You got yourself into the mess, get yourself out

I have absolutely no sympathy for the women who are criticising the government for not paying  for the removal of potential harmful breast implants. These French PIP implants are made for industrial silicon, which is not of medical grade. The implants have been found to be prone to rupturing with a one in 10 chance that they will rupture, causing health implications.

But why should the NHS be held responsible and thus have to spend money on rectifying a problem caused through private clinics?

These women chose personally to go to a private clinic and have breast implants. Nobody forced them! As part of consenting to this surgery, they would have had to have been knowledgeable that the surgery carried risks. All surgery carries risks. As a consequence to wanting to 'better their image' (probably failing) 40,000 women got themselves into a mess with dodgy implants. I think that all women who have received implants in the last decade should be allowed to see their medical records to see whether they have had the PIP implants or not. If they have had them, they should get themselves out of their own mess through private clinics. The NHS has better things to do with money rather than help women who's top priority in life are their breasts. 40,000 women could afford breast transplants; 40,000 women can therefore afford to remove them.

Here's a kitty to lighten the mood.

We're programmed the same

Which one is more likely to rob a bank?

They are as likely as each other. An item of clothing can't change a persons intentions, nor can show someone's motive.
Applied to the above case they are in fact the same person, shame on you for thinking that Bob wearing a cap would rob a bank. Bob's head gets cold sometimes and other times he struggles to read his computer...

Stereotypes.

No matter whether we disagree or agree with stereotyping, we all have fallen victim to stereotyping people. Stereotyping is deeply embedded in everyday society and hardwired into our brains via the constant stream from media. It's the foundations of socialising, entertainment, advertising, comedy...

Whilst writing this and watching 'American Dad' the character Steve Smith has just been labelled as a geek; I find it unfair to use this for entertainment purposes. But why do I continue to laugh? This to me is proof that even though we understand stereotyping is wrong, we continue to use it to make ourselves feel better and increasingly worthy by diminishing others. The same as why we watch comedy. If there was a ban on stereotyping, BBC Three would have no shows... Then what would I watch every night... As humans we need people to laugh at and push down to boost our own confidence; to make us feel that we have the best life going. When in fact we don't.

I have personally been labeled a geek the majority of my life. I try in desperation to convince myself that I don't mind this as 'there's nothing wrong with being slightly clever or wearing glasses', but yet I still deter myself from wearing my glasses... My subconscious wants me to be 'normal' (whatever that is) and to be normal I must laugh at others so that their differences are highlighted instead of mine. We are all guilty of this. But yet we are all only different by 0.1%. Well genetically at least. But our choices that makes us who we are shouldn't influence us to have an opinion over anybody before you know them.

An open mind should be kept until evidence is given to justify any opinions you have about a stranger. Don't listen to me though. I'm probably writing this in order to ease some sort of guilty conscious. I far too quickly judge people and hate this flaw. On many occasions I have severely misjudged the characteristics of many people who I thought to be bone-idle stupid chavs... Surprisingly enough their excessive wearing of tracksuits didn't hinder their intelligence.

Because we know the race, faith, customs, sexuality, fashion styles and other differences of a person, we shouldn't have the privilege of being able to judge their personality or degree of intelligence. Jumping to conclusions over someone's character and then degrading them does not make us civilised.

  The most civilised specie?