Recent content by CymbaIine

Depends, if he was still rocking a v-jay jay then no, I prefer a straight forward knob.

Actually it's totes legal in the UK for me to give my 6 year old alcohol (as long as I am in a private home). Obviously I would still get into trouble for it but if I gave my 14 year old a couple of cans of lager at my New Years party it's highly unlikely anybody (in authority) would bat an...

Do you think this should be the case if a man beats another man (or indeed a woman beats anybody) or just if it occurs in a romantic relationship?

It depends, if that politician has built his platform on 'family values' then yes I think they should resign. In the UK in the 90s the Conservative party has a big push on traditional family values (anti single parent etc) it died a death because it turned out they were all screwing around...

Thanks for that. I am sure I have read that video games are good for fine motor skills and problem solving but I cannot find any links.

No they don't, nor has anybody said they should. Age inappropriate video games have never been listed in any of the (extensive) child protection training I have had, certainly not as an indicator of neglect. Even if they were indicators are just that, indicators. They aren't meant to...

The new law isn't law yet and I do think it's a massive stretch to imagine that failure to report a child playing CoD would ever be considered negligence on the part of a school, especially given that the proposals are specific to sexual exploitation. Sorry I am going to have to disagree...

I strongly disagree I think it is every bit as draconian as people assume. This is a school group making use of the new proposals to force their own morality on parents. Linking this shit with Rotherham et al is opportunism. I have never before seen video games listed as a potential indicator...

No it's not. This is true however they also have to use discretion, if they didn't their job would involve little else. Where is the evidence that these activities are more harmful to a child than say.. sports? or just playing out? Cycling? We have established that this is not illegal...

Indeed, but it's basically irrelevant as there does not have to be a specific law against it for it to constitute neglect/abuse.

Possibly not but then it is not the same thing. The primary reason (indeed the only reason) for watching porn is sexual titillation. That isn't the case for video games. If the schools report this as a safeguarding issue most social services departments would investigate as standard...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-32103991 Nantwich Education Partnership (who have sent the letter) are made up of both primary and secondary schools. The letter is here http://www.audlem.org/newsroom/nantwich-education-partnership.html

I was active on another forum 10 years ago, I recently retrieved my account information and had a look at my old posts.... So fucking cringey, especially considering I was in my 20's. Loads of terrible grammar "your going out? I could of done that". Not to mention the actual views I was...

This pretty much reflects my experience only replace Tolkien (who I fucking hate) with George RR Martin. Interestingly the rest of the post (grounded fantasy world) accurately describes my enjoyment of ASOIAF. I like Harry Potter too but I don't think that counts as fantasy as it's set in...

I can't help you as I completely agree with you. Bullying 11 year old kids is not cool no matter how douchey their Dad was. I don't think he has a single redeeming feature. I disagree with the idea that he is either a anti-hero or a character on a redemption arc. He was a twatbag who was...