Would you appreciate anything to do with pirates that isn't romanticized?

I love pirates in any way, shape or form. Everything from adorable little kids in striped shirts and eye patches going "arrgh" to Jack Sparrow swaggering around the deck of the Black Pearl to Edward Teach biting the hearts of his prisoners just to terrify the others. I'm fascinated reading about the heartless monsters true pirates historically were. I'm curious as to whether anyone shares my opinion on this. Do you want to be evil, or just cool? So... Realistic or romanticized?