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Originally Posted by sammyg2
I saw a piece on that story last night and all I could think of was ... bullied? Really?
Is that how fricking wimpy this country is now that we have to call everything "bullied?
There was no bullying involved, lets get that out front.
There was a mean-spirited prank, poor in execution and intent.
The people who pulled off the prank were arse holes, not bullies.
Did anyone see the picture of her before she got that red hair and "haircut"?
She dressed like a clown, her hair was several different colors.
When I was a teenager we didn't go around looking like freaks because ..... drum roll ..... We didn't want to get treated like a freak. It wasn't right, but it was what we called REALITY.
Wow, weird concept. Huh?
Anyone know how many votes she got? A few people might have started it, but a whole bunch of people piled on and kept it going by voting for her even though they all knew she was not a real candidate. Why?
What was it about her that made it sooo far-fetched that she could actually be considered for homecoming court? And how much of that was a result of her "personal fashion choices"?
Again, it isn't right and I'm not blaming her, but it is reality. Better judgement on her part may have avoided this whole issue.
Oh, wouldn't it be a wonderful world if people could dress like freaks and be accepted and we were all nice to each other all the time and unicorns flew out of our butts and we all pissed rainbows? Back to reality.
While we're on the subject, you can't get bullied on facebook.
It's a computer. You can turn it off or click on something else.
Bullying involves physical threats, assault, or intimidation. Someone saying they don't like your clothes is called an insult, not bullying.
Remember the saying about sticks and stones?
That was our parents attempt to keep us from growing up to be pussies.
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Did the kids walk across your grass again?
And it was an uphill walk to school 10 miles each way in a blinding snowstorm where you learned from a nun with a 1" thick ruler in a single room school lit by a whale oil lamp and a coal stove with no coal.
She caught crap because she chose to be different. God forbid.