And not for
the reasons you might think. No, this is not another support stream in the
tsunami of online sentiment about stamping out bullying. Because that is never
going to happen. Bullying is bullshit because you (yes, you) are pansifying
your children, disabling them from being able to fend off a bully in the first
place. The parents of bullies might not be doing their jobs, but you panderers
of pussification are falling down on yours too.
Bullies are made at home…and they
always will be
Hate is
home-grown. Sometimes bullies are made because they are taught hatred from
adults. What are we going to do? Stamp out freedom of speech? Let’s get real
here. You don’t know what’s being said in little Tommy’s home, and it’s none of
your business. Hate, ignorance, violence and bullying will always be around as
long as human beings are alive. We can punish, we can discipline, but we also
need to be realistic.
Of course, there
are also the home grown bullies who are bullied themselves….so targeting them
makes sense, right? I mean, it always makes sense to make kids who are already
emotionally crippled targets of social outrage, right?
Come on. That is no way
to fix a problem.
The trick to
parenting is having conversations with your kids about bullies. To be
proactive. To teach them how to handle themselves in the event that they are
being bullied. Then, and only then will you outspoken masses get what you want …
well, sort of.
Because, the bottom line is that
bullying (and bullies) are never going to go away. So, keep dreaming, but at
least be proactive with your visions of ponies and rainbows and take steps to educate your kids about bullying as opposed to whining, griping and signing meaningless online petitions that are nothing more than tigers without teeth.
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