Responses

Claire – Bullying - http://clairemcareebeingbad.blogspot.com/2010/03/those-who-can-do-those-who-cant-bully.html Your blog was just heart breaking! I honestly want to go back in time and save you from bullies who, well, just didn’t know what they were saying. Bullying is something that affected me too during school, and as you said something that stay with you forever. Mine was mainly about my teeth and the way I talked which has made me overly self conscious of these now, even after braces! However, I’m not sure it’s the same for you, but I found as I progressed up the educational system this sort of behaviour ceased. Whether that comes with age / maturity or just when you reach college and university the people there are more serious about their studies and therefore better people. But whatever it is, I’m very glad of it. Unfortunately though I never think bullying will ever stop. Someone will always find some reason to pick on someone else. I just live in hope that the children of the future can be strong because if you battle through it the people you meet in the future make it all worth while.

David – Boozing - http://davebeta.blogspot.com/2010/05/boozing.html I completely agree with what you said. I think, as long as it isn’t peer-pressured, drinking is a perfectly acceptable way to have a good time. It’s legal, as long as you’re over 18 that is, and I think sensible people, even when way over the limit, can handle their drink. You go out, get drunk, have a good time, have a good laugh and then return home safely. But then if this was the case for everyone, I doubt there would be so much of a problem surrounding alcohol. There always have to be some who spoil it. You mentioned drink driving in your blog but to me that’s only half of it, there’s also the people who walk out into the middle of the road jeering at cars, the people who are sick all over somebody else’s property and the people who start fights. It’s these people who I feel should be stopped from buying alcohol or at least from consuming it anywhere outside of their own home.

Nasher – Manners - http://ortonnasher.blogspot.com/2010/04/bad-manners.html Oh my, how strongly I agree with you! I’m only 19 myself, but back at school my parents were literally congratulated for my upbringing as I was one of only a few children in my school who still showed respect and good manners around school and to my teachers. I now help run my local drama group and you’re so right, I find children demand for this and that and a “please” is only uttered if they’re trying to get around me for something I’ve already said no to. Your point about this being the foundations of adulthood is also true and it makes me dread what the future generations are going to be like. I always say please and thank you, especially to my bus driver!, and to be honest I don’t think I’ll ever stop and I’m glad.

Laura – Body Modification - http://laurasbeingbad.blogspot.com/2010/05/body-modification-blog.html I felt exactly the same after this lecture. I was never aware of the emotional and saddening stories attached to tribal tattoos and especially the ignorance displayed by whites who imitate such markings. Considering it was the Westerners that practically wiped out such tribes, I even feel guilty. In fact, when I see people with tribal tattoo around in the streets now, it makes me question the tattoos origins and also if that person is even aware of what they have.

Katy – Football Hooliganism - http://katesbeingbad.blogspot.com/2010/04/2010-world-cup-never-mind-wags.html I wasn’t aware it was mainly us Brits that start the football hooliganism! That makes me ashamed. Personally, I’m not a football fan and don’t agree with the fighting at all, so you can imagine how I feel about the two combined. I’m terrified to walk the streets of Wolverhampton when there is a Wolves match scheduled let alone walking the streets in a country that is playing during the world cup. I find it just so rowdy and intimidating; I don’t think my nerves would survive a match. However, as you’ve proven it’s not all fans which is true. I have friend who absolutely adores football yet she’s so delicate, I couldn’t imagine her in a fight, she’d break or something. As I said in my blog though, I don’t think it’s the football at the end of the day that leads to the fights. It’s just an excuse for a fight. So don’t be ashamed and go and enjoy the football!

Jennie – Plastic Surgery - http://jenniesbeingbad.blogspot.com/2010/05/plastic-surgery.html I do agree with your opinion that plastic surgery should be a personal choice. I mean I feel so sorry for celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, who are told they need to be altered in some way so they can be the “perfect image”. However, personally I do find it more acceptable for people to have plastic surgery for a medical reasons rather than vanity. I was watching a TV programme a few weeks ago and they were discussing how plastic surgery can become addictive. Women were spending millions on making themselves into sticks when there are people out there having to live with burn scars because they can’t afford the extortionate prices that people like Jordan have made be set so high.

Zack – Teenage Pregnancy - http://zack-bloginator.blogspot.com/2010/04/teenage-pregnancy.html I agree with the side of the argument that teenage pregnancy is not a bad thing, as long as it is what the teenager wants. I’m 19 and many of the girls whom I went to school with now have children. To me this idea is a little crazy, as I couldn’t imagine myself being a Mother. However, I’ve known teenage mothers who have made amazing parents. I think it’s up to the individual, if they’re ready they should be allowed to do what they want and as long as they have people who support them and the child will have a mother who will love them I see no problem at all.

Hannah- Louise – Underage Sex - http://hellokittyyyx.blogspot.com/2010/03/underage-sex.html I disagree with the amount sex education there is in schools. When I was at school we use to have sex education once a week every week for three out of my five years in high school education. It was literally shoved down our throats and I remember as child learning about every STD known to man and being absolutely terrified. I knew and still do know more than my own parents! I understand that sex education is needed in schools and the idea of safe sex is one that needs to be learned, but I think it should be kept to later years in high school education as explaining it to younger children gives them ideas!

Angie – Prostitution - http://dziunia350.blogspot.com/2010/05/prostitution.html I do understand your opinion on prostitution however, I disagree. As I said in my blog, despite all the bad perceptions surrounding prostitution it is actually a display of confidence and self pride. Prostitutes have to be comfortable with their own bodies surely… because if they weren’t how could they be comfortable selling it to somebody else? Also from my research I found that men can be prostitutes just as much as women can. It’s just more stereotypical for women though, so I guess that’s why they are the main targets in such discussions as this.

Mr. E. Kelly – Shoplifting - http://mr-e-kelly.blogspot.com/2010/03/shoplifting.html I agree completely. It angered me to find out the amount of people who steal because they think they can justify it because shops are overpricing their goods etc etc. What angered me more though was to find that it was not ever the lower classes who are the main culprits anymore. It recent years it’s been found that it’s actually the middle classes who are now more lightly to shop lift and mainly because they can. I would never shoplift. Not just because I don’t think I’d get away with it, but because my mind wouldn’t rest afterwards. I don’t know how these people sleep at night knowing they haven’t only robbed from a shop, but also cheated innocent citizens who have bought the same or a similar product but for the full price!