Yeah, the reactions of the adults in this story bug me the most. The school suspended her? Could that have condemned her more publicly? :( It's like that "saying" - guns don't kill people, people kill people. Well, same goes for technology. It's about how you use it. They make it sound like teen pregnancy etc. didn't exist before internet and TV.
I'm sorry your HS experience was crappy, but at least it got better. But you're right, that's not something everyone can do. It really does come down to educating the bullies and teenagers generally, but that has 2 big problems standing in its way. 1. That would mean most parents would have to re-evaluate their idea of parenting and start actually spending time with their kids and listening to them speak and 2. a lot parents, no matter what they give out publicly, are actually bigots themselves, the kids are just more open about it. (all my "a lot of" and "most of" are in no way statistically relevant :D )
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Date: 2009-12-13 07:06 pm (UTC)It's like that "saying" - guns don't kill people, people kill people. Well, same goes for technology. It's about how you use it.
They make it sound like teen pregnancy etc. didn't exist before internet and TV.
I'm sorry your HS experience was crappy, but at least it got better. But you're right, that's not something everyone can do.
It really does come down to educating the bullies and teenagers generally, but that has 2 big problems standing in its way. 1. That would mean most parents would have to re-evaluate their idea of parenting and start actually spending time with their kids and listening to them speak and 2. a lot parents, no matter what they give out publicly, are actually bigots themselves, the kids are just more open about it.
(all my "a lot of" and "most of" are in no way statistically relevant :D )