Comments on: For fat kids, it will never get better

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:01:05 +0000

Bullying only gets worse once you leave school. Adults are ten times worse than children when it comes to bullying. They will pick on you for just about anything. Being poor, obese, having a old car, not having a college degree, not having a girlfriend or boyfriend, not believing in god, etc. The list goes on and on.

The problem is, adults don’t care when other adults get their feelings hurt. They will tell you to “suck it up, pussy”.

By: Liana Brooks

Liana Brooks — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:34:31 +0000

There are quite a few groups it’s still socially acceptable to bash: mothers, women, stay-at-home-parents, mainstream Christians, anyone from a quiet or pacifistic religion, anyone who disagrees with what your audience believes…

The hate is alive and well. Sadly, the anti-bullying classes that are being pushed aren’t anti-bullying in many cases, they’re simply a new form of indoctrination. Instead of teaching children to accept all difference they focus on one thing (race or gender preference) and tell children not to hate that. Kids are literal. If you tell them not to pick on the kids with green eyes that won’t stop them from picking on the kids with blue eyes.

It’s rather more effective to tell the children to not use hurtful language (fat is a word that gets you in trouble in our house, stupid and ugly are also on the list) and to accept differences.

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 05:23:47 +0000

Um… perhaps the fat kids need to be gay?

Yeah, I tried following Mr. Wilson and Mr. Black for a while, but then I grasped: they’re really not that funny. Glad I dropped them long before this risible exchange.

By: neimi

neimi — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 06:56:41 +0000

I wonder if it’s ok to bully or laugh at dumb people?

By: Stoich91

Stoich91 — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:02:43 +0000

You have very insightful thoughts on this topic! I think that as long as you are healthy (and confident!) you should not let comments like that eat you away. Although teasing people about their weight is downright CRUEL, skinny people are also often critiqued and told that they have lost too much weight or asked if they are anorexic/bulimic while they really eat healthy and have a high metabolism. Point in case: It’s never right to tease and people need to mind their own business, but it’s also good to keep your head held high AS LONG AS you take your health seriously. No matter which way you look at it one’s health (and weight) is never a joking matter. Write on! 😉