- 24
- American Dad
- American Idol
- American's Most Wanted
- Are You Smarter That A Fifth Grader
- Back To You
- Bones
- Cops
- Don't Forget The Lyrics
- Family Guy
- Hell's Kitchen
- House
- King Of The Hill
- Kitchen Nightmare
- K-Ville
- Mad TV
- Nashville
- New Amsterdam
- The Next Great Band
- Prison Break
- The Simpsons
- So You Think You Can Dance?
- Talkshow With Spike Ferensten
- 'Till Death
- Anything released by 20th Century Fox
This list is just a tiny fraction of products and services under the giant umbrella that is Rupert Murdoch. Here's my dilemma: What do I do? Do I cease watching my favourite shows on FOX? Ethically, I should. How about practically?
Well, here's the thing, short of very independent "Mom & Pop" operations, if one goes far enough up the proverbial umbrella, one finds that few corporate entities own many many subsidiaries. Example: If you're a fanatical anti-smoker, do you stop purchasing Kraft products? Kraft is owned by The Philip Morris Tobacco Co., and this is but one example. Imagine all the products and services you use - now if you were to trace their parent companies, chances are you could find someone you would protest. Based on this one simple instance, it seems unreasonable to expect you to forgo everything made by an unpleasant corporation doesn't it? Then again, what's so unreasonable about adhering to one's principles?
I'm confused... especially now that The Simpsons is funny again.
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