Comments on: The Twinkie Defense: Teen Drinking and Violence https://bethecatblog.com/2011/11/the-twinkie-defense-teen-drinking-and-violence/ random musings of stories and life Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:53:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: LK Gardner-Griffie https://bethecatblog.com/2011/11/the-twinkie-defense-teen-drinking-and-violence/#comment-1504 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:53:18 +0000 https://bethecatblog.com/?p=2034#comment-1504 In reply to Jillybug.

I think there is a little bit of both things going on… one is that there could be some side effects of the chemicals in soda, and second is that yes… the thrill of the walk on the wild side holds a lot of allure… even if we only think we’re wild. 😉

]]> By: Jillybug https://bethecatblog.com/2011/11/the-twinkie-defense-teen-drinking-and-violence/#comment-1503 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:42:23 +0000 https://bethecatblog.com/?p=2034#comment-1503 That’s interesting! Recently going sugar/wheat free, I know that if I (slip up) consume too much sugar, I start to have mood swings, problems focusing, and just am plain not nice to be around.

If I was a hormonal out of wack teenager, maybe I’d be prone to violence. Hard to say. I remember being a teenager and doing dangerous things (weapons, boozing on the bus) for the sake of being dangerous. I just didn’t want to be a good girl anymore. Bad me, I know.

]]> By: LK Gardner-Griffie https://bethecatblog.com/2011/11/the-twinkie-defense-teen-drinking-and-violence/#comment-1436 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:35:02 +0000 https://bethecatblog.com/?p=2034#comment-1436 In reply to Simon L..

Actually, believe it or not, (and I’m sure you will), I think the “badass” factor is probably more of the results than the surveyors counted on, because in my youth I used to carry a knife… not because of soda consumption, but strictly for the bravado of it. My thought for reworking fiction was more along the lines of “wow – that could be an interesting story thread which could totally spiral out of control if I nudged it.”

And I also felt the sampling was too small to have accurate results. Just an interesting thing to make the brain generate more stories.

]]> By: Simon L. https://bethecatblog.com/2011/11/the-twinkie-defense-teen-drinking-and-violence/#comment-1435 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:42:37 +0000 https://bethecatblog.com/?p=2034#comment-1435 Interesting article, LK, but I’d definitely think twice about reworking your fiction. First, it was a survey of youth in Boston public schools, and only 22 of them, at that. I wonder whether the findings were skewed by socioeconomic status, and the poorer diet of many inner city teens.

Also, depending on teens to report whether they carry weapons? Can you discount the “I’ll make myself out to be a badass” factor? Cuz I can’t. When I was young and admittedly stupid, I’d’ve lied on an anonymous survey to make myself feel more hardcore than I actually was (which wasn’t very hardcore). I have to wonder if some of the males in that survey did too.

Anyway, I don’t drink soda. I get all my violent impulses from other beverages. 🙂

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