General Hospital’s Maurice Benard weighs the good in social media

Maurice Benard, who plays beloved mobster Sonny Corinthos on General Hospital, has been very open about his dealings with bipolar disorder. He even created a show on YouTube called State of Mind, where he discusses mental health issues with various people, including other soap opera stars. He’s often used social media as a tool to get his word out, and even though he’s had to deal with impersonators scamming his fans at times, he had some nice things to say about the modern-age platforms.

Benard wants love to keep everyone together

In October, Benard contemplated the pros and cons of social media, writing on Instagram:

There’s the good and bad of social media. I think the bad is pretty obvious and it can be vicious. The good part is for business, and something I didn’t have back in the day where I can look something up like ‘What does Manic depression mean?’ Anyway, let’s just be kind to each other. Love Will Keep Us Together (Captain and Tennille). WATCH NOW. SOM.

He was, of course, referring to the classic hit song "Love Will Keep Us Together" by the duo Captain & Tennille, which hit number one on the Billboard charts in June 1975 and remained there for four weeks. Benard also shared a video on the post that he recorded in an undisclosed, almost warehouse-like back area of the ABC studio. He stated,

I had Tabyana Ali [Trina Robinson] on State of Mind, and she was incredible. But not only that, the amount of love that she’s getting from the audience is just spectacular, and you know what? She deserves it. 150% after what she went through.

He stated that the negativity on social media needs to come to an end. Benard then explained that nearly everyone in his SOM audience had nothing but love for Tabyana Ali, who had previously written an essay about how racism was affecting her. Benard then noted,

I’m so happy that she’s able to get this kind of love after what she went through.

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He thanked the audience and encouraged them to keep up the positive behavior, and he was happy that, as his guest, Ali brought out the positive side in his followers.

On his show, Ali had described in graphic detail what some of her detractors said, disparaging her for her race. For anyone who can reason, it was difficult to listen to and downright heartbreaking. But Ali stood strong, and Benard pointed out in his post that social media is a tool like any other, and it is only good or bad if it’s used those ways.

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