[pathwriter]

CerGoltana, on 17 March 2011 - 03:04 PM, said:

I do not find joy in watching someone being the victim of violence

I do not believe you, based both on previous replies in this thread and what other things you've written before. You are either outright lying to try to save face or you are suffering from severe cognitive dissonance (which is to say, what you say and what you think are not matching up). I don't expect people to be able to instantly distance themselves from their chemical emotions the way I do, though. I had to cultivate that. But, please, don't lie to me. It is insulting.

[treelo]

Skinny kid beats fat kid.
Fat kid retaliates.
World takes notice.

Honestly, who gives a fuck? How many kids in how many playgrounds in how many countries are going through similar situations without any of us batting an eyelid? How long before arrogant little shits further goad their victims with references to the video? How many have tried and failed in the past? Nobody cared, nobody noticed.

Get over it. It is incredible what passes for matters of global interest these days.

No, I did not bully people as a child. I used to be nice once. Honest.

[Banter]

pathwriter, on 17 March 2011 - 05:51 PM, said:

I do not believe you, based both on previous replies in this thread and what other things you've written before. You are either outright lying to try to save face or you are suffering from severe cognitive dissonance (which is to say, what you say and what you think are not matching up). I don't expect people to be able to instantly distance themselves from their chemical emotions the way I do, though. I had to cultivate that. But, please, don't lie to me. It is insulting.

My love for you grows like the oak in the forest.

[Vigilous]

treelo, on 17 March 2011 - 08:54 PM, said:

Skinny kid beats fat kid.
Fat kid retaliates.
World takes notice.

Honestly, who gives a fuck? How many kids in how many playgrounds in how many countries are going through similar situations without any of us batting an eyelid? How long before arrogant little shits further goad their victims with references to the video? How many have tried and failed in the past? Nobody cared, nobody noticed.

Get over it. It is incredible what passes for matters of global interest these days.

No, I did not bully people as a child. I used to be nice once. Honest.

And how many of those situations have been video taped? Not a whole hell of a lot. Bullying is now a "hot debate," especially in the daytime talk show circuit. Any tape of it is going to spark a response. The thing I find hilarious is that everyone is asking how to stop it while state and federal legislators are clamoring to cut education funding.

[Knyte]

yee haw for necro bumpage...

Speaking as someone who went through verbal bullying for the most of grade school (as the fat kid), and catholic school at that, talking to an adult/authority figure does jack shit. Either nothing happens, or it makes it worse. Best bet, for the verbal bullying, is to just ride it out and ignore it. Hell, I tried to trash talk back to some people and I would be the one who got in trouble instead of the instigator.

Took a solid punch to the mandible once...when all I did was take a step back, the kid who threw it bolted. Honestly though, I'm kind of disappointed that skinny kid wasn't hurt. A concussion leaves a more lasting impression than a little wobbly legs.

4 day suspension for the zangief kid? whoop di doo, he can spend it playing vid games and eating ho ho's. I'd be more upset if the the skinny kid got off with a lighter "punishment". Though...I suppose the skinny kid's dad whooped his ass for being beat down by a fat kid...if I may be so bold as to assume what his family life is like.

[Xani]

I felt much the same as Path when I first saw the video. I couldn't help feeling a tiny bit sorry for the little guy - I mean, he got what he deserved, don't get me wrong - but god damn, the crack you can hear from his knees hitting the pavement... *squeezes eyes shut tightly*

[-Kaine-]

This is something heartfelt to me..
The little guy deserved it and I hope he learnt the lesson.. even though I think that if the bullied kid was against more of them or someone more corpulent he probably wouldn't have reacted that way.. I mean, the stature of the bully sure made its own role in that situation..

I used to get bullied alot back in school when I was younger, to the point I wanted to definitely drop school.. I got verbally attacked and teased for years.. I remember well, for example.. the bullies would break or steal my pens and pencils on purpose and act like it was an accident, throw my backpack in the trash outside school, and nobody would pick it up for me so I had to humiliate myself and retrieve it from the stinking garbage...
And they were not just girl bullies, there were even guys with them sometimes.. though they were like.. watching and laughing at me.. I was always waiting for someone to come and say "leave her alone" but no one ever did take my side..

So yeah, I know how it feels to endure the torture they put you under.. but it's been a while now anyways and I'm no longer that weak, I have a job that made me stronger, I can fight now and I wish I could back in the day.. Am I who I am today because of bullies..? Probably...

Just like Lucy says in Elfen Lied: "When you're miserable, you need to make someone even more miserable than yourself." - It is very true..

This post has been edited by -Kaine-: 07 April 2011 - 07:38 AM

[Keylime]

The one thing that solved my bullying woes was the Columbine shooting. Suddenly people weren't so eager to pick on the quiet guy anymore.