How to Not become a Stephen Fowler
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Insults, rudeness, racist remarks, generalized stereotyping. This was the downfall of Stephen Fowler in One Hour on Reality TV. Wife Swap, Jan 30th episode. I've decided we can change our attitudes by not repeating Stephen Fowler's worst day.
Instructions in three steps:
1. I understand TV Reality shows are edited with the intent to entice more views. But what brought on the downfall of Stephen Fowler? Elitist attitude? It really doesn't matter what it was. What matters is that we do as Crosby,Stills,Nash and Young advocate in the song,"Teach Your Children Well". Teach our children manners, courtesy, social compassion, embracing diversity among men by your example. You are the Reality TV of their lives. They are editing you and will judge you just as harshly. You enhance your family relationship by teaching.
2. The Iraq war. My intent is not to agree or disagree with it. I want us to stop for a moment and think of these soldiers as 'someone's' child. Most wars have divided nations, and families. Let's put aside that for a moment, and purchase cell phone cards for soldiers to phone their families here in the United States. Do you fly often? Donate frequent flyer miles to soldiers stuck in deployment areas around the world. Support Fisher House, which provides housing near Department of Defence hospitals for veterans and soldiers families.
3. Those who been able to earn their Masters, Doctorate or Bachelors' degrees need to share our education with others who aren't afforded the opportunity. This is how we differ from Stephen Fowler, we will not have an elitist idea of ourselves, belittling and stereotyping those around us. Our health, wealth, intelligence are all a gift. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. What is going to be written on your epitaph? What kind of reputation will you leave behind? Let's store our treasures and in Heaven where nothing will destroy them.
Insults, rudeness, racist remarks, generalized stereotyping. This was the downfall of Stephen Fowler in One Hour on Reality TV. Wife Swap, Jan 30th episode. I've decided we can change our attitudes by not repeating Stephen Fowler's worst day.
Instructions in three steps:
1. I understand TV Reality shows are edited with the intent to entice more views. But what brought on the downfall of Stephen Fowler? Elitist attitude? It really doesn't matter what it was. What matters is that we do as Crosby,Stills,Nash and Young advocate in the song,"Teach Your Children Well". Teach our children manners, courtesy, social compassion, embracing diversity among men by your example. You are the Reality TV of their lives. They are editing you and will judge you just as harshly. You enhance your family relationship by teaching.
2. The Iraq war. My intent is not to agree or disagree with it. I want us to stop for a moment and think of these soldiers as 'someone's' child. Most wars have divided nations, and families. Let's put aside that for a moment, and purchase cell phone cards for soldiers to phone their families here in the United States. Do you fly often? Donate frequent flyer miles to soldiers stuck in deployment areas around the world. Support Fisher House, which provides housing near Department of Defence hospitals for veterans and soldiers families.
3. Those who been able to earn their Masters, Doctorate or Bachelors' degrees need to share our education with others who aren't afforded the opportunity. This is how we differ from Stephen Fowler, we will not have an elitist idea of ourselves, belittling and stereotyping those around us. Our health, wealth, intelligence are all a gift. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. What is going to be written on your epitaph? What kind of reputation will you leave behind? Let's store our treasures and in Heaven where nothing will destroy them.
There isn't much I can add to that. I love that the first thought was for Fowler's children. We may be insulted, but they suffer that rat bastard's horrible attutude every day. We can walk away from him, but they're stuck there in that house, having his skewed and twisted values shoved down their throats. I'm haunted by the image of that poor buy saying "I don't want to but my father forces me to." And getting dragged out of bed to finish 8 homework problems.
If I child were stuck down a well, the whole country would rush to save him. If a child were kidnapped and forced to endure this sort of torture, the whole world would rush to rescue him. Why isn't anybody rushing to rescue those poor kids? Will they ever know that there are people out there who cared?
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This was perfectly written. Education is meaningless if we don't share what we have learned in a gracious manner so that everyone benefits. Fowler was cruel to his children and sarcastic to his son, when he said, "Don't you understand plain English?" Sarcasm is confusing to a child a demeaning to anyone because it betrays contempt. The question "Don't you understand plain English?" must have been particularly frightening to the boy because he saw first hand how his father treats people that he thinks are stupid. A social worker should at least visit.
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please dont judge all british by what this git says.
Im British and im not like him in fact pompous self rightous big mouth snobs like him are common here these days .
I know because Ive seen and had to work with people like him who looked down on me because I didnt have a degree , [Ive a diploma ]I have had to put up with foul insults from the likes of him over here A. Because I have a diploma asive mentioned .
B.My family background isnt privilaged , im not one of the chaps ,one of the club ,im the outsider
My family background is small trade various businesses100 years ago now no longer going, also I have had members of my family in domestic service, housemaids etc,In the British army and royal navy,all other ranks up to sergent or Chief petty officer [navy]
Fowler would have been the sort to be the snob officer whod most likely get his men killed as he knows best.
Snob officers here get called ruperts.
Its taken me years to pull myself up regardless of the likes of fowler who are nothing but jumped up snobs who look down on people who have to work bloody hard for aliving.
Great britain is NOT all fowler so please dont judje everyone else here because of him and his appalling rot
thank you
an englishman NOT like fowler
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