Sexual Insanity

We live in a truly lunatic age of Sexual Insanity.

Ex Hi-5 Star Kellie Crawford is under extreme criticism for posing for NOT nude pictures in a magazine legally available to children. After ten years in a job the some parents believe they own the girl. Instead of expressing concerns about legalized media available for children that they apparently have some problem with, they are busy complaining about one single artist in the thing.

But the worst of this is the hypocrisy. True a gym teacher is receiving similar criticisms for the same reason, but where were the objections when Emma Watson announced that she'd do nude work? And when Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe did a nude role in a play, where were the streams of abuse?

In 1978, Doctor Who's assistant Jo Grant (in her real-life guise of Katy Manning) posed naked with a Dalek in a magazine called Girl Illustrated. No doubt only Doctor Who fans would remember this and it did not go down in the annals of history as a child-corrupting event.

Lets get something straight.

Or several things.

1. Even twenty years in a job does not mean that you are owned. People have their own life and their own careers.

2. It is the dipiction of the human body as something more than a biological lump of organs and bones and smelly bits that is at fault. It's time to teach our children the difference between naked and sexual - because there is a difference. Even dogs know the difference so it's about time we did. There are sexually provocative pictures in practically every magazine - you cannot change them all, but create well adjusted children and you won't need to.

3. Naked is a state where there are no clothes on. Having clothes on means you are not naked. Near naked is like near pregnant - a ridiculous concept.

4. The world is full of violence and death, starvation, disease, torture and hate. Lets try doing something about that huh?

Keep your fingers out of our Cherry Pie, chummy!

'Cherry Pie' is cockney rhyming slang for LIE. And that's why it's appropriate for the Chinese Government to tell us to keep out fingers out of their pie. Their pie, of course, is Tibet. And it IS a big lie.

They accuse the Dalai Lama of telling lies about the state of the country and claim that the democratic reforms (under Chinese rule) are the widest and most profound reforms in Tibetan history. Lies. 1.4 million tibetans dead does not seem a very profound reform to me.

And 'claims it freed Tibetans from a harsh theocratic feudal system' are clearly shown to be exactly what they are (LIES) because amid fears of fresh outbursts of violence during this year's anniversary, Beijing deployed thousands of troops and paramilitary police to Tibetan-populated regions. Tourists have been ordered out of the region, foreign journalists detained and even internet and text-messaging services disconnected

Keep your fingers out of our Cherry Pie, chummy!

That's the message of what is arguably the world's biggest and strongest super power who have spent the last 60 years murdering, torturing and destroying one of the worlds smallest and most peace-loving countries.

Of course, the Chinese Government would just say I was telling lies.

But then, all I want is for the people and environment of Tibet to be free from fear and suffering and destruction. What you have to ask yourself, is what China wants from them?

Eradication.












"Whose pie do they think it is?":

Tibet is a country full of people. If they are being treated humanely, then why the secrecy? Does China stop people looking at Beijing? They were happy enough to have the Olympics there. But Tibet? Where everyone is treated fairly - allegedly - they don't want anyone sticking their fingers in.

Too much to hide.

It's time we all stuck our digits in.

"World famous Nobel Peace Prize winner behaving like a child":http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,25171368-25837,00.html - we could all do with behaving like such a child. The world would be a much better place if we did. In Matthew 18:1 Jesus said 'Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven'.

I must say though, in my humble opinion, the ones acting like children - in the worst possible way - are those in control of the Chinese Government.

"Amid fears of fresh outbursts of violence during this year's anniversary, Beijing deployed thousands of troops and paramilitary police to Tibetan-populated regions. Tourists have been ordered out of the region, foreign journalists detained and even internet and text-messaging services disconnected.":http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,25168213-25837,00.html

Is that the behaviour of sensible, caring adults where the people are happy and descriptions of murder, torture, rape and environmental and cultural and religious destruction are all just 'lies'?

And the Atlantic ocean is How Big?

Britsh and French nuclear submarines have crashed into each other.

I mean, there are a couple of significant questions that I (a totally non-sea-going person) must ask.

1. Just how big is the Atlantic ocean and how much room do 150 metre long submarines need?
2. Didn't they invent RADAR once upon a time? Isn't that supposed to be good for avoiding collisions?
3. Of the total 500 trained sailors on the two submarines, didn't any of them look out of the port hole?

Ok, number 3 was a trick question.

Pyroslaughter!

Australia is currently in the grip of terrible bushfires. Many lives have been lost. There are many ways to contribute to the support of the victims, one of which is through the purchase of cards or wall art from Phoenix Appeal on RedBubble.

The causes of bushfires range from lightening strikes through to mis-handled burnoffs. However, there is a cause which is all too common and that is the fire-bug. Pyromaniacs who start fires for some sort of perverted fun.

In a country such as Australia where a fire has a very high probability of killing homeowners, farmers or fire-fighters, I believe that those who start fires should be charged with Murder or attempted murder (if no-one actually dies). I fail to understand how anyone could argue that lighting a fire in this country does not represent significant risk to life and property. Any one who willfully starts a bushfire is guilty of (attempted) murder, and the law needs to take this approach.

Those who indulge in this insane passion know that the results are likely to be death for someone and therefore they should be held accountable.

It is time that murder was treated as murder.

50 Years of Oppression in Tibet

2009 marks the 50th anniversary of China's horrific invasion of Tibet. Apart from 50 years of genocide, torture, labour camps, the detention of children and environmental destruction on a scale that would turn a hardened logger into a greeny, it also marks 50 years of the world's disinterest - Tibet is a long way away and someone else's problem.

I wrote the following item ten years ago now on the 40th anniversary of killing. I am so sad that the situation in Tibet is definitely unimproved - if anything it has gotten much worse. This year, the 50th anniversary, it would be well to make one of our New Years resolutions to do just a little to help address this 50 year oversight. Many eyes and cameras will be on Tibet this year - it's your big chance to do something for the world.

Snap Snap, Feign a grin,
The Peoples Camera is watching you,
You'd better hide the truth within,
Animals of the Peoples Zoo.

The World must see a happy face,
And forget the million that have died,
Forget destruction of a race,
Forget about their genocide.

Peaceful cries for humanity,
With ruthless violence are suppressed,
With torture, death and brutality,
But call it just Arrest.

A minority in their homeland,
Monks beaten, nuns violated,
Religion, culture, history banned,
A people being eradicated.

Under curfew the people wait,
Ever victims of repression,
That's the way that Tibetans celebrate
Their 50 years of oppression.

Snap Snap, Feign a grin,
The Peoples Camera is watching you,
You'd better hide the truth within,
Animals of the Peoples Zoo.

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Look out - Bugs Bunny is Coming!

Just when you thought it couldn't get worse, the courts prove us wrong. Animated drawings are now people (legally).

The item that took my eye tody is entitled "Cartoon porn kids are people, judge says in Simpsons porn case" and it is a report from news.com.au.

To summarize, a man was caught with pornographic versions of "The Simpsons" characters on his computer. As the item reveals, the cartoons showed characters such as Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson having sex.

Now, perverted? Yes.
In need of help? Yes.
Potentially signs of pedophilia? Maybe.

But to claim, as the courts have done in this case, that "in respect of both the commonwealth and the NSW offences, the word 'person' included fictional or imaginary characters ...," is absolutely unacceptable. It opens up a frightening vista of almost unimited possibility.

Will sex-dolls be able to sue for rape?
Will Bugs-Bunny be able to sue Yosemite Sam for abuse?
If the famous author Christopher James writes a story about three aliens in search of Jesus, will they be entitled to a share of the profits (if any)?

There are three issues at stake here - that of child pornography, that of copyright and that of the rights of non-existant beings.

In terms of child pornography, whether a cartoon, a sketch, or an assembled collection of photographs to create an image, there is a need for intercession. No child or adult has been hurt by such 'artwork' however there is evidence that it could lead to 'real life' activities. For this reason it should perhaps require mandatory psycho analysis, counseling and treatment. However it is dubious whether criminal punishment is appropriate given that this type of solution will ultimately lead to exposure to more developed pedophiles and thus reinforcement of the perversion.

In terms of copyright, while I believe there is definately a place for fan-fiction, the owners of this particular Bart-el have just cause in taking legal action against the perpetrator(s).

But in terms of the rights of non-existant beings - they have none. In a world where people are subjected to genocide, where indigenous populations are made foreign in their own countries, where 3000 children needlessly die everyday, where animals are skinned alive or tortured for profit or science, there are many creatures (human and otherwise) that have or should have rights. But Bart Simpson is not one of them. Nor is Lisa Simpson. The same applies to Astroboy, the Incredible Hulk and Bugs Bunny.

The critical point of this rant is quite simple. Inanimate objects - including cartoon characters, sex dolls, imaginary characters from books, non-existant space aliens etc - do NOT have rights and are NOT people in any sense and this court decision is ludicrous.

Some common sense must stay in control of the legal system otherwise it will become a mockery.

Unlawful Killing

On Wednesday, coroner Peter Wright instructed the jury at the inquest of the death of Jean Charles de Menezesthat they could not return a verdict of unlawful killing.

I do not know the exact details of this case except to say that a man was shot and killed. Whether it was justified or not remains to be seen. But to direct the verdict in this way seems to me to be a violation not only of human rights and of the very legal system, but also of the truth.

What is the point of an inquest if not to determine the truth? If direction is given that any particular possible truth must be discounted - regardless of the facts - then this marks the biggest victory of the terrorist handed to them on a plate by those who should be protecting us.

Shortly after this occurrance, I created a short story based (very very loosely) on this case. It is not indicative of what happened in the case of Jean Charles de Menezesthat, because I do not have those facts. It is, however, a statement of possibility - something that the courts appear to not wish to know about.

I invite you all to read that story now. It's called Da'ud (Dave)

I feel it is even more relevant today than ever.