Of course, these same nutbars probably support the School of the Americas.
I’m not an expert, but it seems to me if everyone doesn’t like you, the problem might be with you.
I don’t mean to be insensitive, but the object is to figure out how to get along with people, not how to prevent being bullied. Kicking the crap out of someone who picks on you is fine once and a while. If you are constantly getting into fights everytime someone makes a joke at your expense, then you just get a reputation for being a violent psycho and that won’t make you any friends.
Here’s the deal. You have the right to not be beaten or constantly harassed. That does not mean you have the right to be liked. You also don’t have the right to expect that no one will ever offend you or laugh at you. And you better learn how to react to it appropriately because people are going to come into conflict with you all through life.
Ok…so you broke one of the Laws of Fashion. No big deal.
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It’s a tradition for highschoolers to pick on the young and the weak. - Hank Hill
Well, I’m glad someone admits that it was “no big deal”! The way these people carried on, you’d think I’d clubbed a baby seal. The funny thing is, though, if they’d seen Janet Jackson or somebody (remember, it was the '80s) wearing that in a magazine, they would have all started doing it, especially if it made their moms shriek.
Good ASCII, BTW!
I have to admit, I tend to be somewhat of a slave to fashion. When me and my friends meet up somewhere, quite often we are (unintentionally) wearing the same Banana Republic shirt and pants (and we’re all straight guys). The other day in the J. Crew store, I had to tell the sales girl that if I caught myself wearing the teal pants she tried to sell me, I’d have to kick my own ass.
Anyway, I’ve been trying to wrap my brain around this whole bully thing. As a skinny kid with a smart mouth, I had my share of confrontations with assholes. I think just about everyone does. But I never experienced anything close to constant beatings and harassment.
Speaking objectively, there was always one kid in every group who was “that kid”. You could always pick him out. He would always say or do stupid things or screw up everything or just generally rub everyone the wrong way. And once you are identified as “that kid”, no one wants to be friends with you. It then becomes a vicous cycle since “weird loners” are even bigger targets for bullies.
If you are being constantly picked on (Timmy was bullied in 4 different schools) you need to look at your behavior. I’m not saying that it’s the victims fault. It’s just that you have no control over other peoples actions. Just your own.
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