Bullying - Discussion

[Cottonball]

Ah I wasn't bullied really.. In Middle school it would just be someone replying with a rude reply to a question I asked or something I had said. There were a few times someone said something mean to me but I just brush it off. I don't remember anything major. In high school I didn't get bullied at all.

 

[PapaNer]

Every time I tried to type something out I couldn't word it in a way I would like it to be taken.

So the tl;dr version: bullying bad.

 

[Bambi]

I'm with PapaNer, I can't type it out so it is taken correctly.

Yes I was bullied really badly. I'm thankful Facebook wasn't around while I was in high school.

 

[Ashtot]

I was bullied from grade 6 to grade 8 (mostly). Some people just don't know how to act in social situations and just act extremely immature I guess. I was extremely lonely and grade 6 was without a doubt the worst year of my life.

Honestly I wish they would get rid of the word bullying and call it what it really is, harassment.

 

[Mino]

I love bullying.

 

[Byngo]

Really? ...Really, I hope you're being sarcastic.

 

[Mino]

Really? ...Really, I hope you're being sarcastic.

Shutup nerd.

No, but I really wonder what sort of discussion the guy posting this thought he'd prompt. One can safely assume that posting this on a video game message board will invariably get replies from people saying, "Yes, I've been bullied. My opinion is that it's not good."

 

[gorgonara]

"Why are you wearing a girl's jumper?"
"Are you a boy or a girl?"
"Do you wear girls underwear?"
"Why am I covered in my own blood?"

like i wouldnt call it bullying but the amount of objectifying, invasive, rude and ignorant sound that comes out of some people's mouths dude. I just kind of stopped talking to people that aren't my friends in year 10 because I was worried everyone was catching on and would find out that i am in fact a shark and id have to eat them.

 

[Nami]

Bullying hm.. well, I wasn't too much overall, just in one particular school. I got made fun of for my appearance a lot, mainly my gapped teeth and I was a bit overweight and just, blah. I wound up going back to finish up high school, I had lost the weight, my teeth were fixed and was fairly happy with myself. I saw the same people who teased me looking like they always did, a bunch of.. ah.. hm.. escorts? Hahah. I realized just how silly it was to worry about what people like them thought of me.

Bullying itself, yeah I can't complain too much. My real problem was my social anxiety that stopped me from making friends beyond the age of 10. Which still, I am best friends with a couple of great girls whom I did meet around that age.

 

[oath2order]

I haven't been bullied. :/

Well, there was once. All this happened in a single day and then it was done. A girl was harassing me for being gay so I walked back to where I usually eat lunch. She followed me, I told her to "**** off, (insert four letter c-word here)". She then punched me and she had these massive nails and scratched my face.

She got suspended for a week. I got suspended for a day due to inciting the whole thing. It got written off my record though.

And that's all that happened.

 

[Ashtot]

Shutup nerd.

No, but I really wonder what sort of discussion the guy posting this thought he'd prompt. One can safely assume that posting this on a video game message board will invariably get replies from people saying, "Yes, I've been bullied. My opinion is that it's not good."

Well I think he wanted to start a discussion about bullying, without pointless criticism.

 

[gorgonara]

inciting the whole thing.

the amount of victim blaming queer kids get makes my blood freeze. In the words of patrick wolf.

"With gay or bi people, I think education still wonders if it's a nature-versus-nurture thing. If you were black, they'd know they couldn't change you, and racist bullying would never be condoned, but if someone is quite feminine or knows they might be gay at 13, they think they can change you with a bit of rugby."

 

[Mino]

Well I think he wanted to start a discussion about bullying, without pointless criticism.

There had been literally one reply of substance up to that point. Great, deep discussion.

I see these threads all over this place: Here's a thing, discuss. That's not even an exaggeration. All it is is an invitation for someone to state an opinion, like some kind of perverse cooperative blog.

 

[Byngo]

Shutup nerd.

No, but I really wonder what sort of discussion the guy posting this thought he'd prompt. One can safely assume that posting this on a video game message board will invariably get replies from people saying, "Yes, I've been bullied. My opinion is that it's not good."

So be it, then. Maybe he wanted to hear others experiences? And I think anywhere people will have the opinion that it's not a good thing.

I'd rather read a short and simple post stating they don't agree with bullying than a rant that is pro-bully.

 

[Ashtot]

There had been literally one reply of substance up to that point. Great, deep discussion.

I see these threads all over this place: Here's a thing, discuss. That's not even an exaggeration. All it is is an invitation for someone to state an opinion, like some kind of perverse cooperative blog.

I know what you're saying but why does it matter, really?

 

[gorgonara]

There had been literally one reply of substance up to that point. Great, deep discussion.

I see these threads all over this place: Here's a thing, discuss. That's not even an exaggeration.

that's what like 90% of threads are. And well yeah, if its something most people would agree on like "Hey guys hitler was bad right?" then what are you expecting other than nodding of heads? And if anything gets heated it usually gets locked. Internet.

However like, this is also a place to discuss experiences and junk and share and stuff.

 

[Mino]

I'd rather read a short and simple post stating they don't agree with bullying than a rant that is pro-bully.

Literally no one would do that.

I know what you're saying but why does it matter, really?

Because for some unknown reason I still have an interest in making TBT interesting.

 

[oath2order]

the amount of victim blaming queer kids get makes my blood freeze. In the words of patrick wolf.

"With gay or bi people, I think education still wonders if it's a nature-versus-nurture thing. If you were black, they'd know they couldn't change you, and racist bullying would never be condoned, but if someone is quite feminine or knows they might be gay at 13, they think they can change you with a bit of rugby."

Except I technically did incite her to punch me by calling her ****. :/

 

[Mino]

Except I technically did incite her to punch me by calling her ****. :/

That's what I was going to point out.

Also I think rugby would have the opposite effect.

 

[gorgonara]

Except I technically did incite her to punch me by calling her ****. :/

I would argue that discriminating and harassing you in a provoking leaves you on a mighty high white horse dude. I would of probably headbutted her at that point, and all you did was call her a bad word. Like, im pretty sure her straight fee fee's will heal over time. And then she attacked you, and the school system did not take your side, because to them it was just a spat between kids and not a case of an oppressive hate based attack.

It happened to me all the time until i left my school, because i was sick of not getting recognised and just swept under the carpet by the school. Its pretty poop.