Sheep and Other Racists

THIS is apparently old news, but what the Freak is a Rainbow Sheep?  My brother-in-law's niece sings Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep at Nursery.  I was stunned.  This could set a generation of kids who think it's right to change history - possibly a minor over reaction, but I really don't think it's right.

When I discovered that many nursery rhymes had a dark element, I was fascinated, not disturbed or upset - it's a connection with history, just as Alf Garnett is. 

You can't be retrospectively racist, can you?

Outing Prostitutes in East London - Hurrah!

HERE'S the article


"Association of Chief Police Officers guidelines clearly state that working with the media on operations can assist in the prevention and detection of crime."

Working with the media meant publishing the full names, photos and dates of birth of 6 women working in Newham as prostitutes, but also childminders, cleaners etc, in the News of the World. The women were baffled, the NHS were too - what are they doing??

These women claim that they don't use drugs and are always sober when they're working - I'm a sceptic, but my drug of choice while being raped in a socially acceptable way would be Rohypnol, but this is what they claimed, and they’ve no previous convictions, so it’s as believable as anything else.

So what possessed the police to ‘out’ them as criminals? Who allowed this blatant misogyny to occur?!

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According to mother, there was a piece on Radio 4 a while ago looking at the effect of prostitution in cities due to hold the Olympics – apparently the number rises dramatically with home and international working women and traffickers. The reason for this is, obviously, because men “need” servicing as they can be away from home for at least two weeks. You have to sympathise. Women’s choice, is it? I don’t agree. Men have the choice, and women are under personal extreme pressure, or have been trafficked so have no choice at all.


I get incensed by the ‘choice’ argument. It was barely my choice to have a baby – it is any woman’s actual choice? I’m not saying there is rife coercion – but many women are made to feel freakish if they don’t have kids, I know I would have been!

Blood Diamonds, Warlords and Ignorant/Arrogant Super Models

Here's the article

Naomi Campbell accepted two diamonds from Charles Taylor who is accused of war crimes such as rape, enslavement among other atrocities in Sierra Leone during the 1990s - and he compares himself to Jesus. Such a catch for the likes of arrogant fools such as Campbell.  People in their 1000s were, and still are, being affected by the civil war - there are 100s of people without hands, 100s of adults who were forced into become violent rapists at 10 years old and are still recovering from their past, and dickheads like Naomi Campbell thinks it's acceptable to receive diamonds from this maniac who was fully instrumental in blood diamond mines.  Some people say models don't need brains so they're under-developed.  Maybe so, I just doubt it. 

I thought the film was very good - I recommend it to those unaware of the war, I think it's quite fair - but the journalist is a bit wet.

Sarah's Law Continued

The Article

What was I just saying yesterday...

(I'm going to look for something less controversial to moan about)

The Case For – And Against

For
Some sex offenders are skilled at inveigling themselves into positions of trust, so the checks will help parents to act on suspicions about people with access to their children. Youngsters would be protected while parents would be reassured.
Against
The new law does little more than the current arrangements for monitoring offenders in the community. Yet it threatens to encourage paedophiles to lie low and could encourage vigilantism. It could require police to act in response to gossip and innuendo in the community. Complaints could be prompted by malice, such as a former partner's desire to wreck a new relationship.

MoronCam

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I have become increasingly irritated by Cameron coming out with perfectly reasonable statements since his inauguration to the top of the political pile.  But now he's achieving full Moron status with his foot-in-mouth comments about Pakistan - one of our closest allies, until recently.. I am so looking forward to his IDS style of Poli-Tourettes in the coming days and weeks.  Down with you, Cam-Moron, you diplo-pleb. 

End-of-Hyphenation.

Sarah's Law - UK Roll Out

Here's the Article

And here are my concerns.

There's plenty of evidence to suggest that stranger sex attackers are far rarer than those within the family already. There are also potential dangers in all walks of life - a law like this not only creates vigilantism, but also takes the responsibility away from parents to teach their child against dangers in sensible ways - it simply alienates the offenders, which sounds like a good idea, but it's not. This register won't stop paedophilia from continuing, people will just become increasingly manipulative and underground, and with identity theft - who knows how this will affect this particular area or serious crime.

I would think it's better to open up the topic, educate our children, and do what we can to avoid total paranoia. I've encountered paedophilia when I've been out with my 2yr old daughter - it's clearly around us in our daily routines, but reasonable precautions are set in place so I don't live my life worrying about weirdoes hanging around street corners.

What could I do about them anyway - start a war?  And the point of that would be..?