My personal outcomes.

The Being Bad module has served as an oppurtunity to take a look at the world around me. I feel that I have analysed an array of areas within the media/celebrity world, the political and religious world, and also the social world; which all seem to merge into one big entity that I will never have any substancial influence on.

It's been nice.

As for personal outcomes, I realised that I have an opinion on many subject areas that I might not have shown any interest for in the past. I have also excercised my own knowledge and found a little more in the way of personal wisdom than I was expecting.

This module has ultimately afforded me the oppurtunity to educate myself and find interest where I would never have looked.

I have realised what funny creatures we really are.

http://oneamazingworld.homestead.com/

Body Modification

I think BM is an acceptible thing on many levels, and yet is very unacceptible on so many other levels.

Personally, I feel that piercings, tattoos and most other invasive/non-invasive decorations are totally acceptible; when on fairly creative and artistic grounds.

Even sexual modifications shouldn't be frowned upon as much as they might be.

But, when it comes to religious BM, I feel it should be more of a choice rather than compulsory; especially when it comes to young children being submitted to acts of modification before they even understand why that modification might be 'necessary'.

As for understanding any modifications people might want to have, I'd like to respond to beingbadbeingbecky.blogspot.com/ (Penny, Rebecca J.) in full agreement with her point about tattoos that have no meaning to the people who bare them. There are so many people who get tattoos in foreign languages because they look cool, and yet don't have any idea what it actually means. It really is quite an ignorant thing! I wonder if the Beckhams can actually read their own tattoos? I'm sure they ask what a design means before they get inked, but I wonder if they remember what it says a week later (they probably have it written down somewhere!) and yet these are the very people within the celebrity world who, via the media, have the power to influence others to do the same thing.

http://www.tattoos-by-design.co.uk/celebrities/celebrities.asp?celeb_id=19

http://tattoos.com/

http://www.tattoos-by-design.co.uk/

Bad Cinema: Being Banned

I absolutely love A Clockwork Orange (1971). That's gotta be a real piece of Bad Cinema, considereing it's the only film to ever be banned by it's own director (Stanley Kubrick). The fact that a bunch of complete cretins started coppy-catting the ultra-violent acts of the protagonists of the film just reaffirms this (and is the reason for it being banned).

It is interesting quite naturally because of its political content/theory as well as its very own approach to violence. I have wondered about the political content of the film and pictured the authorities badgering Kubrick in '71: forcing him to ban his own film on the basis of some staged crimes.

www.filmsite.org/cloc.html

Are we being too religious?

On the whole, I'd say we (the human race) are a bunch of extremists.

No matter what faith you might follow, it is arguable that there are quite radical beliefs involved in your religion.

It is also arguable that the majority of war is essentially caused by religious beliefs. But, rather than ranting on about holy wars and extremists, I've recently been quite intrigued by the rather radical 'religion' Scientology.

Scientology seems to have somewhat of a cult following, with the exception of it's very own Hollywood stars, spreading this grey-area-of-a-word of Scientology.

The following links will provide you with a humourous explanation of 'what it's all about'. I've even included an anti-Scientology film for you to watch! It's interesting to see the extreme lengths to which people will go to make a bit, no, a lot of cash!

www.scientomogy.com/the_bridge.php

www.scientomogy.com/stopscientology/

www.xenu.net/archive/scientology_illustrated/

Rebels without cause?

An interesting subject, Bandits and Outlaws.

It is extremely debateable wether or not historic or fictional outlaws should be seen as likeable or unlikeable. Robin Hood is quite an interesting character as he is deemed an outlaw and yet is portrayed as a hero in any books/films/animations. He robs from the rich and gives to the poor! and therefore, whilst steeling and breaking the law, has very honourable principles.

There are other likeable bandits who are not so honourable. Natural Born Killers was a very interesting film because it explored a fictional (and altogether real) media's attitude towards Mickey and Malorie; two extremely violent outlaws who somehow manage to attract a mass of attention and love from the public and media, through their expressions of love and compassion towards eachother.

Film quote from a fan of the protagonists: "If I was a Mass-Murderer, I'd be Mickey and Malorie."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110632/