On my soap box

Have you seen the special report on the news this evening about binge drinking? Its not often I get up on my soap box but I'm getting mighty sick of this culture that blames everybody but the individual for obesity/drinking etc etc. I'm overweight but the only person I blame is me because I eat the wrong foods and don't exercise much. Likewise if I drink too much then its my own fault for not having enough self control, not the pubs for selling cheap beer. Sure, we could change licensing hours, impose a minimum price for drinks, stop pubs from operating happy hours etc all of which may help in some *very* small way but until people are taught that they don't actually look cool, witty and fabulous when barely able to stand or form a coherent sentence then it won't end will it?
 
Judging by the parade of half-wits and fat, semi-naked slappers on the report this evening, the best thing will be to show schoolkids/teenagers that film and say, "You don't really want to look like *that* do you?". Well, all except the bit where some woman slips and breaks her ankle, which I'm still a bit traumatised by. You could actually see it bend the wrong way. Eeuuurrgggh! (was it really necessary to show this in an early evening slot btw?)
 
In fact, show it to anybody who has ever thought they looked great whilst shit faced. Then they can see exactly how pathetic and stupid they really are.