That's exactly how I feel about Oliver Platt.

different strokes for different folks

The others I get, but why you no like Ben Foster? Is he even visible enough to be annoying? I feel like I saw him at comic-con once and he was fine.

Bae caught her sleepin

I think it's okay to offer constructive criticism or correct people if they use a word that's offensive out of either ignorance or a lack of understanding. I've been corrected before, and when I have it was in a way that was just a gracious, "FYI, that comes off as offensive," which I think is great because, hey, now…

Oh my god she's like a white girl jaden smith. I don't care if she chooses not to define herself as a feminist, but her explanation is so hippy dippy faux-enlighted im-not-religious-im-spiritual ... it makes me want to cook with crisco and use shampoo with sulfates and parabens out of pure spite.

I wish our military and political leaders would take their cues from this guy on the issue: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-w…

Truth. This why the 'boys will be boys' attitude is so toxic.

It wasn't intended as one, but since I accidentally wrote bells as balls I guess it is now?

I want the rock's kettle balls.

Yeah, that seems to be the thread consensus. And spite of my initial qualms, after reading responses from people more knowledgeable about how these events are set up, I also agree that it's a win-win.

Question: Do companies that arrange these visits (not the individuals participating) do so to generate goodwill for their brand, or because it's a nice thing to do?

A lot of people here have made a lot of good points illustrating why I'm definitely wrong in this case, but I'm still uncomfortable with a zero scrutiny rule.

That's really fucking cool and awesome work. You've unscrooged me.

That's fair. I think part of my skepticism came from not understanding how these visits are arranged, though obviously a children's hospital is not going to do something that isn't in the kid's interests.

Charity work isn't always a positive for all involved, though. There was an interesting article in the New Yorker a few years ago (can't find it) about a guy who was a professional philanthropy consultant, and would basically advise celebrities about what organizations to donate to. The thing is, many of the…