I had this idea with my friend. We really wanted to make it happen, so we talked to the principal about it, and now our school is supporting.
We have a lot of bullying cases, and our intent is to do something to change this sad reality. Actually, I have a friend that she moved school 'cause her sister was suffering with it.
Ok, we have a lot of ideas, but any other is also welcome. So the goal of this topic is to ask you if:
- Any of you suffered or know someone who suffered with bullying? How was it? Did you overcome it? Is it happening now with you?
- Did you bullied?
- What do you think that drives a person to be a bully?
- What do you think about bullying?
- Do you have any ideas for this campaign?
Iif it's what you're going through, talk to someone. There's always even one person that will help you. Don't be silent.
And if you overcame it, it means that you found an exit. Tell us what or who helped you :) you're a blessed person.
If you never suffered with bullying, that's good, really :) and don't bully!
I wish you the best
now, thanks :)
hey,good news i got my cousin supporting your campain now.
and by the way,i can support your campain,and i will get the people of my school to do the same
this is a very good idea cuz i used to be bullied quite often and it dont feel so good,i think it is a good idea that you are making a change,any way,continue what you are doing,its great
I used to get bullied when I got into comprehensive it was so bad that once they tried to set my hair alight and punched me out of school the teachers were usless but I got through thanjs to family. I would never bully intentionaly if I hurt someones feelings or upset them I would go and apoligise straitght away. I honestly do not know what would make a person bully someone else some say it's jealousy others say it's a self confidence thing but you can never know. I think bullying is horrible and un called for.
As for ideas to your campaign my second school had this buddy system which was very effective some A-level pupils would give up their time in lunch or in their free class and pupils who were being bullied would go to them and have a sort of one to one session where they could confidentially say their concerns and talk about what they wanted to do stop it it proved to be really effective.
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I used to get bullied really badly at my old school by my whole class. I changed schools and bad new friends. I was happy but then they started bullying me. It got really bad and I never understood whyand I still don't understand why they did. So I made new friends.. But my so called "bestfriend" bullies me like crazy and treats me like shit.
I'm sick of starting over again and again.
You see, it's curious how here in Argentina those things are really, really unusual. As well as that popularity issue...
My personal observation is that it's kind of a vicious circle, in wich the bully and the bullyed are guilty somehow, of course, one of them as a victim. Bullies won't abuse of just anyone, they're so insecure the know at a certain subconcious level that only very specific persons can be abused and, due to their low self-esteem, won't fight back that hardly or won't at all.
My guess is that this problem's root is, precisely, the self-esteem of both members of this vicious circle. Now why does this sort of thing happen? I really can't tell with any objetivity so, I declere myself incompetent in that matter.
My best wishes towards your campaing.
Here's Lady Gaga's tribute performance for Jamey. Hayley posted this video on Tumblr.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTu9XBt6SPI
Anderson Cooper's new show covered the topic of bullying today, and the first segment covered the story of Jamey Rodemeyer, which Hayley tweeted about on Sep 21.
Jamey was a fan of Paramore, and has an account on here. http://www.paramore.net/member/i/3498613/
Jamey also has a Facebook community page that features a profile pic of him with lyrics from 'Playing God'.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jamey-Rodemeyer/166193250129535#!/pages/Ja...
There's nothing I hate more than bullies. Don't be a bully.
I sympathize with all victims of bullying, which is almost everyone.
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In my class a new student came at the half of the year, I think he was only shy and that was because he didn't talk to anybody. But while time passed, I feel like he watch my friend and me in a strange way, and he does strange things, just like if he wanted to attract our attention, watching us directly to our eyes and he doesn't move away his look... He really irritates us!!!
Maybe that's not bullying, but he really likes like a perv, sure.
Luckly, the classes are over soon and we wilL never see him again!!! :D
The Deviantart campaign about anti-bullying;
http://news.deviantart.com/article/133351/
Just read the newspaper in our country(Philippines) One of the article talks about President Obama organizing something in FB about anti-bullying, making more schools a bullying-free zone.
But I guess anti-bullying should extend beyond that, not only in schools, in your neighborhood or even in other places. But if you look at it, it stems down from the school where you learn values. One adsorb the values when he/she grows up.
Just a thought, maybe those corrupt officials or other politicians in the government are once a bully when they were young? ^_'
If you think about it, a school is a place to learn, a place to think, a place to consider.
In math class, you are given a problem and are taught to solve it.
Bullying is the problem. Anti-bullying is the solution.
In biology class, you should learn about energy. You eat food and you get energy from it. Then you should use your energy wisely. Bullies do not use their energy wisely.
In English class, you learn about verbs. The word bullying is a verb. The word bullying is an action verb. You are right to take action.
In science class you learn about forces and energy and time. You need to take action that is equal in magnitude and opposite of bullying. You are on the right track with anti-bullying, which is opposite of bullying. Now you need power.
Bullying is a problem. Be conscious of it and make an effort to solve it. If bullying is part of reality then so will anti-bullying be. You can ask the principal to use class time to address the matter as an academic subject. You can start a club and meet before and/or after school.
You did great to go to the principal. Continue to go to the principal from time to time and keep the principal updated on your anti-bullying efforts.
a lot of bullying comes from people who have their own problems either at home, or psychologically so it can be tackled thay way.
dunno what else to say really, as a young kid i bullied a few people at primary school and stuff, and start of secondary school. Biggest mistake of my life wont ever do it again. try to help people now instead.
think sometimes a lot of bullys just dont realise the effects of it all either
.seriously, no one posted something that is really helpful for people who get bullied a lot. i think schools/college should pass a law regarding bullying, that they will kick out/ban/black list students who bullies their co-student and it will reflect on their character files so whatever school they enroll - they will end up being rejected. same with companies. not all bullied people are the ones who go to schools, some are being bullied even at work. the government should also pass a bill with high penalty as equal to violence against women and children. they should think of something to humiliate these bullies cos that's their greatest weakness. bullies always protects their image so they bully people to make them look cool. bullying is against human rights and i don't know why higher authorities are so lenient about it. im also thinking of forming a campaign against this sadly, i know little to none contacts/resources who can help promote this campaign. so i can only give my support to whoever need it.
1) Yeah, i've been bullied verbally and cyberbullied. It was horrible. People would make fun of me, call me ugly, judge me for my beliefs, call me horrible names. I did overcome it though. I prayed a lot, talked to my parents, listened to music, and write (songs) about it. it helped. i still get bullied a little bit, but not really as much anymore.
2) no
3) insecurity, the want for power, and personal things (like if something happens to someone, they feel like things will get better if they bully someone)
4) bullying is never acceptable. there are people who just ignore bullying and sort of brush it away, but then there are people who really get hurt by it and sometimes end their lives just so the pain will stop. it's horrible, and it needs to stop.
5) they have petitions that you can sign to stop bullying; and like @Ali loves T-York said, tell more people. i also hear that it's illegal, depending on how serious it is. like there was one person i know of who got bullied so horribly that the police had to get involved.
i really love how you put this up. bullying is something i want to stop/help stop in this world too. :)
1. well i've kinda been bullied. i get judged a lot. because i try to stand out. what i don't get about kids is everyone thinks its so bad to be different. seriously??? different is your friend. be who you are. i bet more than half the kids at my school aren't who they say they are at school cause they're just hiding. but it doesn't bother me that much.
2. well this girl that hates paramore and always judges me, well me and my friend kinda do the same to get back. but that was last year. we've learned our lesson. but she hasn't. it annoys me so much.
3. people bully because they are insicure and and afraid to show who they really are, so they put other people down who try to stand out.
4. its bad. people even commit suicide because it.
5. tell more people. the more people know, the faster it can be stopped.
1. Yes, one high school classmate of mine was bullied before by my other classmates. But not all the time, so she managed to get through high school.
2. no
3. Idk, maybe they're just mean.
4. Of course bullying is bad. It could have a very bad effect on a person's confidence.
5. none as of now
1. I know someone, she ran away from home because of bullying.
2. no.
3. selfish reasons, or they are being bullied themselves at home.
4. inhuman.
5. death penalty for bullying.
US Dept of Ed. sponsored an anti-bullying summit last week. Change can happen. Have hope and work hard to educate teachers and principals about bullying. "it can't happen here" is no excuse!
I did humiliate a bully when he's bullying my close gay friends.. I beat them up outside of school.. Now, they can't stand close to me. I thnk they're afraid. haha ..I took up martial arts lessons.
here in the philippines you can't fight a bully if he's a member of some fraternity...but if you mess up with a girl, be sure that you won't come back or else people will call u gay..
Bullies are just people who likes to beat up some weak students. That won't happen if everyone has their own friend to be with..
Oh, martial arts can help..
It did help me..not from bullies but from kidnappers and rapists..
hey, GREAT IDEA!
my class is like full of bullies and i dont like them AT ALL! well, i'm actually pretty random with them, but they mess up with some of my friends that are more "week" to say it like that, and that SUCKS! :@
grrrrrrr, dare bullies!
@violet cullen I'd thought about it sometimes. Bullies or ppl that aren't satisfected with something, and blames another for it.
it's true
People arent so called 'bullies' for no reason. You arent born a bad child with bad intentions, the parenting, or absence of parenting is whats to blame.
Bullying sucks. But bullies dont have it easy either because they are bullying for a reason. Of course thats never an excuse to do so but its just the common reason behind the common bullys motives. Bullies dont have perfect lives and think someone's hat is ugly and go kick them in the stomach because of it. The kid has beef with their parents or someone and therefore takes it out on someone whom they find unsatisfactory.
Being bullied is never okay. Its horrible. But before we can punish, we must learn both sides of the story. Whether the person being bullied did anyhing or not, the bully still has a side of it.
And tbh, as much as bullying is bad, its never fully going to change. People will always have issues and will take out their feelings on others when they cannot deal themselves. Its awful but it's true.