RG writes:

<< 
Yep. Not just any lil' chica has a psycho mum who dresses up funny and
sings political/enviromental parodies in a group called the Raging
Grannies when she doesn't have any grandkids. We don't get the
paper(waste! I like reading it though) and I don't watch TV much but I've
always been interested in this kind of stuff ^_^ We have this kawaii lil'
pic of me from the newspaper when I was 4 holding a sign I made by myself
that says "GI Joe has to go. Bad to play with wartoys are"
 >>

        As much as I consider myself a bleeding heart liberal (which I am) I 
think this is taking it a little too far but that might be because my 
liberalness deals with personal freedom and economic issues, and other 
things. I don't think that playing with Gi Joe's will turn little kids into 
ultra-conservative, pro-military, sexist pigs (it certainly did not turn me 
into one.) I believe that people should be allowed to do what they want 
generally in regards to speech and other freedoms. If someone wants to be a 
veagan and not wear animal products that is fine with me but they should 
leave meat eaters and animal product wearers alone. If someone does not want 
their kids to play with war toys that is fine with me as well but they should 
not try to get GI Joe pulled off the market. My basic philosophy in regards 
to personal freedom is "If you don't like it, then don't do it/watch it, buy 
it, etc" but do not prevent other people from doing, buying, seeing what you 
don't like. Before anyone tries to qrgue with me, I am not talking about 
murder and other crimes but I am taking about things like Harry Potter 
novels, violent Tv shows, meat eating, producing art, etc. I am highly 
anti-censorship.