Sweet.

Slumdog Millionare and associated misconceptions......

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

I cried my eys out at this film, and It wasnt even because of the emotion of the story. The situations of the people portrayed were so incredibly accurate, and from what I can percieve, the fantastic nature of the story made it seem like the lives of the people and the treatment of children were over-exaggerated. they werent.

Children do get their eyes burned out, to make more money as beggars. 10 year old girls are used as prostitutes. Rebels do attack towns and kill and rape peoples family members, and cut off limbs.

And so when the person I went to see it with asked mhy I was crying, and was it because of the happy ending, I did not know what to say, to be honest, but at the same time not look like a crazy person. So all I could muster was 'It just reminds me that there is nothing I can do to help' wHAT i meant was: the world is too big, and far far too messed up
and As optimistc as i always attempt to be, the chances of someone having as much influence for good, as [eg] Hitler did for bad, seems unlikely
I made a comment on my facebook that 'people should please watch the film and not dismiss all the situations as entirely fictional' Someone responded with 'I just assumed it was pish, these things usually are!'. My response included some potentially regrettable colourful language.
The world is a mess and that is why I am unaturaally sad today. Sorry guys.

University

The other night I realized that I am at university to work. That was my original plan, and I kind of forgot it in my first semester, in a haze of parties, korfball and choir. And sleep. I am very privileged, and in many ways unlikely to be here, and I want to make the most of the opportunity with my mildly academic creative brain. Watch this space.

Taxi drivers and the recession.

I was having a discussion with a Norwich taxi driver on saturday, and the conversation inevitably turned to the recession. It is clear that taxi drivers will feel the bite of it, as people like myself, in a bid to save pennies will endeavor to catch the bus instead. However, when he said that he was £50 down last week, and thats his savings, and that means h wont be able to stay in such a nice hotel in Cuba, I hastened to comment that although the recession here is bad, It is not akin to the state of Trillion % inflation, and subsequently the starvation of 7 million people, and cholera pandemic, in Zimbabwe. His response? 'I've been to the third world, I've been to India, they dont have it that bad'

Never have I ever so much wanted to bash someone on the head with some kind of large pole. I didn't, just thought I'd point that out.

wearebrave

Shameless plug for the lastest journalistic project of my flatmates and I. we are hoping to become a nationally reknowned insight into the lives of university students. although, we are particularly odd, so maybe we dont represent the majority.

http://wearebrave.blogspot.com/



Ps: I have a house for June and its BEAUTIFUL.

PPs: we are going to get pet guinea pigs. Yes.

Here come the girls

See, I didn't think this was sexist, I thought it was a very typical representation of media and advertising in todays society. Womens magazines have more diet features, women tend to be more weight-conscious.....therefore this kinda thing is going to be directed at women by a company that knows its captive audience.

Er, also, not a single bloke offered to help me with the 5 suitcases I had on the train the other week, and one guy even gave me continuous evil death stares because I put my stuff on the last luggage trolley, even though I was there first and HE only had one case. Is chivalry dead?

Also, I'm aware I can be quite anti male sometimes. But I'm TOTALLY not a feminist, and think its odd that women constantly call men sexist pigs, arrogant people only after one thing...whereas if men made similar comments they would probably have to serve some kind of suspended sentence under the sexual harassment act.

This is not a weighted argument, just observation and ramble.

Baby hope and freedom

OK so, post-inauguration post......

Here are the hillariously diferent styles in which the UK news service that was broadcasting the event (BBC) and the US channel (CNN) commentated on the election.

CNN: Obama is changing our lives today! He will be sworn in, and then Baby hope and baby freedom wil be born, God bless America!


BBC: Obama will be sworn in.....and then he’ll have some lunch.
(later) Joe Biden is not a short man, but Michelle Obama is of similar height....quite a tall lady.

Ha. It reminds me of when i was in Ghana and the lovely American people I lived with said living with british people was more of a culture shock than being in Africa!

So many individuals have inspired so much hate and inequality in our world. I really hope, and in spite of the pessimists, believe Obama can be the true opposite to this.

:-D

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