Should we tackle 'fast fashion'?

"Some people must have a very poor sense of fashion if they need to change their look every few months."

The Wardster, Ipswich, United Kingdom
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- Changing their look every season? Erm...wouldn't that suggest a pretty good sense of fashion?



"Fashion plus the Orwelllian advertizing industry have brainwashed people into thinking that they have to follow every new, invented trend with sheeplike, brainless obedience. Even little children sneer and bully those they consider unfashionable. This also applies in home decor as much as for clothes.

Fashion is fascism."

Bill Wilcox, London
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"Fashion is Fascism"... I wonder if Bill thought this little gem up himself or whether he got it from somewhere else and decided to republish it, believeing in a moron-like, brainless way that we would just accept him as a leader in original thought?

Saying that, I'm probably being unfair to Bill. There's always the chance that someone with some intelligence might post on Have Your Say and Bill might just be one of those people. To give him credit, it's quite a catchy phrase - something akin to an advertising slogan. Perhaps it would work as a T shirt?

Oh...wait a minute...

http://www.zazzle.co.uk/fashion_is_fascism_tshirt-235913183956151428

...I wonder if they have child sizes?

"The energy from the sun actually hitting our planet is enough to run our energy needs several orders of magnitude higher than our own personal human needs. Therefore it is the fact of economics getting in the way of sustainability. Recycling everything would stop landfill. Recycling needs energy and we have that just not the economy willing to do anything about it."

John Doe, London
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- "The fact of economics getting in the way"?

Was it Wall Street that split the atom, John? Was Enron consulted about the Laws of Thermodynamics?

John, meet Science. Science...this is John

"Why not ask the likes of Madonna? Or any other poseur celebrity fashion victim who wear their heart on their disposable sleeves? It is they who drive the trend for fast fashion, not wanting to be seen in the same outfit twice...silly pop stars obsessing about designer labels and reeling off the brand names in the same breath as all their musical "influences" a la Lady Gaga...how "cool" and "du jour."

I blame the New Romantics and Face magazine personally...damned 80s revivalism."

OddBoy, Salford
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- Yeah, because there was no such thing as fashion before the 80s. Personaly I think it reached its zenith with the towering clothing achievements of the Gender Benders.

Come back Marilyn! All is forgiven!

"I'm also very annoyed by clothes that I buy. Most are poorly and cheaply made, and last through 10 or so washes before shrinking. I don't even tumble dry. Even so-called label brands aren't necessarily good quality, you just pay for the name! So - where on Earth *do* you buy decent, high quality, reasonably priced clothing that will last a few years, that isn't made in a sweat-shop?"

Shrunk, London
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- Surely the simple answer here is to buy clothes that don't annoy you? Although I'm still struggling to understand the concept of why someone would buy annoying clothes in the first place.

How have you been saving money during the recession?

""Divorce your wife!

[wildLibertarian], United Kingdom

Thats not cheap is it. Don't get married in the first place is the key to happiness."

Mark, Bracknell
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- I've always wondered what sort of person takes the time to contribute to Have Your Say. Here, both wildLibertarian and Mark seem to give us a depressing glimpse into the mildly misogynistic world of the lone Have Your Say'er.


"Don't pay for money with money"

Martin Parkes, United Kingdom
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- I've no idea. The moronic moderator strikes again


"As an Englishman who pays for The British parliament, the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly plus the European Parliament. I would like to request the closure of The House of Lords to save money, these people are unelected by the tax payer, Closing the House of Lords would shut the most expensive doss house ever known to mankind.

Surely there is some where cheaper for those 'old buffers' to sleep."

[HarryLondon], London
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- Yeah! And get rid of that bloody 'justice system' thing as well, eh?!

I have a suspicion that contemplating the rammifications of finaly deciding on 'Daddy or chips?' would keep Harry quiet for a very long time.



"As I keep repeating to anyone who asks, the system is NOT geared to reward savers! Having said that, I've saved quite a bit over the years because I just didn't NEED to buy all sorts of stuff that I had no use for. Now, I'm looking to buy a house which seems to be a much better store of value than cash. If I have any cash left after that, perhaps some gold would be a good purchase."

Christian, London
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- And perhaps some stupid poor people to peel grapes and pop them into your smug little mouth Christian?


"When my Mum was a kid (the youngest of 5) in the 30's; it was a matter of pride to her parents that all their children had SHOES!

Get some perspective and stop whingeing."

[boiling-frog], United Kingdom
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- Boiling Frogs comment reminds me off something...ah yes....the Monty Python sketch...

- FIRST YORKSHIREMAN:

You were lucky. We lived for three months in a paper bag in a septic tank. We used to have to get up at six in the morning, clean the paper bag, eat a crust of stale bread, go to work down t' mill, fourteen hours a day, week-in week-out, for sixpence a week, and when we got home our Dad would thrash us to sleep wi' his belt.

SECOND YORKSHIREMAN:

Luxury. We used to have to get out of the lake at six o'clock in the morning, clean the lake, eat a handful of 'ot gravel, work twenty hour day at mill for tuppence a month, come home, and Dad would thrash us to sleep with a broken bottle, if we were lucky!

etc etc etc....

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo)

Are we living in a climate of fear?

"If the truth is known were are living in a climate of stupidity sanctioning the fund raising of terrorist organisations by decriminalising credit card fraud. The trails often lead to foreign shores almost certainly to terrorist causes, simpler to ignore than to deal with and no one takes responsibility so we all fund organised crime and terrorism."

Louis Cannell, Northampton, United Kingdom
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- Brilliant! Now I'm pretty sure if I committed credit card fraud the police would probably want to have a little chat with me, despite Louis' assertion that it's been decriminalised. The best bit however is the 'right outta leftfield' conclusion that we all fund terrorists. Brilliant!


"I don't have a problem with a DNA database, phone logs or CCTV cameras. The innocent have nothing to fear."

Lucy McGough, Northwich, Cheshire, United Kingdom

"Do you have curtains on your windows? Why do you close them if you are innocent and have nothing to fear?"

Something Else, Bracknell, United Kingdom
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- Quite a few people replied to Lucy and pointed out the fallacy of her argument. Something Else however, seems to have missed the target somewhat in their haste to hit the 'Add Your Comment' button. Regardless of the 73 morons that recommened him/her, it would seem to me that guilt or innocence has nothing to do with wanting to keep your bits covered while you get out of the shower.

..I may be wrong...


"Ha! Not one person on this forum would engage in any kind of protest to regain any lost liberties, or to prevent the state being able to track every comminication.

British people don't know how to protest, we need lessons from the French (which hurts me to say so)"

Jogn Barnes, Jacqui Smith's UK
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- Ha! indeed Jogn. That'll be you and 70 other morons that have forgotten about the Poll Tax riots then.


"Just look at History and you will see it was the Christians who invaded other countries and created colonies while mascaring millions. Just shows how ignorant you are.Qadeer Ahmed, High Wycombe"

A bit of eye liner never hurt anyone.

Newsman Face, Stockport, United Kingdom
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- Someone's doing my job for me.....

What should be done about unruly pupils?

"Unruly kids? Total lack of discipline is the problem. Kids have no boundries enforced so they don't know what to do. They don't develop self discipline because all the organisations are too tied up in political correctness to be allowed to help them develop it. In the animal kingdom if a member of the herd misbehaves they are excluded until they do conform. Put these kids into centres away from others where they will learn that every action has consequences. But reintegrate them afterwards."

Fedupcitizen, Leeds

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- Are we to believe that there are ostricised bovines out there who have been a bit naughty in the field. Ignored by the others until they learn to behave?

I'd be interested in these 'centres' though that house individual children. Would you be able to drop them off for an hour or so while you popped to Tescos, also is the integration back into society a long process, or is it just a case of opening the cage near a playground like a human animal hospital?

Not many pupils were 'disruptive' when I went too school. When they were it was a trip to the Head Master's office!

Where you got the cane! I never met one pupil who went back for more!

Bert, Wisbech, England

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- Have you had your letter from the Queen yet Burt?

"We have unruly Govenment Members and bankers who are far more dangerous than the youth of this country we have a media that covertly agrees with these people and backs them because it is owned by what I would call real gangsters. To me they are all in bed with each other and bash the youth and old and Muslims are the chosen ones to beat up on. There is no fear in this country apart from Govenment fear what is the next step asbos for all of them I say but then I am not a youth"

Denise Freeman, Liverpool

3 in a bed Government member teen bondage bash. You want to get on to the papers with that.

It's just a lack of self control and discipline, bring back the cat o nine tails!

Bert Puttocks, still Awaiting Moderation in Dunham Massey, United Kingdom

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-Still waiting for the S&M topic Bert? I'm sure it'll be here soon.

"Open up a disused raf base or whatever put the unruly pupils into it get them up at six out for a 20 mile run before breakfast then school all day until six pm bedtime is 8pm no matter what age have the place run by ex army sergeants
if they buck the system in there they get put in solitary for two day and min food all pupils have to do a min 3 months any misdemeanours extends this to six months when released they are tagged for a further six months curfew time is 6pm to 6am"

ALLAN, CUPAR FIFE

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Will there be time for punctuation lessons or whatever?

Friday 13th, unlucky for some?

""Do you believe in luck?" Since we cannot answer the fundamental question of all existence, "Why sjould there be anything?" then logically there is nothing else but luck."

John McKay, London, United Kingdom
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- Logically? Logically!?!
D-, please show workings!


"It makes absolutely no difference what day it is. It's just a bit of stupidity put into the heads of children (like father christmas and religion) that gives them hang-ups for years. I wish people would be more responsible."

margaret hamilton, Walsall
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- Perhaps Margaret should have a word with the commitee that comes up with these ideas?


"It is all rubbish. A black cat which you pictured on this article is considered unlucky in Russia, but lucky in Japan. Both can't be right. This fear of the number 13 (especially prominent in the United States where the 13th floor is bypassed in tall buildings as no one wants to work/live on them) is a spin off from their religiousosity. No such qualms in the UK."

Noddy, Soton, UK
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- And while we're at it, can we settle the arguments once and for all about Polar Bears? My Eskimo mate is shit scared of them but I keep telling him there's nothing to worry about. I've never even seen a Polar Bear.

So which is it? Both can't be right?


"Do we have to?"

Jim, Jimtown
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- Nope, no idea what Jim is on about but the moderator thinks it's fit to publish. I'd imagine it's a similar moron hierarchy that allows 'Celebrity Dancing on Ice' to be commissioned.

What are the limits of freedom of speech?

"I think everyone should grow up and shut up. I swear, if you can't handle criticism, you should think why that might be rather than railing at your critic. Whether it's your fragile religious beliefs or race-based counter-culture, I'm not interested in hearing it and I'll damn well tell you so, because I am British and I will damn well speak my piece."

Carl, Swindon
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- Do you think if I called Carl a moronic, racist c*** he would pause and think why that might be? Or do you think he would rail against his critic by attempting to punch me repeatedly in the face?


"Freedom of speech - where ? Certainly not in the UK anymore; everything is now considered racist."

PAUL, LONDON
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- Really? Everything? or just everything you say, Paul?


"Who was it that said."I do not agree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say" ?"

Spike Milligan, Lee-on-the-Solent., United Kingdom
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- I'd just Google it, Spike.


"I agree that hate speech is wrong, but nowadays no one is allowed any freedom of speech without the PC brigade ready to pounce."

Felicity Who, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- Translation :- "I'm not racist but you can't even call a chap a 'darkie' now without someone getting upset!"


"Freedom of speech, a joke, and no longer exists in the U.K. Sacrificed on the religious alter of polical correctness"

Ron C, Northwest, United Kingdom
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- Ron's right! How on Earth have we let this Stazi-like control silently creep into every aspect of our daily lives?

Perhaps we should move to a far more liberal country, like China or North Korea? Or why not one of the last bastions of civilization and free speech, like the Ivory Coast? No dilly-dallying with the namby-pamby PC brigade there.

Or maybe...just maybe, Rons Haiku-like hyperbole is a result of his annoyance that he doesn't have anything remotely controversial to say and will drift back into his conformist little life once the excitement and anarchy of pressing the "Add Your Comment" button has died down.

How important is Darwin?

""how crucial are darwin's ideas?", most ordinary people would not have a clue."
[steve-LG], United Kingdom
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- Is Steve trying to suggest that most ordinary people are rather ignorant and not as well educated as your average, intellectually superior Have Your Say-er? Or does Steve inhabit a world where he has acsended the status of mere mortal and now deigns to spout his wisdom via an ethereal presence on Have Your Say and recommended by his 12 disciples?


"Dariin proves (not intentionally) what a waste of space religion is and what utter fools any one is who believes in creationism"
Adrian, Leeds
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- Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't Darwins work called The Origin of Species, and not The Origin of Life, The Universe and Everything in it?

Still... biology, theology ...it's all the bleedin 'same innit?!


"It is amazing to me that such an obvious process as evolution went unnoticed for so many centauries. Maybe Darwin’s greatest legacy is the proof that religious dogma retards progress."

The Wardster, Ipswich, United Kingdom
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- I know what you mean Wardster, that whole E=MC2 thing had everyone guessing for a while too. It's the local Bishops fault if you ask me!


"Put it this way- he's WAY bigger than Jesus."

Na Breithne, London
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- In what way Na? Book sales? T-shirts? Followers?

A-ha! His beard!