"Culture of Bullying" -- on the rise?
earlier response might be a better idea... So there was this psych prof, see? And he drops this bomb in class, see? He's tryin' to teach the students that bullying hurts people -- shocking concept, I know. So to emphasize his point, he lets out the little fact that he was bullied many many years ago while he was in college. So he shot the guy. Yep. Bang! Dead. The point of this revelation? Bullying is baaad, m'kay? Don't bully cuz you'll be baaad, m'kay?Talking about the "culture of bullying:" "People don't understand how easy it is to destroy young lives. I didn't put it together for 40 years," he said. "What people need to learn about is the complete isolation of bullying. It's not just one kid hitting or kicking another. The whipping boy is hit by people while others just stand around. That's where the real harm comes. The person being bullied sees the whole world against him. He's totally isolated."
And why is the victim so totally isolated? How is it that bystanders can just stand by? This took place in 1955 -- not in the post-seventies hippy-dippy purple-ink generations. This prof mentions a long history of being bullied which leads me to conclude that he is one of those individuals who seem to have "Prey" in invisible tattoo in their forehead -- legible to all psycho-predators. But more and more I hear about the "culture of bullying." What is your experience? Is bullying on the rise? Do your kids/grandkids experience more in their schools than you did? What do you think is going on with this? Does it have any connection with the high percentage of people in the US who are incapable of grasping that sometimes forceful action is necessary? ThanQ! Herr Schwantz
I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.
But due to my OCD, I got distracted, and I missed it.
Damn.
Posted by on 11/19/04 at 05:58 AM
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