tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205024316992238631.post3438451016190071638..comments2023-05-18T21:21:49.194+10:00Comments on Life, and why it sucks.: Noooo, not the women and children!Infidelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05643796687597598713noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205024316992238631.post-3000934347971327862011-03-31T04:14:24.389+11:002011-03-31T04:14:24.389+11:00haha, that was funny. It is an age old phrase whic...haha, that was funny. It is an age old phrase which has been passed down through various media like movies, books and of course the press. It was most probably invented as a euphemism for 'the helpless'Bad Ideashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809094061055487529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205024316992238631.post-10250646949507994852011-03-07T10:40:12.012+11:002011-03-07T10:40:12.012+11:00Here were I live, there are big poster things hang...Here were I live, there are big poster things hang on main streets.<br />"Our men need bulletproof vests, not a .....", with the photo of, apparently, a model who never saw a real gun.<br />There's no opposition as of now, so as we get those guys back (it's not "our" war, they dont fight for homeland), keep the money for vests, put them in Education and teach the next generation not to be so blatantly stupid!<br />Ignorance is the enemy, not terrorists!Nicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00713432883581862240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205024316992238631.post-7963892402662527882011-01-19T13:13:53.613+11:002011-01-19T13:13:53.613+11:00Kate; Well, since times *have* changed, it's a...Kate; Well, since times *have* changed, it's a little (read: a lot) obsolete to be mentioning women as though they are necessarily uninvolved in war.<br /><br />Besides which, I'm talking about CIVILIAN casualties, not soldier deaths or child soldiers. Men, women, and children in civilian casualties are as innocent as each other, generally. <br /><br />Stories; Lol, I think you have to be equally messed up to kill innocent women and men as you have to be to kill a child.Infidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05643796687597598713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205024316992238631.post-55763845672303121262011-01-19T02:13:36.086+11:002011-01-19T02:13:36.086+11:00Well...IMHO...I think women and children have been...Well...IMHO...I think women and children have been singled out and mentioned in these situations because, typically and historically, only men fought in wars (women, children, and the elderly were considered "innocent victims" if they were killed). Of course, now times have changed and we know that women choose to participate in war (sometimes as suicide bombers). However, children are still children--easily manipulated--and in fact, entire societies are corrupted by governments that "educate" them to accept war as necessary, dying as an honor. So, I don't think people like us who do not live in a war zone and enjoy so many freedoms should be so quick to judge news coverage, in light of the historical and societal contexts.Kate Mohlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11252569048378715658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205024316992238631.post-24076129165023722562011-01-19T01:54:20.130+11:002011-01-19T01:54:20.130+11:00For me, I always think killing is more gruesome wh...For me, I always think killing is more gruesome when it includes children. Grown-ups die every day, adults at some point are supposed to die, after having had a life. Children aren't. They are still all the way at the start.<br /><br />Somehow, hearing children've died somewhere always gets me more worked up than just 'people'. We as grown-ups have a responsibility to the wellbeing of kids, grown-ups better go fend for themselves for all I care. Of course, they shouldn't just get killed. But killing children, especially deliberately, by other people, just adds a gradation of 'badness' to the whole for me. You have to be pretty damn messed up to kill a child of all people, right?Stories Inc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17914335670413469201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205024316992238631.post-46752373435826284542011-01-17T14:00:17.570+11:002011-01-17T14:00:17.570+11:00I've always thought the same thing. I've n...I've always thought the same thing. I've never understood why the news has to say "including women and children." It doesn't change anything.angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00650009673360125336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205024316992238631.post-51001462396049694552011-01-17T00:14:17.442+11:002011-01-17T00:14:17.442+11:00That reminds me of the recent killings at a school...That reminds me of the recent killings at a school in America. They said a certain number of people died (can't remember how many), including a nine year old girl. THEY PUT THE TWO TOGETHER.<br /><br />I agree, a death to a husband and father is going to hit a family just as much as their little girl dying. It's just women and children are more likely to draw in the readers I guess.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11576906596487955383noreply@blogger.com