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Are school fights really that common? There were never any when I was in middle or high school.
I know fights were somewhat common when I was in school in the ‘70s and ‘80s. I’d say a lot in junior high, then tapered off in high school. I think junior high because of the age. By the time they got to high school they had matured a little more.
Most bullying no longer involves physical violence.
Social media is a far more powerful weapon.
There’s this old goat living in the WH who could see his favorability ratings soar if he ceased online bullying like a middle school kid.
Only insecure people worry about what is said on social media. It's only words that you aren't even forced to read. You have ALL the power, not the bully. Physical bullying is much worse because you HAVE to deal with it and the bully has all the power.
Only insecure people worry about what is said on social media. It's only words that you aren't even forced to read. You have ALL the power, not the bully. Physical bullying is much worse because you HAVE to deal with it and the bully has all the power.
Not to mention physical bullies usually verbally bully too.
Reminds me of the election. White people tired of being bullied by the left.
And someone manages to politicise it and make it about the lib'ruls on page 1. I am impressed. Don't forget to look under your bed for lib'rul boogeymen.
It disturbs me very much that no one, especially the boys standing around, stepped in to protect this cheerleader from the massive sized female bully or stop the fight. Instead, they stood around whooping, filming, and cheering. disgusting behavior by the 'spectators'.
That's what people mean when they say "ghetto culture" or refer to "thugs". That's those spectators right there. These people cause most of the problems in society.
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A lot to say on here, but I'll try to be shorter than usual. Nobody knows what happened before the video started. So it's pointless to say who started what. Maybe the taunter was retaliating against an earlier indignity from the cheerleader not caught on video. But then again, maybe the video does show the full story. No way to know. So it's pointless to address that
*I firmly believe in right to self-defense.
*Like crime, bullying can be reduced but not eliminated (in fact, not only does it already overlap with crime, even where it doesn't overlap with actual crime, it's often a stepping stone or predictor of future crime - even if "only" white-collar crime and "conning" type crimes).
*Ultimately, the only way to really, really reduce bullying in a big way is to change the culture - including the adult culture. For the past 10 years, workplace bullying also is now a big issue. Canada, Australia, Japan, and most European countries have varying types laws against workplace bullying, although so far as I know no US state has a law specifically addressing this. But I think within the next 20 years at least some states will have such laws. With challenges to bullying in all age groups, I think bullying will decrease over the next few decades.
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My thoughts exactly. And humans think they're above animals...
I understand the sentiment, but can't quite agree. It's more like humans have considerable (if imperfect) ability to overrule their reptilian brainstem - including resist the very temptation for thinking lowly of a person on petty grounds. Humans just far too often choose not to (although for the more sympathetic, sincere, and decent faction of people, explaining whys and whats about the matter can make a huge dent in bullying - thereby depriving bullies of social and cultural power to commit their dirty deeds without social consequences).
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Are school fights really that common? There were never any when I was in middle or high school.
It depends on the school. Some school staff really cracks down on bullying. Others have this...a-HEM... "old school" way of dealing with it (i.e., rarely to never step in to stop it).
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