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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 02:02 AM Original message |
One thing we are missing in all of these discussions about bullying of gay students: self-defense |
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merqz (238 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 02:04 AM Response to Original message |
1. I agree |
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Tunkamerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 02:09 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. so...CC only for GLBT? or for all minorities? or for all people who have |
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merqz (238 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 02:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. CC for all but those convicted of violent felonies and |
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Tunkamerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 02:16 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. just clarifying since the original statement was a little unclear |
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merqz (238 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 02:19 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. np. I'd rather my meaning be clear |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 06:56 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Just to be clear... |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 06:49 AM Response to Reply #3 |
17. I support it for all them if they can legally carry. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
2. Absolutely. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 02:13 AM Response to Original message |
5. Fighting back is what worked for me when I was bullied in school. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
6. Yes, because generally those gay kids are usually physical matches to the heterosexual bully gangs |
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Tunkamerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 02:18 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. ? sometimes they are and sometimes they aren't |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 02:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I didn't say being gay makes you weak. Your losing argument is not being a "homosexual kid". |
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DeltaLitProf (459 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. If they're bigger or with a group, you grab a convenient weapon |
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Pied Piper (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 02:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
52. Bingo |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 06:53 AM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Which is why gay kids should never run alone in high school. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 07:02 AM Response to Reply #6 |
21. One single well-placed, well-timed punch can do the job n/t |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 02:59 AM Response to Original message |
12. but when someone pulls that shit on you like streaming your |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 06:59 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Those types of incidents should involve the police. |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 05:58 AM Response to Original message |
13. "Concealed carry for students, now!" NRA response? |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 06:46 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Nobody said that. |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 06:36 AM Response to Original message |
14. The attacks aren't always physical, especially in this internet age. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 06:44 AM Response to Original message |
15. Kids need to band together. |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 07:21 AM Response to Original message |
22. Problem is that there is a real reason why people do not fight back. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 07:25 AM Response to Original message |
23. Yes, because as we all know, EVERY bullied kid is physically able to defend themselves. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 07:44 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I'm sorry but this is not victim-blaming |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 07:51 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. It's victim blaming because the onus is put on the undeserving victim . . . |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 07:54 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. No one is absolving parental and adult involvement in this thread. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 08:06 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. What do you say to kids who are too weak to defend themselves? |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 08:36 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. They need to band together. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 08:58 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Which is exactly why the ADULTS, administrators and teachers, need to say this on DAY ONE: |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 12:02 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Actually, I agree with what you say. |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 01:00 PM Response to Reply #23 |
42. That's what I was saying, these zero tolerance for fightng rules need to stop |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Yes, yes , yes. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. That's one step. |
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USArmyParatrooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
28. Gay or not everyone has the right to defend themselves |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
31. I agree that self-defense, physical and otherwise, is part of the equation. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
33. Yep. Worked for me. I was the 'weird kid' and picked on until I |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 12:28 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. How's that campaign going, Rahm? |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. what exactly are you saying? |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. The "retarded" crack |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #39 |
50. i guess so |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 12:35 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Ooooh the irony. |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 12:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. well, i wouldnt ever want to tell people not to defend themselves |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 12:41 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. I agree that the OP was logically flawed. |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 01:05 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. lol, honestly, that word is newly minted as a pejorative |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 01:59 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Is that the first lesson in douchebaggery 101? |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. are you doing research for hypersensative bullshit 101? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
40. In general, I disagree. However. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 08:11 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. Why are you using hurtful, ugly gay stereotypes in your story about being bullied? |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 01:44 AM Response to Original message |
48. kick |
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mentalsolstice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
51. And when the victim can't or won't... |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 07:47 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Self-defense needs to be one part of a multi-part approach to end bullying |
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