elbuckeye28;787658 wrote:The problem with bullying these days is that it does not just end when the student leaves school or the setting that the bullying takes place. With the increasing popularity of social networking and other internet sites, students can be bullied at all hours of the day and rumors can be spread to a whole sub-group of individuals in seconds.

I get tired of hearing people say that children have become "weak" and what not. Whereas students a generation or two ago got bullied at school (pushed around, called names, etc.) students today get that same treatment then go home and see stuff posted to them and/or about them on Facebook and Twitter. Not to mention, the non-interpersonal nature of cyber-bullying likely allows individuals to say more extreme and hurtful things without regards to the true consequences of their words and actions. Besides, in addition to the internet making bullying easier and more prevalent, it also makes us more aware of these nationwide stories that we wouldn't have readily been able to access.

Heelz;787642 wrote:Its just more pussification of America. Everything is geared toward as non violent as possible, Taking away dodgeball not allowing you to make cuts in sports so you dont get your feelings hurt. and making the kickballs out of foam now hell taking gym out of some schools and replacing it with Wii Fit. WTF? They are even taking pinata's and making so you dont hit it anymore you pull the strings on the a little door and the candy falls out. We are becoming a nation of fat, lazy pussy's who for the most part dont have any control over kids. If I hear a mom count to 3 ten times in WalMart to a screaming kid im gonna lose it.

I dont see a thread fail, I see a thread that obviously some people have opinions on and would like to discuss it.

bigdaddy2003;787665 wrote:Embarrassing yes but suicide worthy? Nah.

elbuckeye28;787682 wrote:Well obviously, but that usually is the case with suicide in general. The problem is, we are judging these situations from a somewhat "normal" state and perspective. Those that commit suicide are rarely processing information from this normal state and do not have the perspective that we have. Not to mention, we are talking about adolescents here. Adolescence is a time in one's where decision-making is less than ideal and emotional state is quite volatile, even for the most psychologically healthy individual.

Tobias Fünke;787727 wrote:I went to a Catholic elementary school where the extremely conservative parents on the school board went nuts about bullying. It got to the point where us boys as grade schoolers couldn't tease each other. Someone forgot to inform the administration that the majority of the time two kids are rippin on each other, and they're both smiling and laughing, it's not bullying. Fucking nuns and their ridiculous authority hahah

Steel Valley Football;787722 wrote:The thread starter knows it all already - no need to waste your time, elbuckeye.

bigdaddy2003;787743 wrote:Did I say that I knew everything? Negative. So please reply to my last question. What is happening these days that is so bad?

elbuckeye28;787670 wrote:Except those lazy and fat parents were raised in a generation where they were allowed to participate in all of the activities you're arguing that, because they are being taken away, are hurting and making this generation weak. It is somewhat of a fallacy to blame the problems of this generation on the environment that is being perpetuated of the previous generation(their parents), when they grew up is the antithesis of this current problematic environment

The_Crosby_Show;787793 wrote:I was bullied a lot during middle school. The one day I stood up for myself it all stopped, granted I was suspended for 5 days.

Kids just need to stand up for themselves and put an end to it.

Rotinaj;787809 wrote:What about the kids that stand up for themselves and get the shit kicked out of them for it? I'm willing to bet that happens far more than your story.

Belly35;787634 wrote:If being suspended or explulsion is what is holding some back from standing up for themself then they should be picked on.
Being suspended or expelled a few day fom school was right of passage ............ in my time.

Bullying can go a different path: You can be a bully and defend the under dog cool kid in school so he or she will not be picked on ( done that) is that wrong?

Rotinaj;787809 wrote:What about the kids that stand up for themselves and get the shit kicked out of them for it? I'm willing to bet that happens far more than your story.

elbuckeye28;787658 wrote:The problem with bullying these days is that it does not just end when the student leaves school or the setting that the bullying takes place. With the increasing popularity of social networking and other internet sites, students can be bullied at all hours of the day and rumors can be spread to a whole sub-group of individuals in seconds.

I get tired of hearing people say that children have become "weak" and what not. Whereas students a generation or two ago got bullied at school (pushed around, called names, etc.) students today get that same treatment then go home and see stuff posted to them and/or about them on Facebook and Twitter. Not to mention, the non-interpersonal nature of cyber-bullying likely allows individuals to say more extreme and hurtful things without regards to the true consequences of their words and actions. Besides, in addition to the internet making bullying easier and more prevalent, it also makes us more aware of these nationwide stories that we wouldn't have readily been able to access.

Glory Days;788022 wrote:the bullying can easily end when the kids go home. no reason for children to have facebook pages and cell phones. and those can easily be monitored by parents. and no true consequences to their words? why arent the kids that are getting cyber bullied on facebook kicking the other kid's ass in school the next morning?

its easy to make excuses instead of taking action.

ccrunner609;788108 wrote:bullying has been around since man crawled from the muck.....its not going away either. Its human nature to create a pecking order. Every animals/plant/organism on this planet does this. THe human being has evolved just enough to be aware that this is going on but not enough to move past it.

What we call "bullying" still serves a purpose in creating our human condition.

Mulva;788144 wrote:I don't get cyber bullying. Can't you block people on Facebook?

ccrunner609;788123 wrote:no I didnt suggest it was good. I said its human nature and we are never going to see it go away.