Friday, December 22, 2006

Cellphones as X-mas presents for kids

Every kid wants a mobile phone.

It has become some sort of trend, one that has reached far more epidemic proportions than burning your bra, growing your hair long, getting drugged up and wearing colorful t-shirts. If you ask every kid above the age of three what they want, their reply will almost certainly contain a cellphone somewhere. Probably some specific brand and model too!


I can understand that. I wanted tons of stuff when I was a kid. Everyone wished for something just because everybody else has it. Or even because someone in specific possesses something we think we also want. Even now. Our own place, with a garage to store our BMW, witch we drive to our own company. The difference is, we know there are some things we can't get, some things that are really hard to get. Kids don't. The ask for something, they get it. Like cellphones, for instance.

The first thing that comes to mind is actually a simple question... What the fuck are the kids' parents thinking? I mean, what is a 5... shit, a 13 year old gonna do with a cellphone? Well, he could use it to phone home, and the parents can use it to know where he is. This is because, as everyone knows, kids are responsible enough to use the phone only when they need it and they also never lie about their whereabouts. Oh, and you can reach them anytime in case you need to tell them something. You know, like when they're in the middle of classes, for instance.

Over here, most people make minimum wage, which is € 385.90 a month. Add that to the fact that every parent can't have a kid and not give him a cellphone (I think they're gonna start implanting them into the womb soon), you can add to the list of basic necessities (water, gas, electricity, web access, television, home phone, cellphones for both parents) the kids cellphone. One more monthly bill. But remember, that's not a problem. If you need money, you can get credit. They give it to just about anyone these days.

If it only ended here... there have been cases of parents complaining about teachers not letting the kids answer phone calls in class. I mean, when a parent calls, it has to be important. The kid must answer right away, or else, they'd never get a phone, right? Why can't the teachers be reasonable about these things?

By the way, considering that a kid's skull is not well formed until about age 6 or something like that, the possibility of low level radiation from antennas causing brain cancer is a tad higher... but wait, nop, they don't cause cancer. Specialists from Nokia, Sony and Motorolla have said so countless times. I think some Phillip-Morris guys nodded their heads too. (I may be wrong about this, it wouldn't be the first time. Once I thought I was wrong and turned out to be right, so...)

So, if you have a kid and don't know what to give him, buy a cellphone. At least the other kids will tell their parents and everyone will know you can afford it. Just buy the top of the line, state of the art, blingued-up one. I mean, you're not gonna say no to something your kid asks of you, right? that would be almost... responsible!

Sunday, December 03, 2006

Defining child pornography

People are idiots.

No news flash there, but I'll try to be more specific now. People who make laws regulating child molesting and pedophaelia are idiots. First, I'd like to point out that I think all sorts of pedophiles should be tied by their balls to the back of a truck and dragged through a gravel road. Taking advantage of those who can't defend themselves is the lowest of the low. Fucking cowards.

Still, like all forms of deviation or freakish/stupid behaviour, psychologists (for which there should be some rope left after they're done with the pedophiles) define it as an illness. You know, junkies are sick, child molesters are sick, serial killers are also just the result of a bad case of the flu, I guess. I'd consider it an illness only from the fact that, like the flu, common cold and cancer, can cease to present symptoms if you apply a short dosage of lead, flying at high speed towards the pacient's head.

Still, it's an illness. Let's go with that. If it's an illness, there should be a cure. In this case, maybe some sort of psychiatric help, along with constant monitoring and shit. Hell, there may even be cases where, in order to tone down or even out of the will to not hurt anyone, he may turn to other representations of children in sexually compromising positions. You know, drawings. Although it's not exactly a normal person's cup of tea, it's pretty much harmless. No child was mollested and he gets his kicks. Kinda like the guys who fuck teddie bears. Freakish yeah. Harmful or illegal, nop.

Still, drawings of children in sexually compromising positions are ranked up there with actual photos or videos and deemed illegal in a wide variety of coutries. One could argument that, yes, it may lead them to search for more real representations of their depraved desires. Or even that it indicates they have a problem and should get professional help before they hurt anyone. But still, can one make an argument that they are hurting anyone? Would you really care if all pedophiles did was drawing and looking at drawings of kids? Was there really any harm being done?

I think people should pull their head out of their ass and start passing laws by the principle for which they were made, to protect people. Not to protect their own concept of what's decent (and most of the times, what's "christian" - ah democracy, what a load of crap). As long as anyone being hurt, I think people should be able to do as they please. Even if it is a form of drawn kiddie porn. Next thing you know, you'll wanna put people away because of their ideologies. Been done before.

Oh, and if you are one of there people and agree with me because you have tons of drawn kiddie porn and shit... well, you're a sick fuck. Just because one defends your right to do something, doesn't means he agrees...

Fucking pathetic drawn kiddie porn addicted losers.