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I think the issue with bullying is this (I got it from a CNN clip) we use to have places to go to know that we are not freaks and we belong such as clubs, sport teams, and this worked until I'd say senior year for me. Senior year this website called MySpace got popular and the issue was that you can now bully someone around the clock instead of being stuck to the of 6/7 hours that you only saw them at school. And worse, rather than have people tell you "oh it's fine" you have the mob mentality of "_____ is a sl*t", "____ is a b*tch" and "_____ is g*y."
I was bullied in school at times but I was OK by senior year in high school. I did not deal with the MySpace, Twitter or Facebook pranks, hoaxes or anything like that that kids deal with now. I can only imagine how they feel.
No, it's not worse than it used to be. It's just a liberal, feel-good name for old-fashioned TEASING.
I'm 4'11". I was teased about being short all the time growing up. I didn't run yipping to anybody about it. I lived through it and got over it.
I actually think that there is a difference between teasing and saying "_____ is a sl*t" by 50 different people on Twitter or Facebook. This is the difference between the old days and today.
I actually think that there is a difference between teasing and saying "_____ is a sl*t" by 50 different people on Twitter or Facebook. This is the difference between the old days and today.
I do agree that the delivery is much different and much worse, but how many of those twittering twits do the correspondents even know? It is possible to just turn Twitter off, doncha know.
Social media is anti-social and is the crux of a LOT of problems people have these days. Nobody seems smart enough to just walk away from it. People live for that silly LIKE button!
I do agree that the delivery is much different and much worse, but how many of those twittering twits do the correspondents even know? It is possible to just turn Twitter off, doncha know.
Social media is anti-social and is the crux of a LOT of problems people have these days. Nobody seems smart enough to just walk away from it. People live for that silly LIKE button!
I have them but rarely use them and normally only add people that I actually know (when it comes to facebook) or celebrities and that (when it comes to twitter). I don't have much to say on it so I don't. I find that people use that to boost their egos for whatever reason.
No, it's not worse than it used to be. It's just a liberal, feel-good name for old-fashioned TEASING.
I'm 4'11". I was teased about being short all the time growing up. I didn't run yipping to anybody about it. I lived through it and got over it.
Dale, you may be short, but you clearly have attitude. I mean that as a compliment. You also come across on here as sharp-tongued and articulate. Kids who are bullied tend to be physically weak as well as very passive. Many times they simply are unable to defend themselves and the can be subjected to relentless physical pain as well as name-calling, etc. Their inability to defend themselves should not give stronger people license to physically harm them or otherwise make their lives miserable.
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On another note about coddling youth, do you all think that while it makes some more sensitive, it also let's some become more abusive and bullying others because they don't face consequences for actions?
There always been school bullies. Only now do we start to hear all the bullying going on. Or is it worse than it used to be?
I think it's much worse now.
When i grew up there was no internet, no social sites like Facebook, Twitter, or even online chat forums or email. Now children can be harassed endlessly, cealselessly, and the harassment is there in the internet cloud forever, and people can do it anonymously.
There always been school bullies. Only now do we start to hear all the bullying going on. Or is it worse than it used to be?
I don't think it's overhyped. I should know because I was bullied in school, alot, and there were some things that were done to me that weren't always talked about. I think what started happening is that certain incidents went public, and then the public started to ask some questions.
Bullying going on in school is quite bad, more than you might know. I think only now we are talking about it in public. It was bad when I was in school. Today, I think it might be much worse. I remember when I was in the 7th grade, a student spread a vicious lie about me. It took about one day for that rumor to spread to quite a few kids in the 7th grade. This was in January 1999. Today, there is facebook, twitter, iPhones, smartphones, and myspace. If I had been born in 2000(as opposed to my real year of birth, 1986), that kid could have just taken a picture using his smartphone, and then sent it to about 100 kids. And then those kids would have sent it to 100 more kids, and so one. Within one day, a rumor could spread through the school district.
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