Doping and game fixing in Australian sport...hhahaha, was any one surprised by that? I mean it's elite competition with ridiculous amounts of money to be made so some amount of performance enhancing and scamming is to be expected. Not condoned, but definitely expected. So far the ACC still won't name clubs or players and it just all seems a lot of media guff at this point. Give us facts or fuck off with ya bollocks. For all we know some player might had a double dose of his daily multivitamin. But I'm not really concerned with all that at this point. If they have any real info then maybe I'd care. What bothers me, and I hope time will prove me wrong on this, is the inevitable bleeding heart reporter/family group/politician who's about start the debate on whether sportspeople are appropriate role models for our children. This bothers me. As a muso and a metalhead, this sort of thing always bothers me. The rockers I worship have all been through rehabs, been arrested for this or that, have loose morals (according to some) and put out some completely atrocious albums at times (Hi Metallica) but I've stuck with them through most of it. We say that kids have idols, but really EVERYONE has idols regardless of their age, and it's disappointing when they fall short of your expectations. This doesn't make them poor role models, IT MAKES THEM FUCKING HUMAN! What the fuck do these do-gooders want? Straight edge, church going, tree hugging, automatons? We need to accept our idols, warts and all. Our children learn a lot from their idols and from those idols I'd like to see them learn how to deal with mistakes they will make in their lives. THAT'S what makes them good role models. They need to understand that it's ok to fail sometimes and how to move on from these things. Some adults need to understand that too. Check out the graffiti on the wall during the Johnny Cash clip I'll include below. "Sinners make the best Saints". Johnny made plenty of mistakes in his life but he also provided a lot of important social commentary which may be ignored if people don't revere him as a positive role model. Kids are never going to learn these lessons if the media keep slamming our idols for their mistakes and touting that these people make poor role models. Kids identify with these role models. Kids also make mistakes. Keep telling our kids they need to be perfect and they won't be handle their own imperfections. Maybe we should be looking at the effect media has on our kids after the next school shooting?
Johnny Cash - Gods Gonna Cut You Down
I'm not a religious kook but I am a mad fan of The Man In Black ;)
Different topic now...
It's a little behind on last months controversy but I wanna blog about it anyways since it seems to raise its head from time to time and the media gets excited about it all over again. Last month, David Koch (Kochie) mentioned that a woman who was breast feeding on the side of a pool could have been more discreet about it and invoked the rage of mothers Australia wide. I'm a parent and I'm not a Kochie fan....but fark me if isn't right about this one. WTF is it with women insisting they breast feed in public? Shopping centres, restaurants, pools...these are not ideal places to get ya tits out in public! I'm fine with tits out in public but also in appropriate contexts. Summernats, music festivals, beaches, etc. These are the places to flash ya norks, not when you're out doing your groceries. What was that? It's a natural thing? So is taking a dump but you don't see me dropping trow in a pot plant next to the food court in the shopping centre. We've got 2 boys now, both breast fed (one currently) and we've NEVER been in a situation where we've had to breast feed openly in public. There's purpose built fucking rooms for this for fuck sake! I mean sure if there was a situation where the kid was screaming and there was no were private to go, then I'm fine with feeding then. But should be a rare occurrence not par for the course. It's just fucking rude and unnecessary. These women aren't doing it because they have to, they're doing it deliberately and inconsiderately. Next time I see a woman breast feeding in public when there is a perfectly serviceable and private option nearby, I'm going to find the nearest wall and teach my boy how to piss standing up....it's natural after all.
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