errrrrrm this sounds pretty disturbing

@Tank Girl 357412 wrote:

aged 8 I was climbing trees, dressing like a ‘boy’ and playing with trucks, my parents didnt seem to think I was a boy…..they just let me get on with it – as what children play with / dress like doesnt stereotype their fucking sex!!!

I remember girls like that but they still also kept their femininity especially when they grew up into their teens as well as the “tomboy” attitude and were the sort of girl I was more attracted to and I am a heterosexual male..

I don’t agree with what the parents did but what I think is much more worrying is that they are probably not that mature themselves and had kids too early and are projecting their insecurities on to their kids.

Bear in mind though that those of our generation (mid-late 30s) who have chosen not to have kids or if they do are already practicsing low-impact living rather than pandering to consumerism might well be the last generation of “free thinkers” who are willing or even able to change cultural stereotypes.

I often joke with my friends that I keep having “life on mars/ashes to ashes” moments where I am unsure exactly what decade I am in, but I feel we are culturally heading towards worse times than the 1970s/80s – I’ve noticed a marked shift towards the resurgence of traditional gender roles, as well as the return of casual racism – its as if all the gains progressives fought for in our youth have been lost whilst the “permissive society” has been turned back on the people who fought for it so todays youth and children and even the younger parents are much more insecure..

what I find much more disturbing than this isolated and extreme incident is that many kids what grew up in recent times do genuinely feel like teenagers by age 8/9/10. By age 13-15 they have already done and seen it all, drugs, sex, the lot.

By their mid 20s and 30s many people seem to be going through fully fledged mid life crises (many have already had several failed relationships (as well as produced kids), they have been perpetrators of or victims of domestic violence, at the same time their early hedonistic lifestyles mean they have less qualifications or proper work experience so are unable to get or hold down steady jobs, whereupon they become bitter and resentful. At this point serious mental illness leading to self harm or harm towards others is not uncommon..

i haven’t watched this program yet BUT in my opinion SOME people may know at a very early age that they want to have a sex change. IF this is the case in some cases then the hormone treatments early in life would definatly be a good thing for the person involved because a boys voice wont break and so they will sound more femenin and even grow some sort of breast tissues etc etc…

@Buzz 357481 wrote:

did anyone watch panorama? fucking rediculous

What was it about?

to be honist it probably is far too young. Now i think about it i dont really remember much about being 8…. if i don’t remember it then im really glad i didnt turn myself into a girl back then.

were the parents American by any chance? Slightly related, but I find the way in the USA they pump slightly hyper kids full of drugs and lable them ADD. Some children get a little manic, if not all, but pumping them full of sedating drugs….healthy.

I could go on about how we are medicating half the western population with anti depressants because they feel “sad” at times. But I cant be bothered. I should move this to the rant section. What the hell is wrong with the west? 🙁 I know in many ways its the best the world has to offer, and how terrible is that! Bloody wisdom of crowds. *moans*

Have a problem…..feed it 5 big macs meals and 3 litre colas.

Sorry that was a bit fat-ism wasn’t it.