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In response to "Man demands apology after yearbook slur 42 years ago...after reading it, I can't say I blame him -- (link)" by Beaker

people need to start growing a set of nuts on this bullying shit.

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Oct 4 '12, 11:00

when I was younger, we got picked on and called all kinds of names.

Give me a break.

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i'm partly with you there dude .... sometimes, people just need to get over things ... that being said ... - i'm not Undead yet ! Oct 4, 11:21
where's the line, then? - znufrii Oct 4, 11:16
I think we sometimes classify things as bullying that are not. This most certainly is. -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 11:08 28
- I'd disagree. The printing wasn't but it sounds like the schoolkids reactions to it was -- nm - oblique Oct 4, 11:13 19
  - Why would the printing not be? -- nm - Roger More Oct 4, 11:14
  - how could the printing not be? -- nm - loosilu Oct 4, 11:14 17
    - I think I understand what groiny was saying in that too much is being labelled as bullying these days and not to good effect - oblique Oct 4, 11:15 16
      - Why wouldn't it count as bullying? It's a type of abuse. -- nm - Roger More Oct 4, 11:18
      - yeah, to me "bullying" is when you feel threatened, for your safety. - groiny Oct 4, 11:16 13
        
        That definition is far too specific. - ty97 Oct 4, 11:19
        
        So psychologically torturing someone that results in mental anguish isn't bullying ? -- nm - decline Oct 4, 11:18 4
        
        depends. - groiny Oct 4, 11:20 2
        
        well, I would hate to have to draw that line. -- nm - loosilu Oct 4, 11:20 1
        
        sure, it is hard to do. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 4, 11:21
        
        Just man up. Groiny did. -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 11:19
        
        I get what loosilu is going for also though. If that was printed by someone on Facebook against a kid, we'd all call it bullying without a doubt -- nm - oblique Oct 4, 11:18 5
        
        and this was in print, in the yearbook. Permanent. -- nm - loosilu Oct 4, 11:19 4
        
        Mind you, I doubt I'd make a beef of it 42 years later, but still. -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 11:20 3
        
        the guy is dying, cut him some slack. -- nm - loosilu Oct 4, 11:20 2
        
        I'm not on his case, I'm just guessing I would let it go in his case (though I guess I can't know) -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 11:21
        
        call me an asshole, but he has other things he should be worried about IMO. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 4, 11:21
        
        Maybe for boys. Girls rarely threaten violence, but you would not believe how vicious they can be. -- nm - loosilu Oct 4, 11:17
      - that printing was far beyond rude and harassing. -- nm - loosilu Oct 4, 11:15
- about that TV anchor ... after thinking about it I agree that was not bullying. nasty and rude, yes. And I think you may be right - loosilu Oct 4, 11:09
- this might be. IMO, it is just being called a name on a grand scale. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 4, 11:09 6
  - I actually agree with 97 on this particular incident, only because it was put in the yearbook. For many others, I agree with you. - Jim Oct 4, 11:11 5
    - I'm with you but then *everyone* gets bullied. why not just confine it? (yeah I have no idea.) -- nm - amanda Oct 4, 11:13 3
      - It's a hard thing to get a grip on. With 2 teenagers in the house...believe me, we've had our share of it. - Jim Oct 4, 11:18 1
        
        I was fortunate that I was bright with my revenge methods. I became unfuckwithable eventually - amanda Oct 4, 11:21
      - We're never going to eliminate bullying, and I think that's okay. But we must control it to a tolerable level. - ty97 Oct 4, 11:17
    - sometimes they can't stand up. Not when there are too many attacking. -- nm - loosilu Oct 4, 11:12
While there some instances of bullying I might agree with you on, it was really tough to be taunted as "gay" in middle/high school. - MDH Oct 4, 11:06 13
- every dude in high school was called a fag at some point. - groiny Oct 4, 11:08 12
  - There's a world of difference when that term is used against (or in earhost of) someone who is in fact gay - ty97 Oct 4, 11:11 2
    - if you have not noticed, kids get picked on for a million different reasons. - groiny Oct 4, 11:13 1
      - This is probably something you'll never be able to comprehend - ty97 Oct 4, 11:16
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  - I agree with you, and I obv turned out fine :-) (I think?) But there's a difference between bullying when you were in HS and I was, the internet. - MDH Oct 4, 11:09 7
    - my god if facebook had existed back then (or even digicams) I would have died. - amanda Oct 4, 11:11 6
      - To think at the time I thought AOL IM and chat rooms were bad. Eesh, I can't even imagine today. -- nm - MDH Oct 4, 11:15 3
        
        I don't see how one person could stand up to the kind of bullying some kids get today. -- nm - loosilu Oct 4, 11:16 2
        
        there were different ways when we were kids. I could tell you stories but - amanda Oct 4, 11:19 1
        
        you say that as if I wouldn't know. -- nm - loosilu Oct 4, 11:21
      - yeah, it is an entirely different animal now. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 4, 11:15 1
        
        but really i do think that facebook's new privacy controls help. el's friend joy has a daughter who is 13 and we all learned the hard way about - amanda Oct 4, 11:17
seriously. growing up a weird fat kid and being tortured for it made me the person I am today. - amanda Oct 4, 11:06 3
- A weird, fat chick? nm - Dignan Oct 4, 11:09 2
  - look who came out to see his shadow! nm -- nm - groiny Oct 4, 11:09
  - not to put too fine a point on it... -- nm - amanda Oct 4, 11:09
easier said than fucking done - Reagen Oct 4, 11:06
right, so, next time someone jokingly insinuates that you're down with the idea of raping someone, I shouldn't stand up for you? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 4, 11:02 6
- between the fat reporter posted yesterday? and some of the "bully" stories coming out.... - groiny Oct 4, 11:06 2
  - you know, I do think it depends on how mean spirited it is. -- nm - amanda Oct 4, 11:12
  - Ron Livingston's sister? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 4, 11:11
- reference -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 4, 11:03 [Backboard] 1
  - *shrugs* - groiny Oct 4, 11:04
- no, did you? nm -- nm - groiny Oct 4, 11:03

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