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Welcome to the 21st Century!

Image: From Full House to Fuller House . Image(s) taken from Google. By Sanniah Hassan So recently I have introduced myself to the modern concept of binge-watching series on the computer. Thus welcoming myself to the 21st century... ha! As yet another year is coming to an end I felt myself reminiscing on the days of my childhood when we used to watch re-runs of the 80's sitcom Full House starring John Stamos, Bob Saget, Candace Cameron Bure, and not forget the oh-so-famous Olsen twins (who played the character of the adorable Michelle Tanner). Watching this series as an adult has made me question so much about family values and morality in general. Although this family structure is not ideal in the sense that a single father is raising his three daughters with two of his best friends, in the absence of a strong female character (who appears in the series from the 3rd season onwards in the form of the beloved Aunt Becky played by Lori Loughlin), the series does tend to p