[–] [S] -1 points 2 days ago

Okay - here's the thing about "awful companies"

If I listened to everyone who said "OH NO! YOU HAVE TO BOYCOTT THIS COMPANY BECAUSE.........." then I would literally not be able to buy food, petrol, drinks, electricity, gas or anything.

At a certain point - I can't remember when - I decided that I coculd either be a completely ethical and moral person or just say "screw it - the world is a crappy place and honestly there's very little I can do about it"

I don't kill. I don't molest people. I don't steal. I don't blow things up. For the most part I think I am a relatively good person.

If I give my patronage to companies that other people think are "a bit awful" then that's their problem, not mine.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 days ago

    I think there is an animated version actually - there's like five different versions.

    One with Teri Polo and Charles Dance, the film of the musical, a silent version........ I think there's a cartoon version but I can't remember exactly? (Damn it - now I might have to look it up!!)

    The Charles Dance one is quite long. And invovles rats at once point.

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  • [+] [S] -26 points 2 days ago (17 children)

    Oh......... right.

    I was just thinking of someone who had been raised without Disney or musical theatre and just how empty their life would be and how miserable a human being they'd be.

    It didn't occur to me that you could introduce them to it and brighten their life to an infinitely better degree. Oooops :)

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    I once wrote a very, very disrespectful post about Rod, Jane and Freddy that suggested a lot stuff that I am very, very ashamed of in hindsight.

    Because the day after I posted it, I found out Freddy (Marks) had died two days before. And so I subsequently wrote an apology post, and removed the original post because as much as I am a fan of free speech, I am also a fan of doing the right thing.

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