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Yeah! Its degrading and causes trouble for everyone later in life.
You know what happened to me the other day?
What?
Stupid teacher at college. Yes I get that she's pregnant so her hormones are gonna be all over the place, but she has double standards and an attitude that STINKS!
Oi. I hate that. My parents do the same to me all the time.
We're allowed to have discussions right? Well someone will raise a point that she doesn't agree with and it'll go round and round and round, then a few weeks later she'll say what the other guy had been saying!
Oi. I'm sorry girl.
Meh, my course has finished and I'm the kid in the corner that just gets on with the work.
Yea. You know, I heard about something kinda like what you're going through now.
Oh?
Yea, but first, tell me, what is the most common thing to bring to school?
A backpack.
Ah yes, the backpack. Everyone across the world uses one. Even collage kids use them. They help you carry your textbooks, writing supplies, borrowed objects, and your smuggled porn. It's not only functional, but also fashionable. They can act like your own personal sign saying who you are.
And girls shove make-up in and you can tell what Clique or group they're in from the bags they have.
Exactly! It's kind of a gateway to the mind. Some see them as just simple bags. I say that they are intricate and can be really freaking cool! Like my orange one. I've had it for almost five years and it's still holding up. But I guess you're wondering where I'm going with this right?
Yeah a bit, but I've learned that you usually get to the point.
Yea. I'm talking about backpacks so as to link up with the story. And its a real life story too.
Oh?
Yea. In North Carolina there's this nine year old boy that goes to an elementary school. And he goes to school wearing a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic backpack. But its not just an MLP backpack! Oh no! It's a freaking Rainbow Dash backpack, which makes it 20% cooler.
Ok and the problem is?
He gets bullied by the other kids over it. No doubt calling him "gay" or something like that.
He's only nine? Isn't that the target audience of the show anyway?
Yea but "ponies are for girls" is what our culture says. If it has bright pastel colors, then it's girly.
But don't they also say "pink's for girls and blue's for boys" Rainbow Dash IS blue.
Still a girl though. And a pegasus at that.
Ah yeah I suppose. So what is the school doing about this?
Here's the kicker. They take away the kid's backpack and tell him to never wear it to school ever again because it is a "Trigger" for bullying. And mind you, the kid was being bullied before he even bought the backpack.
So rather than actually deal with the bullies the staff are trying to make the kid conform to "acceptable social standards" and are just sweeping it under the carpet?
Eeyup.
So because of the bullies - who probably have "unique" bags - this kid who felt brave and confident enough to show his love for a show he's probably lost confidence?
If you mean that he being punished enjoying something that is supposed to be outside of his targeted demographic, then yes. He is and it sickens me.
I wonder what would've happened if a girl turned up in a Power Rangers bag or something meant for boys. This is where double standards come into play, because its okay for a girl to like "girl and boy" things but a boy can't like "girly" things.
Right. And do you know what makes up the bulk of the fanbase of MLP:FiM?
Guys?
Not just guys, but grown adults! Many having respectable jobs, steady incomes, and some in the military like the Fiery Joker and the Black Gryph0n.
So grown adults are into MLP? Then why is the kid being punished for it?
Because they don't want to do their jobs correctly. They want to be lazy and gloss over the problem. as if it was nothing. But it is something. It's hurting a little kid more by the adults in his life bullying him as well.
Yeah.
By trying to pacify the situation, they caused more harm than what was already inflicted.
Yeah and the bullies will just carry on because they got away with it.
And they will do it even more now that they now that they won't be stopped.
Damn.
This is selective favoritism. And it's one of the lowest things anyone can do. Especially in an organization.
Everyone's supposed to be equal.
Everyone should be treated equally especially when it comes to reward and punishment.
Yeah definitely.
And if anyone says otherwise, then you're in the same boat as the teachers and the principal that punished that boy for wearing something he liked.
And I bet everyone has felt the same way at one point.
Yea. It's hard being rejected. But it's worse to be attacked.
Yep.
We need to fight back but nonviolently. The Bronies have a saying that they follow, "Love and Tolerate". That's what we are to do. We can either love something, or tolerate it if we love it or hate it.
Yeah that works for everything.
We can tolerate something and yet still fight against it. By silently, and if necessary, voicing our opinions to others.
Yeah peaceful protests do more than violent ones - Gandhi.
Right. And to those who are being bullied, don't worry, you're not alone in this. We all are under scrutiny and criticism. We can never avoid it, but look for help in those who share your pain. and tell your authorities about the treatment every time it happens.
And keep telling them if nothing happens or if its getting worse.
And don't bully others. It hurts them in ways that you can't see right away.
One last point: people act differently in different situations and with different people.
So try to carefully choose your words before you say them.
This is the English Evaluator...
And the Cuban Commentator saying, stay frosty and be kind.
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