12.11.09
Fat children took my life
Jarvis enters the debate. It's a wicked tune, brilliant songwriting and I'm sure it's more than a little tongue in cheek. But, it's also an example of how the demonisation of children has become commonplace.
THE TEENS' SPEECH BLOG
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Barnardo’s, the UK's biggest children's charity, believes that helping young people also means helping the UK. Teenagers will inherit and shape our country, so ensuring they have promising and happy futures should be a national concern. That's why we've created The Teens' Speech.
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Hello! I’m Vik Sharma. Please, don’t be alarmed by this picture. I’ll be following the Teens' Speech project around the UK and blogging vigorously as we go.
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This song is amazing. "Demonizing children"? No it is not. This man has decided to say what he thinks, and kudos to him. Backlash like this site is giving him is good for his publicity, and through this he has gained another fan - me.
It's true. Fat children are taking lives, and this society needs to realise that an entire generation is screwed - a generation I am not proud to be part of. Kids that think they are 'stickin' it to the man' are merely digging a little crappy hole where they can smoke their weed and claim their benefits. Truly 'stickin' it to the man' is working hard, and standing up for what you believe in, just like our friend Jarvis Cocker.
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