>>The closest thing I've seen to social commentary is in the treatment
>>of the W'harnyr brothers (and the W'harnyr sister) in the Salusian
>>orphanage...
>>
>>Ard Sumhenner
>>Ronin Research, Silicon Valley, CA
>
>
>Maybe that's why it's my least favorite UF episode ever? Too preachy,
>too self-righteous. And I will be very impressed if you can come up
>with an event or circumstance in the real world that this
>episode draws from.
>
>My opinion on this classification stuff: UF=happy happy funfun anime
>time. YAY!

And then there's the whole thing with Martin _killing_ the bully.

Last I checked, bullying is not a capital offense (and I say this as someone who _was_ bullied rather extensively in school, albeit more psychologically than physically).
Eric J. Heckathorn
ericjh@stargate.net