Teddy bear in arms for civil rights
Friday, July 03, 2015
Typical of dolls or toys, he has the irresistible charm, but also arrogance with a crazy sense of humour that compares to none and serenades everyone. If you missed Ted (2012) he is back and this time around movie enthusiasts are part of the jury as he has turned the big screen into his courtroom. In Ted 2, he is agitated and fighting for his rights.
In this fascinating film the newly married couple, Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent Ted has to prove he is a person in a court of law.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...