Major companies are even getting into the mix now with this idiotic fight. The WWE started something called the B.A. Star program. It's mission is apparently to "ensure a positive and equitable social environment for everyone regardless of age, race, religion or sexual orientation through grassroots efforts beginning with education and awareness." In other words, to make closet bullies more aware of better ways to screw with people. One of the biggest advocates for this program is WWE COO and superstar Triple H. He says simply, " Bullying needs to be stopped." This coming from a person who was in one of the most notorious wrestling groups in the history of the industry, Degeneration X, where he made a living on bullying people. He wasn't going around handing out life lessons to people. No, he was chopping his crotch telling people to suck his dick and get a life.
He wasn't going around with a sledgehammer for years scratching peoples backs for them.
No, he was being the WWE's version of a bully for years and years. And now he is the spokesperson for the anti bullying campaign. Smart choice. Or should I say what the hell is the point in the first place. In my opinion, bullying is not the problem. It's these idiotic kids trying to fit in that are the problem. Form your own identity, make actual friends who give two shits about the things that you are interested in, and don't give a damn what other people have to say about it. Like I said, I got my fair share of bullying in my day. I would attribute that to the fact that I was in the band, I was fat, and wore shirts with anime on them. But dude, that was me. If I felt like it, I would still be wearing shirts with anime on them and would tell people to go fuck off if they had something to say about it. There is not a bullying problem, there is a problem with people caring way to much about their image and how people perceive them.
Shove the bullying prevention month and B.A. Star program up your ass people. It's dumb and unnecessary. In other words... Suck it people who really think this is a problem. You blow things up that are not actually a problem just to bring attention onto yourself. And I absolutely hate it.
Dude I was honestly just about to write about Bullying but you pretty much took all of my ideas lol.
ReplyDeleteAnd you're right, nothing and no one will ever be able to prevent bullying. So I don't know how they expect to "fix" it
Very well said.
ReplyDeleteSorry Greg, you're ignorant. Your bullying was tame compared to what other people have to go through. At the end of the day, you're a straight white man living among other straight white men. You've never been the gay kid or the minority kid. If you think bullying is no big deal, then clearly you haven't paid attention to the various stories about people who have killed themselves because of being victims of bullying.
ReplyDeleteThat's good that you had the state of mind to shrug it off and be comfortable in your own skin, but you also had advantages. There are people who are routinely harassed because of things outside of their control. They can't go anywhere or do anything without threat of physical harm or verbal abuse simply because they are different. For some people, shrugging it off is easier said than done.
I'd love to see you look these kids who were bullied far worse than you in the eyes and tell them it's "no big deal." Bullying was what led those troubled kids to shoot up Columbine High School in 1999. Prevention programs are aimed to help kids cope with it. It's always going to happen, but that's because people like you expect it to happen. If we as a society tolerate it, then we can only expect more things like Columbine to occur.