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This makes me really sad.
http://jezebel.com/5844523/bullies-continue-to-taunt-gay-teen-who-committed-suicide
A few weeks ago, a gay teen committed suicide. He was bullied at school and some classmates told him that they wanted him to die and other horrible things. Even after his death, his sister was bullied during a school dance where they told her that they were glad he was dead and he was better off dead.
I feel really sad about all this. I dont know if kids are different today. I mean we had bullies when I was in school but I dont remember anybody telling somone to go kill themselves. I know they are kids but where is this hate coming from?
Re: This makes me really sad.
I mean, in my town growing up, a teen lit a cross on fire in the yard of a black family. So the hate--it's nothing new.
(By the way, most of the town was really shocked that something like that would happen where we lived.)
That is so sad. That kid looks so sweet.
A kid at my high school was beaten to death by bullies the year before I started there. There was also a kid at another high school who was beaten very badly by bullies and I saw a TV movie about it a few years ago. He ended up with permanent brain damage.
I do think these types of crimes are increasing and the internet is making it easier for bullies to intimidate and harass their victims at home too.
It's heart-wrenching to see the bullying that goes on today. I've taught in both middle schools and high schools and it is so, so hard to stop all of it. Even if you're watching for it, you can't protect the kids in the hallways, the lunchroom, the locker rooms, or even when your back is turned for a second.
Fortunately, schools are starting to take zero-tolerance approaches to bullying. At least they are starting to acknowledge how serious an issue this really is.
A movie was recently made called The Bully Project:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dVX0tWiG2E
It won't be out in theaters until 2012. I feel like it's something that should be shown in schools everywhere. I can't even watch the trailer without crying, but it looks like they try to end with a hopeful message.
That is such a sad trailer. I just feel so bad for kids. I was picked on a bit by the mean girls but over silly things like clothes and boys.
That is so sad.
As for the bullying I have to think it's something that has always been going on since the beginning of time.
I never felt like bullying was a big deal at my schools, but I have the feeling that's because I was never bullied. I do know a few years before I started my high school a kid there had been bullied for wearing weird outfits, being gay, and just being different in general. He brought a gun to school, but luckily nothing happened and he didn't hurt himself or anyone else. He later transferred to an alternative school I think.
Anyway, kids, teenages, and adults can all be horrifyingly ugly to each other. Kids aren't the only ones being bullied. Sometimes the human race is just plain depressing.
Glee has also explored this issue, which I think has raised some awareness of the issue.
Yeah, I really like what Glee does. Even if they get cheesy at times, they really do a good job with Kurt and the other kids.