[Perhaps what we can learn from SARS is perspective.] There are very real threats, but they don't always have to follow a Hollywood disaster movie script, ... Flu epidemics do occur. It's part of our human experience. We've survived it before and we're in a much better position to deal with it now than ever before. We have ways to contain these things that would've been unthinkable even 10 years ago. |
Gluttons no longer gorge themselves; they are simply suffering from one of a variety of eating disorders |
If you look at the research that's published, it's always 'Research says that such-and-such will happen if you suntan,' and attached to that is usually a demand for more research money. That's how the fear market is created. |
Parenting has become so intertwined with your identity that the way your child looks is seen as a direct extension of yourself. Having a particular buggy is a way of projecting your own desires and fantasies to the rest of the world. |
We are creating a new security state for children, |
What we are doing is making children more insecure as our alarmist message becomes part of everyday life. |