k wrote:
] ] Why is Reeve an asshole?
] . . .
] I'm sorry he's dead, but somebody had to say it.
]
] [ That's fucking stupid. No one had to say it and no one
] should have. Don't get me wrong, it's not a new attitude, but
] it's disingenuous. As if it's somehow wrong for someone to
] change their outlook on life after circumstances change. Is
] it unfortunate that more people don't take up causes and work
] for them without prompting? Of course, but that doesn't make
] it any less appropriate to do good after a forced reckoning,
] so to speak.

This is wholly out of character for Acidus; for one, he respects Kerry _because_ he changes his opinion (i.e. on war) amidst emerging information (albeit somewhat too often). I think he was just attempting to be tongue-in-cheek.

Back to the topic at hand, I appreciate that Chris Reeves turned his tragedy and wealth into benefits for an under-respresented sector of society.

RE: Maddox: Christopher Reeve is an asshole.