"Lightning can be very dangerous too ... and you should educate your kids about it, " Merritt said.

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Still, you can push this argument too far, and wind up going down a dangerous path -- one that ultimately sets back the greater cause of trying to get television networks and film studios to create a broader range of meatier roles for Latino actors and actresses.

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It showed there is such a thing as going too far to manage customer expectations--and that it's dangerous to make promises you can't keep.

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