the writer's point of view.
shareI actually thought the same thing! But, then I thought, "Maybe I'm just stereotyping?" because we are conditioned by society and the media to just expect rich white people with Southern accents to be Republican, when I'm sure for many people that's not the case. But, like you, I was a little jolted by that, too, at first.
shareNo sadly it was one of the aspects that tarnished Designing Women and damaged the Thomason's careers. The Thomasons had been long time friends of Bill and Hilary Clinton and were employed by them (in the lead up to the 1992 presidential campaign) as Spin Doctors/Consultants. The Thomasons then begun littering Designing Women with pro democrat and anti republican propaganda in a bid to sway voters. Had that happened in today's 24 hour news/media savvy society - Designing Women would have been taken off the air until after the election. However, the Thomasons got away with it back then. Ironically, the White House became very uncomfortable with the Thomasons once Clinton won power and they were frozen out of the inner circle. This lead Thomason to write 'Women of the House'.
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