THE SITUATION: First, we had “Scandal,” and now we have “Being Mary Jane.” Two wildly popular TV dramas which, for the first time, attempt to shine a sympathetic light on side chicks. In Scandal, Olivia Pope is a strong, independent woman who is being relentlessly pursued by the President of the United States. It’s almost like their inconvenient love is a gravitational force that is pulling them together despite their efforts to resist. At one point, the POTUS was ready to give up the Oval Office for their love, but circumstances beyond their control forced them to keep their affair […]

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