16 Moments That Prove "The Golden Girls" Were Ahead Of Their Time

Get the Full StoryFrom menopause to homelessness, The Golden Girls always kept it real.

When Sophia helped Blanche realize her gay brother deserved just as much happiness as her:

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When Dorothy went to several doctors and they didn't believe she was sick:

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When Rose confronted her sexual harasser at the dentist office:

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And when Blanche confronted hers in the classroom:

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When Blanche's daughter took the nontraditional route and decided to get artificially inseminated:

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When Dorothy didn't hold back and called her AWFUL friend out on her antisemitism:

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When Blanche helped Rose realize AIDS can affect us all:

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When Rose had to face her pill addiction and the difficult steps to overcome it:

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When Sophia s friend contemplated suicide:

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And when Sophia's friend struggled with the beginning stages of Alzheimer's disease:

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When Dorothy's son fell in love and broke all kinds of stereotypes:

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When Sophia dropped the truth about a parent's unconditional love:

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When Blanche's nanny confided in her about being in a relationship with Big Daddy:

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When the girls gave us a look into the harsh reality of being homeless:

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When Dorothy and Sophia weren't afraid to talk openly about menopause:

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And last but not least, when they openly talked about their thriving sex lives:

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