That should be 'past' not 'passed.'
This school has had a notorious passed, with a police presence required on numerous occasions. While my school was bad it rarely needed that, even though they served pretty much the same area.
If this is something they are worried about then perhaps it has improved.
The accent around Sheffield from my experience drops H from the beginning of words, the word 'the' tends to be omitted entirely and 'right' rhymes with 'eight,' amongst other things.
'Couldn't' is often said with out the O,L and D.
Loved those games.
Interesting the unnamed mother makes reference to what must their husbands think and how the organiser wasn't allowed to attend by her husband. Interesting things to say and ask that could be interpeted in a few ways, from mere curiousity to the implication that a wife must be subservient to her husband.
I find the argument that this somehow teaches children immoral lessons redundant given that no children were there.
I find the small, rural community line amusing. It reminds me that many rural communities take pride in their outward appearance but in reality the people are no different from 'city folk,' and anyone who dares make that known to outside world is a persona non grata. It also implies that the school aspect is irrelevant and had this been a private event with no charitable intent that she would still have disapproved. That is her right but I do not agree with it.
Interestingly a feminist group slammed newspapers in the UK for focusing on sportswomen's physical attributes.
Any thoughts on that?
It's probably the possibility of sex occuring, it usually is.
That's encouraging news for those of us who think that information is better than prohibition.
A few questions.
What is the form of the contraception? Condom or some other method? Disease being the main concern.
Who is using it? The male, female or both? I'm wondering who is taking up the responsibility.
A very similar thing is happening in the UK in regards to sex shops and strip clubs (or as the law calls them Sexual Entertainment Venues), and their locations. Some councils have outright said they don't want any.
I suppose it comes down to if you believe such places harmful just by their mere presence.
From what I've read the local councils have tried to make some of them do alsorts of odd to get their approval, from trying to stop them using pornographic images on their websites to trying to get them to close on Easter Sunday.
A government so small it fits right into your bedroom.
It's almost cliche that small government types want to interfere in anything sexual that falls outside of a very narrow spectrum but it does seem to be the case more often than not. It's usually outright prohibitory in nature too.
Are the terms, 'mate' and 'pal' used for male strangers comparable?
'Love' seems neutral in regards to gender.
I've been thinking as to why some men and indeed women don't show sympathy/empathy to rape victims. For some perhaps they've never experienced anything remotely physically threatening and then been afraid to speak up about it.
During my teenage years I was verbally and physically assaulted on numerous occasions at school. It put me in fear of young men (particularly groups). I never made any official complaint, as I didn't want to worry my family, bring further attention to myself and I felt that after the attackers still remained in the school despite causing trouble for the teachers themselves, any complaint would likely fall on deaf ears. The worst incidents took place in the classroom, nobody came to my defence or even asked if I was OK. Even now almost 10 years later my family is ignorant of any bullying at all.
I cannot claim to know how devastating being raped is or what happened to me is as serious but I think my experience might have given me at least some understanding on the feelings involved. Perhaps some men and women have absolutely no emotional histories to draw upon when trying to understand the victims feelings.
I might be wrong but it might be worth considering.
Interestingly there are a few women/girls on that list too.
I'd like to find who came up with 'surprise sex' line and have words with them.
The driving sections felt like filler for the most part, providing the transition for set pieces.
Even if being gay was a choice, I'd still defend those peoples rights.
That angle of attack is irrelevant to me.
A mixture of all the reasons you stated I suspect. While rape is of course reported in the news regularly, I don't believe many people give it too much thought in a serious manner unless it suddenly occurs to them or they become aware of someone they know being a victim.
I've always thought that sexual crimes should be taught in school from the legislation to the personal effects it has.
I can see an issue with that though. If a government was to make something that you and/or a group didn't want to be a crime, then they might use any speech you make to argue against it being a crime as evidence of promoting that crime.
Smacks head against laptop.
It's one thing to make statements that unthinkingly condone rape situations, it's quite another to make a joke of it.
If we assume that traditional gender roles are designed to get women pregnant as soon as possible, perhaps once it has been achieved maintaining the tradition is no longer as important because they (the women) are now tied through the child to the relevant men. Of course in the not so distant past the tie was likely permanent or the women suffered, if the men already supported traditional roles then perhaps they believe that they are permanently tied to the women involved, thus giving them more freedom/equality doesn't matter as much. An interesting thing to find out would be how these men would react in the event of separation/divorce.
