We live in a society riven by forms of abuse, abuses of power, financial abuses, war crimes and political deceit. In this climate sexual abuse is only an extreme example of the fundamental sickness in our society. We refuse to see ourselves as capable of harm, or culpable, yet we cause harm every day.
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Abuse and asking why the papers can’t – please – JUST SHUT UP!
Tagged with: abuse, advertising, compensation, hypocrisy, Law, media, morality, Savile, sexual abuse
Posted in Culture / News, Rants, Self-Help
Posted in Culture / News, Rants, Self-Help
Jon Venables released 20 years after murder of James Bulger
The potential release of Jon Venables is predictably accompanied by much wailing about how he is unfit for society. Perhaps he is, I do not know – but then, the vast majority of those who are wailing do not know…
Tagged with: abuse, compassion, crime, hate, jamie bulger, jon venables, media, morality, prison, punishment
Posted in Culture / News, Rants
Posted in Culture / News, Rants
Sell-o-phane – A Poem
Sell me sell me sell me A bottle of acti-freeze small wrap of nullity upper-shelf magazine Sell me sell me sell me an MP3 a new TV something glossy but essentially empty Sell me sell me sell me first…
We are so much more wonderful than we let ourselves believe
A series has been showing on Channel 4 (also on 4oD) called ‘Sex, Death and the meaning of life’. I’ve been slow to get round to watching it but finally have. In episode one we learn something surprising. Over the…
Tagged with: channel 4, Child abuse, death and the meaning of life, Domestic violence, homophobia, illusion, kindness, morality, negative attitudes, news, people, racism, rants, sex, society, war
Posted in Culture / News, Rants, Self-Help
Posted in Culture / News, Rants, Self-Help
Poem Called – See What You Want (for Susan Daniels Project)
We dig the soil and invent the value of gold and oil Plunge the seas find a place to excrete and fish to eat Fell trees to create benches where we can sit to catch our breath We look look…
Tagged with: child bride, children, exploitation, greed, hypocrisy, morality, perception, poem, society
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
