In Spite Of The "Rats"

Some people have been indicating they didn't want to support "Doc Hollywood"--because there was too much of a "rat" factor involved!!! But at least some of these people still wanted to support the gay rights project and/or the issues!? And I can sympathize with their concerns. In my case, however, I'm still in a place where I have to acknowledge the "Doc" with my official contacts!--And some of them would prefer not to admit anything was going on at all! The bottom line is that if I want to support the gay rights project, I have to support this doctor. Can say in his defence that he doesn't necessarily know or approve of everything that's going on!? And some of us have been trying to settle something--it's still in progress. So, we all hope the final end will be a reasonable one--in one way or another! [The "rats," or even a big one, will also be a matter to be dealt with!--They may be a separate subject!? Am trying to sort it out.]

A Rat Song--1972

A reason that I got disconnected from Michael Jackson's music when I was young was that I found out the "Ben" song was about a rat! On the radio, it sounded like a beautiful song describing friendship; and I was disappointed--I thought, "Oh, it's about a rat!" It was apparently taken from a movie by the same name; and the movie was a sequel to another rat movie the year before. [These movies came out in 1971 and 1972.] *** The first movie, "Willard," was about a young adult man who lived at home with his ailing mother. Uh huh.... The Ben name is a common one, and it's Jewish, and it's connected to some prominent pioneer names in my home town! Well, rats...? I guess there are all kinds of them! Some are real, some are figurative. And I guess we have to determine when prejudice is justified--and we may not all agree!? [The rats in the films have also been compared to "Mickey Mouse" rats!] *** My computer time is limited and I don't have much time left, right now. *** For the record, would like to say Michael Jackson was very young, himself, when the Ben song was performed. [I don't think he came up with the entire concept on his own!]

NOTE, added in March 2023:  I believe some of these rats in film have been a reference to the special police project--it was like a joke, although sometimes truth is spoken in jest....