I object to observation 1.Lucifron said:Three observations:
1. He has a pierced eyebrow.
2. Unprovoked fisticuffs.
3. If you aren't completely removed from empathy, psychology, and your childhood, you will be able to identify the bully and the bullied by watching five seconds of the clip.
Savvy?
it does now.Anoni Mus said:(snip)
"machomness". (Does this word exists?)
looked that way to me as well.Merkavar said:to me if casey was the bully he would have either kicked gale or punched him while he was on the ground. the fact that he didnt to me proves that casey was the good guy.
he stoped the bully from being a threat to him and left it at that.
You make good points, however, I don't think some random internet "journalist" is the one he wants or needs to hear from that he's got a weight problem. He's also still young, this may be something he grows out of.bahumat42 said:to be fair he is probably medically obese. And despite the harsh connotations the word may have it is a powerful word. And using it over chunky,chubby or fat can help people come to terms with their weight issue, having been in a similar situation it took till a doctor physically told me this til i started to change my ways. Weight is an important health issue, aside from that being at a healthier weight increases confidence,future job prospects and sociability. So this is one situation where sugar coating actually doesn't help.Zom-B said:Is it really necessary to characterize the larger boy as obese? He probably gets enough teasing about his weight as it is and now media outlets are slapping the "obese" label on him. Boy, that's great for his self esteem, I'm sure.
Shame on this overall poorly written article on further victimizing someone based on their weight or looks.
Till you admit you have a problem you can't fix it. And sometimes a word being used correctly can make you aware of it. Its a pain in the ass, and i hated being in that position myself but ignoring it helps nobody.
I apologise for derailing. But i felt this needed to be said.
Objection noted. Point 1 is mainly a case of statistical probability, with my past experiences as a base, and not exactly fool-proof.Anchupom said:I object to observation 1.Lucifron said:Three observations:
1. He has a pierced eyebrow.
2. Unprovoked fisticuffs.
3. If you aren't completely removed from empathy, psychology, and your childhood, you will be able to identify the bully and the bullied by watching five seconds of the clip.
Savvy?
I have an eyebrow piercing and was constantly the bullied, not the bully.
This.Evilbunny said:"He told me to get to class, so I punched him in the face." Perfect logic.
It can be tough sometimes......I used to be bullied by a boy called "Carlton", every lunch time he would approach me and my friends and shout out that I was eating my T-bone steak (you know that old boring school meal)...........WITH A SALAD FORK!!!TheAmazingHobo said:Man, let me tell you.etherlance said:The same thing happened in my school years ago, the bullies there were a true class of gentleman.Gamegodtre said:what your bullies didnt enforce the bell schedule and then run off to class? the bullies at my old elementary did that to the kids all the time, also when they get hit they don't respond till they get hit a couple of times cause you know they are just polite and all.Darkauthor81 said:Even if this is true, the "bullying" Casey committed was telling the smaller kid to get to class and supposedly randomly pushing him once and then running off? Wow, I wish bullies were like that in my high school.
This kid is full of it.
That one guy, used to hit me with his tophat and then tell an amusing anecdote vis-a-vis my social class. That was BRUTAL.
And it´s kind of sad that the best that kid can come up with it "He told me names and kind of pushed me around a bit, maybe.".