Social Science Support thread for the unbullied

[HarryTiger]

Is there anyone else like me? Right now I'm feeling so alone, an outcast, a solitary unbullied amongst the legions of the bullied. When I was at school I wasn't popular but neither was I unpopular, I was just normal. Wasn't too tall or short, or fat or skinny or ugly or racially different. No one beat me for fun or stole my lunch money or anything like that. Now with this big fat shit Casey becoming a hero of the masses of bullied they're all coming out and banding together, chanting "I was bullied too" as if their own pathetic surrender to bullies is now redressed by another man's defeat of an overly ambitious rat.

I think some of them aren't even genuine, the fake bully victims, dishonest freeloaders not unlike the fake war veterans with their retelling of BS war heroics. Oh yeah some had their moments, rare, feeble moments of bullying; someone called them four eyes once or their name was pronounced twisted, but nothing like the sustained harmful actions real bully victims face. Frauds.

 

[Saint KFC]

When I was at school I wasn't popular but neither was I unpopular

Typical unpopular kid thing to say.

 

[HarryTiger]

"Not unliked" would be a better turn of phrase for what I meant. And not "liked"

Maybe indifference can be considered bullying?

 

[BarneyBent]

"Not unliked" would be a better turn of phrase for what I meant. And not "liked"

Maybe indifference can be considered bullying?

Hey, how you doing?

*leaves thread before you can strike up a proper conversation*

 

[Messenger]

Richmond supporter = bullied.

 

[WheatsWorshipper]

I actually handed out a fair bit of bullying in my time. Come at me victims!

 

[Coledinho]

I used to be bullied alot in school

"Haha your eating caviar stuffed lobster and I got this nice delicious apple. Haha"

"If your gonna fly in Metallica to sing for you at lunchtime atleast tell them to play St Anger, geez you suck"

"Haha, Jennifer Hawkins isnt even sucking your dick right. Look she cant even fit it in the bimbo, What a loser"

It was tough I must admit but I believe it made me the man I am today

 

[coke_zero]

I actually handed out a fair bit of bullying in my time. Come at me victims!

Here a true Australian hero. Nerds shouldnt make your self an easy target. What? dont act as if youll body slam me. Plus picking on kids 3 yrs older than you, geez Richo had some balls.

 

[ClarkeM]

I killed a guy with a trident...

 

[lewigie]

I killed a guy with a trident...

For some reason I came into this thread to post exactly that.

 

[ben_09]

Bullied a few kids but made stuck up for a few "losers" as well.

I'm just a free loving man of the people.

 

[ClarkeM]

For some reason I came into this thread to post exactly that.

I heard you say it to Margaret before.

 

[Bulldog Breed]

I never bullied.

 

[HarryTiger]

I never bullied.

Were you the camera man?

 

[Caesar]

I got bullied a little bit in primary school... nothing serious, just your standard for quiet bookish kids. No bullying in high school, probably because I came out of my shell a fair bit.

Call me naive but I never really saw it as a massive problem at the schools I were in. A few outcast kids got a ton of stick for stupid childish reasons, and I feel really bad that I never really stuck up for them or tried to stop it, but in a yeargroup of about 280 kids that's not many.

 

[Bomber Bears]

On reflection to ten plus years ago, there was some minor bullying to a few people in primary school, which i was very peripheral to but still feel a bit bad about years on.

High School we all got along pretty well, my year was very good. I copped a bit of stick for red hair but it was largely in good fun, even if some of it shat me at times.

 

[ben_09]

Is it me or does everyone think you can stop yourself being bullied? Apart from physical appearance (something you can't really change), it is easy to know how to avoid being bullied, it just means changing your behaviour. For example you know when you are doing something that people are cringing at, just don't do it.

 

[Caesar]

These are kids we're talking about. Plenty just don't have the social awareness to recognise what they're doing that's attracting it and change their behaviour.

Also, kids bully for all sorts of stupid reasons. Some get bullied for being rich, some get bullied for being poor. Most intelligent kids get bullied at some stage unless they're also quite charismatic.

 

[carltonblue]

I actually handed out a fair bit of bullying in my time. Come at me victims!

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[Mr Budda Bing]

When I got bullied and that would be rarely. I would just tell myself, these people won't have jobs and will probably be junkies/boozeolics and living with their parents and on the dole, give them some happiness now by letting them verbally abuse me because their life is down hill after school.

 

[ben_09]

When I got bullied and that would be rarely. I would just tell myself, these people won't have jobs and will probably be junkies/boozeolics and living with their parents and on the dole, give them some happiness now by letting them verbally abuse me because their life is down hill after school.

That's what I did as well.

 

[Mr Budda Bing]

That's what I did as well.

 

[BarneyBent]

Just on the topic of bullying in general, I've had four experiences, on both sides of the coin.

In about grade 2-3, I was bullied. Told a teacher (quite matter of factly, actually), and it all got sorted. One of those weird situations where everything works out better than expected.

Then in grades 5-6, at a different school, there was this one kid who everybody hated. Not only did he give off "needy" vibes and was socially inept, he also managed to be arrogant at the same time. Yes, even 11 year old kids could pick up on this and react negatively. I had the chance to befriend him, I didn't, and then actively bullied him myself, though rarely to his face. Still, not proud of that.

Then in high school, I was kind of acquaintance/friends with this nerdy kid. Sat next to him in maths, etc. I used to do shit like take his glasses off him without asking, if he resisted I'd make him give me them, use the fact that I was bigger than him, etc. I thought it was all in good fun, but one time a teacher saw me, intervened and called me a bully. It hadn't even occurred to me that's what I was doing, but it was then I realised I was being an absolute jerk.

My favourite experience came later at high school, when for a while this kid tried repetitively to humiliate me. I was a quiet, shy guy at school, didn't have many friends, wasn't really part of a "group", and he thought this made me a target. Problem was that while I was quiet and didn't really have many friends, I got on with everybody. The vast majority of people liked me, I was just socially uncomfortable in a group setting (still am, really). He, on the other hand, was regarded as an arrogant FIGJAM by pretty much all and sundry, and his attempts to get to me, and get others going with him, fell completely flat. Complete bullyfail, and after a while he just gave up. Seriously one of my favourite school memories, and there aren't many.

Moral of the story.... I dunno, I guess I just wanted to reminisce, and I've typed it now, so you can all put up with it.

 

[liam_13]

Is it me or does everyone think you can stop yourself being bullied? Apart from physical appearance (something you can't really change), it is easy to know how to avoid being bullied, it just means changing your behaviour. For example you know when you are doing something that people are cringing at, just don't do it.

 

[getthefooty]

In primary school I remember being bullied a bit in years 4-6 for being a 'nerd', or more specifically 'the only sports nerd I know' according to this one bloke. Was kind of my friend but used to constantly give me shit. Looking back I deserved every bit of it because I refused to say the f word for the entirety of primary school and was generally a bit of a know it all. Last words from the guy mentioned earlier to me was 'you are the type that's going to get bullied shitloads in high school, good luck mate'.

Didn't really happen, was a great environment in my new school and fitted in etc. In terms of being the bully, I would like to say I've never done it but I think I may have without really meaning to on occasions. Sometimes your average sledge cuts a bit deeper than you realise I think.

One time I was talking to this shy guy that I didn't really know but seemed like a nice bloke. He got a text message and for some reason I did the whole 'oOoOoOoO who was that from?!?! A girl!?!?! It was from a girl wasn't it!!!!'. He went red and I knew straightaway it was actually a girl, so I pressed the issue but he denied it. Tried to bluff me by saying I can reply to her if I wanted, so grabbed the phone and sent 'hey baby, really want to see you soon to hook up ' or some shit.

Next day I get called into the principals office and accused of sexual harassment. Didn't realise what it was about at first but slowly cottoned on and the subsequent spray rattled me enough to watch my actions a bit more in the future.