Post by Luke on Nov 13, 2013 21:55:48 GMT -8
Mom Tells Parents Bullied Kids Should 'Toughen Up'
" "Kids are being raised to never have to deal with adversity," Metz told ABC News. "I don't think we are raising a generation that will be able to function in the real world." "
gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/mom-tells-parents-bullied-kids-toughen-124451579--abc-news-topstories.html
Adversity exists, regardless of how much people try to remove it, it is simply a fact of life. With that said, certain Types of adversity are unacceptable, and bullying in relation to those types should be stopped.
One such example is gay bashing. As a victim of gay bashing in high school, where I kept my true sexual orientation hidden, but some suspected regardless of my efforts. I experienced everything from religious taunts(It didn't help I was Atheist either, this is another Unacceptable form of bullying), to messages telling me I should kill myself, and including one major assault which I was able to fight off.
Every year, dozens of LGBT teens commit suicide, hundreds more contemplate it, and thousands are bullied extensively. This is an unacceptable form of adversity, and it NEEDS to be stamped out.
Another unacceptable form of adversity is Religious intolerance. As an Atheist, I experience this every time someone simply expects me to praise god, pray, and dozens of other unacceptable behavior, that would be construed as incredibly rude were the subject anything else. And Atheists are just the tip of the iceberg; ever since the 9/11 attacks, Muslims have also experienced religious intolerance, especially in schools. Intolerance ranging from bullying, to outright assaults, and it only takes one step to set down the path from bullying to an assault.
And don't get me started on Racial intolerance, that leads to a dark path for everyone.
" "Kids are being raised to never have to deal with adversity," Metz told ABC News. "I don't think we are raising a generation that will be able to function in the real world." "
gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/mom-tells-parents-bullied-kids-toughen-124451579--abc-news-topstories.html
Adversity exists, regardless of how much people try to remove it, it is simply a fact of life. With that said, certain Types of adversity are unacceptable, and bullying in relation to those types should be stopped.
One such example is gay bashing. As a victim of gay bashing in high school, where I kept my true sexual orientation hidden, but some suspected regardless of my efforts. I experienced everything from religious taunts(It didn't help I was Atheist either, this is another Unacceptable form of bullying), to messages telling me I should kill myself, and including one major assault which I was able to fight off.
Every year, dozens of LGBT teens commit suicide, hundreds more contemplate it, and thousands are bullied extensively. This is an unacceptable form of adversity, and it NEEDS to be stamped out.
Another unacceptable form of adversity is Religious intolerance. As an Atheist, I experience this every time someone simply expects me to praise god, pray, and dozens of other unacceptable behavior, that would be construed as incredibly rude were the subject anything else. And Atheists are just the tip of the iceberg; ever since the 9/11 attacks, Muslims have also experienced religious intolerance, especially in schools. Intolerance ranging from bullying, to outright assaults, and it only takes one step to set down the path from bullying to an assault.
And don't get me started on Racial intolerance, that leads to a dark path for everyone.