Raven Moonsinger

Just so sickening. I've known men like this--constant need to have their egos stroked. They have to prove over and over to themselves of their sexual prowess and attractiveness. His poor wife-she had known him for over 20 years and he managed to betray her by being somebody other than the man she fell in love with. This is a cautionary tale. No matter how well you think you know someone, there's no way to be sure. He lulled her into such a false sense of security. Evil to the core.

By today's standards this movie may be dripping with sentiment, but Greer Garson plays Edna Gladney beautifully. In a world where we are debating abortion rights, this is a movie about human rights. Children come into this world blameless. They needn't be accountable for their parent's mistakes. They shouldn't have to go through life being branded "illegitimate" on their birth certificates. So, this one little woman made it her mission to lobby the state senate of Texas to strike the word "illegitimate" from birth certificates by making an impassioned speech from the gallery of the senate--"There are no illegitimate babies, only illegitimate parents!" It will tug at even the hardest of heartstrings.

Perhaps I'm being a little hard on this women but it seems to me that anyone that attends an award show in a dress that might as well be a clear plastic bag and is completely naked underneath except for a G-string can't complain about sexual harassment (see internet images of her with Marilyn Manson at awards) You can't have it both ways. We can holler and scream about how we should be able to dress as we want or appear in any magazine we want posed provocatively and NOT expect to be sexually harassed or assaulted by men who have seen these images but the truth is--we can't. If you present yourself as someone who is an eager participant, you can expect someone to take you up on it. I expect women to be a lot smarter than this. No one deserves to be raped, assaulted or harassed but I'm saying don't project the image of yourself that makes it easier for them to view you as a piece of meat. I know this is about power--don't give it to them.

This was an eye opening documentary that shows what happens when we choose to make any human being an "idol". All to soon we discover they have feet of clay. Instead of being an example of everything that can be achieved through hard work and raw talent, he let the African American community down. But it's not just the plight of this one Black man, it's the plight of men of all colors who use fame, money and power to marginalize, victimize and abuse women because they can--some celebrities are just better at hiding it. We have no idea what kind of perverse things go on in the lives of the rich and famous. They surround themselves with people who constantly blow sunshine up their a$$e$ and are scared to death of losing their jobs if they don't cover for these people. As far as I'm concerned, the people who went along with this sickness are just as disgusting and guilty of a criminal act as R. Kelly himself. I feel broken hearted for his wife and children but I'm glad he's cooling his heals in jail right now.