Britain has finally faced up to the fact. Our children are going to hell because they play to many computer games. Electronic Entertainment is making them more depressed.
And of course they too will get the blame for the rise of the fat kid.
THE FAT KID. They have exsisted for many moons but now they are getting recognition. Moreover thet are discovering -inventing- diseases everyday to hide the one that everyone associates. Lazyness.
LAZYNESS:- A problem experienced by all when on a comedown from the night before, or after breaking up with a girlfriend, or on a sunday, or when stoned, or when its rainy or when -most importantly- Bored.
This is the probelm more children are becoming bored. And boredom breeds that nigily thing that can be known to some as a criminal record or -at least- some inner rebellion. The apparent best way to combat this phenomena is by plugging them into a computer console.
The problems begin here. If said child is plugged into a computer console from age five throuh primary school what hope do we have. Yes it is easier but it doesn't allow the child to develop mentally.
The problem is not in the country it is in the city. It is a cruel cycle this capitalism. People on low incomes have to live in a city to serve those on high incomes and to whom the price of the city is measured against. The peripheral areas of cities are populated by the leading employment sector, the service sector. And in those homes are the children. It is these children that are the subject of abuse from government findings that they are all fat or that they are more violent. Being violent is part of growing up here, much as it is in Rio's Favelas and Jo'bergs Shanty towns. The only reason it is noticed more these days is because there are more police and why are they in these areas?? I'll let you decide on that one.
This country is looked upon with almost the same dim view as America. Yes, we hath been tarnished with the same brush as our "Cousins". We are scum, the pastiest most violent and most likely to die in the world. Put this in retropect. Less people smoke in this country than in Greece, Spain, France and Italy yet they live longer. What do they have that we dont, nothing, in fact as a society we probably have more oppurtunites but what they do do is live outdoor lives.
The French send their children away on camps, round Europe with a few minders and a tent.
"Oh frank, a just dunno bout that. You know sending our little ted away round Europe in a tent. What if....."
Therein lies the problem. The cycnicism, the government warnings, the TV warnings the snoberry and lack of international boundaries we live upon. It is islandaphobia.
ISLADNAPHOBIA:- The inability to leave Britain, which is an island.
So instead we look through the Saturday edition of the sun and sign up for a weeks holiday at butlins. Or centreparcs or any other manufactured enviironment that might catch your eye. What do you do here. Swim; in urinated water sorrounded by armbands with small children attached. Run; Along with thirty other fathers that refuse to admit that they are only running to get away from the family. Alternatively you can practise archery which is infintely handy in everyday situations such as; Killing the neighbours cat, shooting your brother 'accidentaly' or trying to change the TV.
This is not a holiday. Even less is it a space where your child can look inside itself or try to have fun, the fun is made for it; As five twenty-some-thing stone women run past in Red Jackets hollaring abbout their show tonight. "Tonight its the Karaoke, come on boys and girls who thinks they are Britney Spears, Are there and Justin Timberlakes in the room???".
The only contestant is the fat girl that is so delighted that this time she can sing and there will be some one to listen to her, instead of an empty flat and the prenter of CBBC to eat her microwave dinner with.
