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[lls_mutant]

AOL has one of their silly little "features" about the nastiest quotes of Simon Cowell. Personally, I don't think the man is always that mean, and a lot of the quotes weren't terrible. But this one baffles me.

"I don't want babies the same way I wouldn't want a puppy. It's too much responsibility."

How the heck is that nasty? Personally, I think it's good common sense and responsibility- hell, it's why we don't have a dog right now ourselves. Everyone's got to know what they're willing to carry and accept that and yada yada yada.

On the bright side, I might get to go see my former co-workers on Friday, if hubby gives the all-clear. My boss always has a "Hog Day" celebration for Groundhog's Day. The kids are welcome. I just want to make sure Howard is okay with me taking Trevor (still >2 months) down before I commit. ::Crosses fingers:: It would be SO nice to go. I had one of the best bosses ever, and some fantastic co-workers. I miss them.

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[joesther.livejournal.com]

I completely agree with you. I don't think it's nasty at all. I think it shows, as you said, responsibility, and morever, an awareness of that responsibility, something that a lot of people don't have (I watch Animal Planet often, and Animal Cops is one of my favorites on there).

What I think might be termed (at least by the AOL people) as "nasty", though, is the equating of a human infant to an animal when it's societally clear that human infants are higher up on heirarchal scale. At least, some people think so. ;)