> At 03:51 PM 2/12/01 +0200, Charlie wrote:
> >If adoption by a corporation is allowed (which it might well be), fine.
> >There is nothing wrong with "B". As long as no other laws are being
broken
> >during the raising of the child (which is the main point in Truman, how
far
> >can you delude someone before you're actually impinging on their rights?)
> >then there can be no issue with "B" at all.
and JDG replied
> Interesting question. How far can "misleading" go until it reaches the
> status of lies, and possibly ethical impermissability?
As I asked above. :o) I don't know the answer to that. Probably not very
far.
> I am surprised that you and Jeffrey seem to be so blase about what Truman
> was subjected to. My instant reaction to the show was that what the
> Hollywood Producer was doing here was very seriously wrong.
No, I'm not blase at all, I was just pushing the issue to one side because
we were talking about the actual adoption issue, not What Came After. Also,
I'm quite capable of mulling around a subject, even one I think I have firm
views on, just to see if my viewpoint will be modified by new thought, which
does happen sometimes.
My belief is that Truman's treatment was a complete denial of a basic human
right, which is to know who you are.
> Anybody else not have a problem with the raising of Truman? Or am I
really
> in a lonely minority on this question?
No, I agree with you (I think).
OK, I see nothing wrong with a corporation adopting a person. Say they want
to groom someone to be the head of the company in the future, so the
corporation adopts a number of babies, and raises them in a special
nursery/school/college, with the aim of picking the most able to run the
company in the future. There is nothing wrong here (odd maybe, but not
wrong), as long as all those kids know who they are, why they're there, and
have the freedom to opt out and leave once they're free entities (16 in the
States, or 18?) if they so choose.
This is where the producers of Truman stepped over the line. They kept
Truman in the dark about his origins, and they manipulated him all along,
and actively tried to prevent him leaving on more than one occasion.
Charlie
