Whom do you boycott - and why? - Page 7

[CityGirl]

Woody Allen movies.

[Greaseball]

I've heard others boycott Woody Allen - why is that?

[Ms.Doula]

OH!! OH!! I know this one!!

RE: Woody Allen
The slimeball only MARRIED his own (adopted)DAUGHTER!!!!

[calgal007]

I just had a conversation with a friend today about Woody Allen. I can't imagine what either he, or his now-wife, then-daughter, had in their heads. She was quite young, so all I can think is she had a lot of anger toward her mother, Mia Farrow.

It's put a whole different spin on some of his movie plots, like "Hannah and Her Sisters" for example. . .

[Sustainer]

If a woman has reached the age of consent and is not his biological daughter, I figure it's none of my business.

[EFmom]

As a parent by adoption, I can tell you that normal adoptive parents feel "parental" about their children, not romantic. That is just creepy. :Puke

I used to love early comedies, like Bananas, Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex, etc. But I think his later films are awful anyway, so "boycotting" is no great loss. Hannah and Her Sisters is the first movie I ever got up and walked out of, due to the quality of the movie, not anything about WA. DH gets visibly upset when Woody Allen's name is mentioned. He thinks Mr. Allen should be in prison.

[Greaseball]

Wow, that is creepy. How old was the daughter when she was adopted? I can't imagine ever having a sexual feeling toward a legal guardian.

In counseling ethics, our instructor told us that although it was "legal" for a counselor to have a sexual relationship with someone who was a client over two years ago, no decent counselor ever would. I agree. It's creepy enough when high school teachers go out with 18-year-old students, but a parent and child is so much worse!

[Sustainer]

One of L.M. Montgomery's most beautiful stories is about a man who falls in love with, and marries, his adopted daughter.

[EFmom]

People write all sorts of stories. Some find them beautiful, others find them repulsive. Me, I think it's incest, plain and simple, biology not withstanding.

[pilesoflaundry]

Citibank pi$$ed me off too! I have a credit card with them which I'm closing as soon as I pay it off. I would close it now but then my low interest offer becomes null and void and they can charge what they want.

I have it close to maxed but I pay it every single month on time, more than the minimum. I do this with all my cards. They ran a credit check up on me and decided to lower my credit line 2 months in a row right after a payment. They claimed I owed too much to other companies and I was a credit risk WTF I pay them all so who cares! Then when I contacted customer service I was told my credit score went down, well u m when you lower my limit by $500 you up my debt to available credit ratio which loweres my score dumba$$es caused it! I filed a complaint with the comptroller of the currency and they haven't done it again.

Household bank I boycott because they have the most horrendous customer service and policys.

abercrombie

anything tested on animals

as much as I can that contains proplylene glycol

[Ms.Doula]

Originally posted by EFmom
Me, I think it's incest, plain and simple, biology not withstanding.

DITTO!! I Totally Agree!!

And back to the topic at hand........ IF you think something is repulsive (be it animal testing, child labor, or incestual relationships) you certainly have the right to choose to boycott, or support.

I never did care for woody allen to begin with -but I certainly would NOT watch anything including him, now!

[Sustainer]

To me, the word "incest" has a biological definition. Everyone's individual situation, family dynamics, and interpersonal relationships are different, and each case would have to be evaluated on an individual basis.

There are also stories of adoptive "siblings" falling in love with each other (The Diary of Anne Frank, and I think the movie is called Sin of Innocence with Megan Follows) and it never bothers me and I always find myself sympathizing with the lovers rather than with the bystanders criticizing them.

Sometimes the relationship that develops between two people isn't the kind of relationship that is "supposed" to develop, and you can't blame them -- their feelings are natural, and, in my opinion, healthy, if there is no biological connection.

[Ms.Doula]

I for one would not consider Anne Frank & Peter van Pels to be adoptive "siblings" in any way shape or form. They simply lived together for 25 mos. and an innocent infatuation evolved (mostly on Anne's part)

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Mr. Frank also makes arrangements for his business partner, Hermann van Pels, along with his wife, Auguste van Pels, and their son, Peter, to share the Prinsengracht hideaway.

[spero]

Originally posted by Ms.Doula
I for one would not consider Anne Frank & Peter van Pels to be adoptive "siblings" in any way shape or form.

I have to agree.

Does anyone know why the van Pels name was changed to van Daan in the book?

[Sustainer]

I believe the families expected Anne and Peter to live together as brother and sister.

[Greaseball]

There are also stories of adoptive "siblings" falling in love with each other

Siblings do not usually have the power imbalance between them that parents and children do. Of course, there are special circumstances for everything. Sometimes such relationships work, but still, I'd think if you were a big movie star you could find someone other than your own daughter!

I know this is a fictional story, but remember Flowers in the Attic? I could understand how a biological brother and sister could fall in love like that, with no hope of ever being with someone else.

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All the V.C. Andrews series I've read have had brother/sister incest! Hmmm...

What is propelyne glycol? I try to boycott hydrogenated fats but they are just everywhere, even in whole wheat "natural" foods!

[pilesoflaundry]

propylene glycol is a preservative in vaccines, soaps some commercial baby wipes (huggies natural care is the only one I found without it), shampoos etc to help keep them from freezing in during shipment.

It is used in airline antifreeze, etlyene glycol is more common in car antifreeze and is more toxic

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts96.html

this site talks about ethelye and propylene glycol, claims proplyene is safer ...

http://www.tomsofmaine.com/toms/ifs/...ene_glycol.asp

this site says it's safe, the link I found before that said it was toxic and made me stop using it no longer works hmm now I'm lost again :LOL

[dado]

Originally posted by Ms.Doula
Woody Allen
The slimeball only MARRIED his own (adopted)DAUGHTER!!!!

he did no such thing.

[Gemini]

Uh, yes he did.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Allen

In 1992, his personal life became very public, when he left his long-term partner Mia Farrow after she discovered his secret affair with her adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn. Farrow accused him of being a pedophile (she is 35 years his junior)...

Woody and Soon Yi married in 1997, and later adopted two daughters, naming both (Bechet Allen and Manzie Tio Allen) after jazz musicians (Sidney Bechet and Manzie Johnson).

[GruppieGirl]

Restaurants that serve turtle soup!

Turtles cannot reproduce until they are 15 years old (similar to humans). Asian nations are eating them faster than they can multiply and the US is doing its share too. Soon, many more turtles will become endangered.

You should see the disturbing videos of turtles sitting in big barrells, slowly dying, on their way to our plates.

Ugh!