Looking at the module guide, it is clear as to why the Being Bad class is quite large. A module guide that highlights Drugs, Masturbation, Infidelity and Tattoos & Body Modification as subject topics is guaranteed to draw interest...

Asking the students to write down, anonymously, things they have done that may be considered as wrong or bad, that we believe to be wrong or bad, or may have serious consequences, was a very amusing task. Admittedly, my own admission to stealing a number of *popular coffee shop* mugs and the odd occasion with weed seemed quite mild if not pathetic when compared to other students declarations of incest and horse shootings. But it has to be questioned as to whether some took the opportunity to distort the truth…can we really believe that someone had ‘sexy time’ with their sister? Our reactions to these ‘bad things’ were of shock, horror and amusement, but when questioned ‘why is incest bad?’ people were struggling to answer. We KNOW/BELEIVE its bad behaviour, but ‘cos it is’ doesn’t seem a sufficient answer.

I am hoping that we are given the opportunity to question what society dictates as bad, and to test our own beliefs and judgements. Even though opinions won’t necessarily be changed, it is valuable to understand and question rather than to accept things on face value.

After the introductory lecture, I am, other than a self-confessed geek, looking forward to the rest of the module…

Bit of a small read..but maybe bad behaviour is rooted in our genes? Hmm.Doubt it mate!