Comments on: Fiona MacKeown Ticks All The Boxes In Anorak Bingo

By: Kavya Lee

Kavya Lee — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:36:32 +0000

India doesn’t blame men for anything when it comes to the victimization of women

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:25:15 +0000

Stop blaming Fiona and blame the rapist.

By: I 8 Tapas

I 8 Tapas — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:54:00 +0000

How many of the better off leave their children with au pairs or nannies not only in foreign countries but travelling in economy class while they are in first class. Poor choice but not generally fatal.

By: Pray For Little Soul

Pray For Little Soul — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:50:57 +0000

19 The Original Stan,

weird: first there were reports of her having been found at her grandparents’ house, now at the house of a loner ?? see new story in Daily Mail, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=533944&in_page_id=1770&ct=5

By: The Original Stan

The Original Stan — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:24:02 +0000

not sure now they are saying a 39 year old man has been arrested under suspicion of abduction..i think it will be a while until something solid comes out about this..think it is mainly rumours at the min

By: Matt.

Matt. — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:23:06 +0000

“”"”Joan Burnie writes:

FIONA MacKEOWN, the mum of 15-year-old Scarlett Keeling, who was raped
and murdered in Goa, is unlikely to ever win Mother of the Year. There are those
who also, even if they don’t say it right out loud, whisper it about Kate McCann”"
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I’ll be proud to bloody well shout it out….you simpering hack….Kate McCann
is unlikely to ever win a Mother of the Year Award.

By: i-dont-believe-them

i-dont-believe-them — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:19:21 +0000

which grandparent’s house? father’s or mother’s?

By: The Original Stan

The Original Stan — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:12:50 +0000

dying to hear the full story on it..unconfirmed reprts say she was found hiding under a bed in her grandparents home..if thats true id say there will be some serious questions asked as to why she did not want to go home..

By: Pray For Little Soul

Pray For Little Soul — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:59:15 +0000

THANK GOODNESS Shannon’s be found! i’d always hoped this was no more than a case of a child having run away from home (given the tales of her crying and not wanting to go home), and good to know she had the good sense to go somewhere safe.

By: i-dont-believe-them

i-dont-believe-them — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:55:46 +0000

shannon found alive. such good news.

By: AgendaWide

AgendaWide — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:45:52 +0000

I don’t think lifestyle explains tradgedies as these articles suggest. If you compare these crimes against children with crimes against adults you can see how little the media covers the lifestyle of adults who are victims of crimes, and when it does lifestyle is not seen as the cause, and used as an excuse to bash relatives and generate fear about adults’ freedom of movement.

By: AgendaWide

AgendaWide — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:39:00 +0000

How does having lots of children characterise the ‘Me Me Me’ and ‘because you’re worth it’ generation ?(Gaunt) Unless you are loaded it is hard hard work and leaves little time for self.
Woman’s Hour BBC quoted a poll which said that 4/5 parents would permit their older teenagers stay with their boyfriend’s family, isn’t Fiona McKeown simply one of this majority ? I doubt if she pawned her daughter off for her convenience but simply allowed her daughter have her way.

By: Marie Nicholas

Marie Nicholas — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:23:54 +0000

I am aking myself a few questions :

- Is our society more dangerous for youg people than it used to be, say, 50 years ago? (I am not speaking of wartimes, which have maimed and killed enormous numbers of children, and young men). If there are more children raped, kidnapped, killed, is it related to more sexual freedom, more drug consumption, more crime?

Or are we just more aware of it now? It would be interesting to check the crime statistics.

Second set of questions :
- Is it right to blame the mother when some small child or teen ager is harmed? My answer is “why not?”, considering the power and responsibility that the parents have on the welfare of their children. Yet, when there is also a father, he should share the blame.

Besides, I find it strange that the blame comes from the media, all of a sudden, and only when some problems have occurred, which are more spectacular than the every day, humdrum, children’s tragedies . They get indignant about the Jersey monsters,about the “naïve” or careless mothers, about paedophilia… after the tragedies have happen. It is much easier than an in-depth reflection on our society, and it sells much better. The same press that now lectures the mothers produces magazines for teenagers and for mothers that do not encourage down to earth thinking and safe, realistic values. Attractiveness, glamour, and interest for the celebrities come first. Look at the quantity of advertisements, and at their contents, and tell me I am wrong about the type of culture they convey.

It is rather amusing that the journalists working for them now set themselves as morals lecturers.

By: David

David — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:28:10 +0000

Well Karen, there is something to be said for a stable family life. I had one, my kids had one, and now my grandchildren have one.
We all paid our way, took nothing from the state, didn’t live in a carvan in the middle of a mud hole, didn’t wind up dead on a beach in India (Not that it couldn’t happen but I dont think it’s likely)
And… what the hell are a family on benefits doing on a six month holiday in India anyway? Who pays for that? The British taxpayer I assume.
Makes me happy I emigrated.

By: jo

jo — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:25:48 +0000

Karren
The mcPrecious do not shag! They have tube babies

By: jo

jo — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:21:24 +0000

7
karren
Witch hunt

I must admit I feel 103%”closer” to the witch Fiona than the mcWitch.
For various reasons

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:16:31 +0000

And how come we whisper it about Kate McCann and how come it’s just Kate and not Gerry too? They both made the choice to leave the door unlocked and their kids alone.

Much more stupid than Fiona or Karen Matthews.

Do the press judge parenting skills by how many men we know the Mother’s shagged???

By: i-dont-believe-them

i-dont-believe-them — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:53:14 +0000

The main issue is State sponsored, State condoned, and State promoted, bad parenting.

By: jo

jo — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:53:14 +0000

4
i-dont-believe-them
you should know: you are a father or you were a father?

By: i-dont-believe-them

i-dont-believe-them — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:51:07 +0000

In Britain: What is a father?