1st-grade girl bullied for liking "Star Wars"

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  1. Zherbus, Nov 28, 2010
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  2. Foster, Nov 28, 2010
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    ya dun goofed
     
  3. Chaos Muffin, Nov 28, 2010
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    I may be weird for thinking this. But if your kid is an only child then some teasing & rough times is neccessary. So they're not a piece of glass ready to be shattered by the first negative thing that comes their way when they hit high school. Make them go all emo and stuff.

    Brothers & sisters kick each others asses all day , mentally & physically. They're already used to the torture lol
    Sheltering one child too much can be bad for them when they get older and you're not around to save them.
    And instead of telling a child to not get themselves dirty, throw them in the mud instead. You're only young once.lol
     
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  4. NexusZero, Nov 28, 2010
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    Sounds like me and my sister.
     
  5. Spoiler, Nov 29, 2010
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    LEAVE STAR WARS ALONE! PLEASE!

    Sorry, that is the vibe I get when I see that pic.
     
  6. Lumpy, Nov 29, 2010
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    totally agree.

    see, that bolded part is the issue... at this point, our society can't get past differences, so we EXPECT teasing/bullying to occur. i'd love it someday for us not to expect that. i know its probably a pipe dream, but i'll hold on to that as long as i'm breathing.

    and while i do agree that parent's don't need to sit at a job interview with their kids (and while i was a retail manager, that happened) i don't think leaving the kid to their own devices starting at age 6 is appropriate either... to use your gas pedal analogy, we should push the pedal down more when the kid is younger, and as they grow pull out foot back more and more until the point that we can stop and they can be fine on their own.
     
  7. AutobotSkids, Nov 30, 2010
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    Nobody blames you Spoiler, that kid deserves every ounce of our mockery. :lol 
     
  8. Grimlocks Pretender Shell, Dec 1, 2010
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    The little girl in the OP should be applauded not teased. SHe's on her way to epic nerdiness. She'll be correcting people and spotting continuity errors in no time.
     
  9. Mr. Sparklebot, Dec 1, 2010
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    You know, along those lines I kinda wish I had an older bro when I was a kid to kick my ass into gear every now and then. Any time there are signs of weakness: "LET'S SEE YA GRIT THOSE TEETH!" *falcon punch*

    But instead, I get to do the ass-kicking to my younger brother. He should know how lucky he is.
     
  10. Lunar Archivist, Dec 1, 2010
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    The problem is a bit more deeply seated than that. In the immortal words of Spike, "The history of the world is not about making friends." Society punishes non-conformity and rewards bullying or at least turns a blind eye to it. That's why the douchebag, cutthroat manager who treats his employees like slaves is likely to get farther than the nice guy one who treats his underlings well.

    Hell, look at current foreign policy for some countries. North Korea and China are just bullies on an international scale.
     
  11. KA, Dec 1, 2010
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    i say it is the survival of the fittest!

    natural selection is cool and all but for fucks sake were talking some 6-8 year old kid here. please dont use darwinism to justify the bullying of some kid who just wants to drink water out of a star wars tumbler.
     
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