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[quote name='ChibiHorsewoman']WC I agree with you that some bullying can be stopped by just adjusting your actions, but what if your individuality isn't your hobbies or the way you dress? What if it's something like your religion, or your ethnic background, or your sexual orientation? Or what if it's how much money your family has?[/quote] This is a good point. Obviously, these are things that are not really within your control. And any "bullying" over these things that occurs is generally more serious than picking on someone over their binder. In such a case I can't imagine that there'd be a lot of people who are bullying you about your ethnicity (for example), or your religion, but rather just one or two or a few people who are being ********. In this case, going to a higher authority will probably be the best solution. And I don't advocate changing religion just to escape bullying... if you're religious at all it's not like you can just swap anyway. And like with the anime example I posted above, it's not about changing your interests, it's about keeping it out of the public eye.

[quote name='Rachael']So (I'm just trying to sum up what your trying to say WC) If you fluant your individuality to such an extent you only have yourself to blame when you get bullied??[/quote] Pretty much. I might have to "amend" that sooner or later though.

[quote name='Rachael']Like that example you did with the binder full of anime drawings and you start to draw in class and some one bullies you about it. You than say to hide your hobbies and interests that define you who you are as an individual?? I say "screw the bullies" If I like something I'm not going to hide it and if the bullies have a problem with that they can "suck my ***" as a friend of mine would say.[/quote] Yep, that's exactly what I'm saying. Who you are is NOT what you have on the outside of your binder. Hobbies and interests change all the time - it doesn't make up who you are. It's still good to have "unique" interests (such as anime) that aren't "acceptable" by bully standards, but if you don't want to be bullied about it I suggest you don't make it obvious. You can like anime and have anime-liking friends and can talk about it with them occasionally... but come on. Golden mean. Don't go overboard or you're going to be bullied. What I'm [i]not[/i] saying is that you can't like anime... it just doesn't need to be flaunted everywhere, especially at school. Anime really has little place in school anyway, why are you wasting class time in the first place? So yeah. If you do stuff like this, expect to get bullied.

[quote name='cesar906']Bands with good female singers are Go betty go and lillix all I know :sleep: :o :p ;) :D :cool: :rolleyes: :mad: :wigout: :flaming: :devil:[/quote] Never have so many smilies been used and so little emotion conveyed.

[QUOTE=lava lamp]I'd like to take this opportunity to hit on him: [b]I am flattered.[/b][/QUOTE] :eek: Let's have unprotected sex!!

[quote name='Balmon']is this overwhelming feeling that you believe the person being bulied usually deserves it - that they bring it upon themselves.[/quote] Most of the time they do. I'm not a bully myself, and again I don't condone bullying, but there are bullies out there and you must accept that fact. These people are going to harrass people given the opportunity. I suggest, if you don't want to be bullied, don't do anything that's going to instigate it, ie: dress up like an anime character and go to school. That's a rather extreme example, but even something silly like decorating your binder with anime pictures is going to get you made fun of. Live with it. [quote name='Balmon'] You seem to live in the world which functions on the premise that the bad guy is the way he is because the good guy FORCED him to do it. Like: that guy doesn't dress cool... he so TOTALLY brings this harassment upon himself. Or: I just made fun of him, and since he's defending himself from embarassment at a time when self-respect and image is so important him, I should further embarass him because he reacted.[/quote] My world is that of teenagers so I think I share the environment most of us here do. I'm not saying bullying is a positive thing to do but IT HAPPENS. So to repeat myself: if you do something that's going to get you bullied, expect it to come to you. [quote name='Balmon']Since when does being accepted by bullies equal a positive outcome? Also, think for another second or two about your comment about a victim who is perhaps being too egotistical, then witness the irony unfold before you.[/quote] Hahaha. The irony is delicious isn't it. Anyway, I'm not saying you have to be accepted by bullies, you just have to not draw their attention and you're fine. [quote name='Balmon']What I don't understand, WC, is when did bullies suddenly becoming the microscope for the things that are wrong with each of us? Somehow, the thought of bullies being the most able people to identify those tragic character flaws of ours is utterly depressing... and stupefying.[/quote] I never said they were most able and they certainly aren't. But like I said - if you come to school with a binder full of anime crap and spend your classtime drawing anime, you're going to be picked on. Face it. If you make the mistake of doing this, you have two options. a) Go home and cry about it. b) Realize that no one cares about what anime you like and stop flaunting it. Why is the second one so much better? Because not only are bullies not going to be able to pick on you anymore, you're going to be a much cooler person by being not so engrossed in anime anymore. [quote name='Balmon']How can you compare incurable illnesses with bullies? Are you telling me that Bullying has become a disorder? Help, I've been diagnosed with wanting to constantly deride and lower the self-esteem of people and I can't help it? Think again, WC.[/quote] Slow down there. You're making a jump in my analogy. The comparison was that people took something that happened to them that sucked and turned it into a positive thing. I didn't say bullying was a disease. [quote name='Balmon']Last of all, your comment was anything but optimistic. It was a straight-out admonishment to the people here who are sharing their problems. Don't play the victim here, WC, what you have offered so far has been anything but helpful advice to the people in this thread.[/quote] What's your advice? Or do you have any? Are you just going to offer pity? It's HIGH SCHOOL. ****, who cares? Do well in school, get a higher paying job and then you can bully them around if you're so inclined. I think my advice is rather sound: don't do obviously stupid things and you won't get bullied. You can breeze through high school and then carry out the plan.

[QUOTE=Balmon]WHOA WHOA WHOA. I'm sorry WC - but I cannot begin to fathom the ethics in that reasoning. Especially when it comes to change, the ends NEVER justify the means. WHY you change is fundamental element of change - it's not just a motivation, it affects the change itself. Who's to say what change would be better or not? Change is something that is so personal, the only kind that is any good is the kind brought on by yourself. What you call "growth", I call sick manipulation, and only the criminally insane can claim to better the lives of people through such tactics.[/QUOTE] You know, that's one of the few optimistic things I ever say, and yet I still get a response like this. Haven't you ever seen on talk shows how people turn a bad experience into a positive outcome? Like those with a currently incurable illness raise awareness for it or something. Just one of many examples. So maybe bullying leads you to change for the better. You took a bad thing and turned it into a good thing - people get recognition for this ****. I'm not condoning bullying or anything, but some of you make it seem like all change is bad. Like "I am the way I am and any change would be to change who I am"... which isn't really true (it's hard to pick perfect words to fit this situation). You don't need to become an entirely different person, but changing small aspects of your personality can have positive effects. Nobody's perfect, but hopefully we all strive to be (even though we never can be - which should be obvious). If bullying helps you to identify things about yourself that could use improving (for example, you're too egotistical), then turn it into a good thing and change it. And they'll stop bullying you too. Many positive outcomes. So stop ******* jumping all over me. Damn you people act like every thing I say is straight out of Mein Kampf.

[QUOTE=vicky] Mental. Mental is the worst. It drives people to change[/QUOTE] Actually, that sounds like a good thing. Bullying could potentially cause you to change for the better, in order to avoid more bullying. It's called "growth".

[quote name='DeathBug']"Let me show you to our fireworks display. Celebrate the birth of youre country by blowing up a small portion of it!"[/quote] Damn, you beat me to it.

[QUOTE=Dan L] (edit: Err... sorry to sway a little away from the topic- not quite sure if I'm officially "off-topic" yet :S)[/QUOTE] Well, you're not off-topic, but usually posts containing any amount of common sense are frowned upon here.

[QUOTE=Imi] It becomes a big deal to anime fans when they see a well known character being butchered and used in a campaign for someone who most of us don't like anyway, sorry Bush fans, no offence.[/QUOTE] In the words of Grandpa Simpson: "***** ***** *****." Damn, that'll probably be censored.

[quote name='Unborn Lord Xion']They probably did a google search for anime and took that without figuring out what it was.[/quote] Damn the Bush administration for not caring about anime.

I want to be like lava lamp when I grow up. This is hilarious.

[quote name='Cyriel']I really doubt that guys will find anything of minute interest here. Actually, it might make them queasy.[/quote] I don't know about you but I'm incredibly turned on right now.

[quote name='InuyashaLvr']Do what you know is right![/quote] Most people (and especially hormone driven teens) don't know the difference between right and wrong.

[quote name='Cyriel']Wow lava lamp, do I sense a mild overdose of ego? ;)[/quote] Well one thing is for sure, you're certainly not sensing a mild overdose of sarcasm.

[QUOTE=Okita]If everyone thought as you did, this world is doom.... [/QUOTE] So what do you suggest? That all rich people be taxed to the point that they're lowered down to a medium level income, thus leveling themselves out with the middle class and raising the poor to the middle class as well? Hmm, a classless society. Where have I heard THAT before?

Yesasia sells all-region DVD players for $99, not bad: [url]http://www.yesasia.com[/url] I doubt there are many just "region 1 and 2" players. Usually it's just a specific region or all of them like this one.

[quote name='Leh'] I really liked the Pteradons. Or were they Pteradactyls? Are they the same thing?[/quote] You should've asked me that when I was 5, then I could've given you an answer.

Movies have a long history of badly portraying kids and teenagers... hell, just about anything really. But anyway, Jurassic Park is really awesome. I liked 2 and 3 too. I know some people complained about them for some reason, but I don't understand. There are dinosaurs. Who needs plot? Character development? As long as there are plenty of dinosaurs I'm interested.

[quote name='lea2385']If you were the person well off, would you think it fair if taxes were raised to help pay for medicinal things and such for people not as well off as you?[/quote] No, absolutely not. What if the next day I get a terrible disease that only one doctor in the world can cure and I have to spend my entire fortune (assuming I'm the well off guy) to get him to help me? I'm screwed if the goverment is taxing the hell out of me to help other people. No one would be helping me after all, because I am rich, or was anyway. So to sum up: rich people should not be forced to help the poor. Just because they don't need all their money [i]now[/i] doesn't mean they never will. Since I'm such a cool guy though, if I were really rich I'd probably donate to help the dying poor guy anyway. But I'll be damned if the government is going to outright [i]take[/i] my money for him.

I enjoy squeezing small sections of my face until oil, blood, and God knows what else spurts out.

[quote name='Quad']"Love is when you are attracted to someone who has a certain DNA pattern that is similar to your own. The pattern originally comes from your parents and they mix to create your own. When someone you meet or know has a DNA pattern similar to your own, you will be attracted to them."[/quote] Doesn't science also say "opposites attract"?

I suggest you read and or watch "The Crucible". Been awhile since I read the play, but I recall that in the end, a name played a significant part. It was good though.

[QUOTE=Shi no Tenshi] 1. It will help me learn skills that I will need when I leave home.[/QUOTE] I think once you take out the trash the first time, you'll be pretty good at it the rest of your life without doing it on a weekly basis. Most of the chores parents make you do (unless they make you pay bills or something) are mostly just brainless tasks.