pete19's Journal: Christmas Shopping

I don't like Christmas.

I do like the idea of Christmas though. I'm not religious at all, but I like being at home for a while, seeing friends I've not seen in months and the like, but it annoys me that "Christmas" now seems to last from mid-September through to the beginning of Febuary.

Anyway, thought I should start some shopping today and as I cannot stand the crowds of people in the centre of town, I'm doing everything online this year. It's a good thing too, because while looking for something for my 6 year-old cousin, I think I just found the greatest toy review ever!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/toys/B00061I4U6/customer-reviews/ref%3Dlm_lb_1/203-2387465-3315122/

I find it very disturbing to see a toy made parodying an intergalactic mass murderer and war criminal who held the entire galaxy under the boot of the evil Empire. Prior to his redemption as Anakin Skywalker, Vader indiscriminately committed torture, oversaw the destruction of an entire planet and murdered officers under his command. What kind of message are we sending to children by making a toy celebrating this man's misdeeds? What's next - Adolf Eichmann, Pol Pot and Joseph Stalin Potato Heads?

So... That's her sorted then!