Million Dollar Baby

Prejudice or Choices?

Published on February 7, 2005 By Dr Guy In Current Events

WARNING! If you have not seen the Movie Million Dollar Baby, and want to, DO NOT READ THIS. It will reveal a plot line.

This movie has come under fire from a group of Politically correct self proclaimed protectors of the people needing protection, or some such other garbage. They are condemning not only the plot of the movie, but the actors and actresses as furthering a stereotype that parapalegics or quadrepelgics are incapable of leading rewarding lives (Hillary Swank is paralyzed in the movie and asks Clint Eastwood to kill her as she does not want to live that way).

What they fail to see is that the film is not about prejudice or bigotry, but about choices! While there are millions of people paralyzed through accident or disease leading very rewarding lives, there are some that simply dont want to cope with it, and they CHOOSE to die with dignity. Why cant these self professed do gooders, who dont do any good usually, acknowledge the fact that no 2 people are the same? That while many if not most of the people paralized want to live and enjoy life, some do not?

No, the do gooders dont speak for all people, and indeed A nominee for the Best Foreign Langauge Film, the Sea Inside, is about a man who fought for years to be allowed to end his life with dignity, because he was paralyzed! But instead of using the 2 films to educate people on living (or dying) with disabilities, these clowns have decided they are going to dictate to everyone what can and cannot be thought of for the people facing such crises in life!

It is sad and pathetic when a group that purports to help people winds up being the biggest hurt to their supposed charges. It is another example of 'good intentions' being used for bad and stupid deeds.

Comments

Gideon MacLeish

on Feb 07, 2005

Excellent post. I have always thought there was something flawed about telling people they don't have a right to decide when to terminate their life (assuming they do it in a way that doesn't physically endanger others around them). While I, for one, think it's a stupid choice, I can't speak for someone else's pain.

Dr Guy

on Feb 07, 2005

I totally agree, and my religion forbids me from doing it. However, my Aunt was paralyzed with Polio at 15 and went on to raise 4 children, almost all on her own. I thank god she thought she could have a good life and indeed I think she did as does she. I also am glad I never had to make the decision for myself, altho I think I would vote for life, one cannot say unless one is faced with the actual decision.

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