Six stereotypes you’ll find at the Electric Picnic

The Out and Out Alcoholic

A common sight at events such as the Electric Picnic. Can often be seen carrying multiple crates of beer and is always up for a session. The music simply accompanies the drink for this festival go-er and as a result, they rarely venture out of the campsite.

The 15 year-old wannabe hipster girl

We all know them. Flower handband, a kimono and shorts stuck to their legs. This type of girl is here for one thing and one thing only: to let others know she was here. A Facebook status, a photo album dedicated to the event and multiple Instagram posts will confirm this. Is often seen looking to get on the shoulders of young lads during a concert to get that ultimate crowd selfie.

The Cultured Artist (also known as the tortured artist)

The original hipster. Seen moping around the lesser-known sites, disregarding anything that seems too mainstream. Will ultimately express their views about music and what they believe music to be, even without you asking. Body and Soul provides a refuge for this creative bunch.

The Stoners

For lack of a better word, the stoners are instantly recognisable at any outdoor event. Smelling like burnt grass and Lynx, this lot are purely here for the excuse to use a prohibited substance. Can be heard saying: “Awh man, my head is fried” up to 50 times a day.

The Girl that only knows one song

This one speaks for itself. She pays €180 for a ticket to acts she has never heard of, apart from the headliners of course. An arch-enemy of the cultured artist.

The Parents

Ah yes, how could we forget the parents? Young parents seem to make a dash for the Electric Picnic every year, hanging around the face painting and smaller settings and steering well away from the campsites. Will have rucksacks filled with crisps and sandwiches ready to go 24/7. 

Oscar Pistorius trial-what's your verdict?

It was announced today at the High Court in Pretoria that Paralympics champion and first amputee to win an able-bodied world track medal, Oscar Pistorius, was to receive a 5 year sentence for the killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The Olympic runner was convicted of culpable homicide, or negligent killing, but acquitted for murder in February 2013.

Pistorius in court

So what's your verdict on this case? Most of us are shocked that Pistorius will only receive a five-year sentence for taking another person's life (whether it be intentional or unintentional). On the Irish Times website it stated that Pistorius’ defence lawyer Barry Roux said he expected the jailed athlete to serve only 10 months of the five-year sentence behind bars, and the remainder under house arrest. Does this really seem like a fair sentence? 
Do you think there has been allowances made for the athlete, due to his success in the 2012 Olympics or Paralympics? Or are his claims of self-defence, believing there was an intruder in his home, justified? 

Another argument is the attitude towards violence against women in South Africa. Delving deeper into the background of criminal cases in South Africa, it is alarming to see the difference between the sentencing for violence against women there than in a 1st world country. The Huffington Post documented in August 2013 that South Africa had the highest rate of violence against women in the world. "If data for all violent assaults, rapes and other sexual assaults against women are taken into account, then approximately 200,000 adult women are reported as being attacked in South Africa every year," Lerato Moloi of the South African Institute for Race Relations said. The real figure is considerably higher, she said, since most cases are never reported. 

So what's your verdict on the case? Do you think if Pistorius lived in another part of the world that his sentence would be harsher? Or do you think that the South African judicial system should have made an example out of the case in order to protect women's rights and given him a stricter sentence? Feel free to comment on your opinions below.

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Siun X

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