Nathan Bloodguard, on 24 February 2013 - 06:35 PM, said:
I would like you to know that sticks and stones crap is just that, crap. Its not true and words can hurt more than any physical attack you could ever do. I know of someone who committed suicide because of the bullying that they were supposed to ignore and couldn't hurt you. It's all over the news and there is no reason why any of us should just roll over and take anyone's abuse, even over the internet! Put up and deal with it, or put on your man pants (or like term of grow up) is not dealing with it. All that is doing is supporting those who are not acting like an adult and the name calling bullies. So how about this, instead of supporting bullying, why don't you help fight it and defend those that are not able to defend themselves? Lets just end this here and now and not let it grow for future rot? This should not be tolerated ever. PERIOD END OF STORY.
Defend those that cannot defend themselves... I'm sorry, but i have trouble helping people that cant or wont help themselves. Bullying may be childish, but you will never be rid of it... Ever. Tolerating and overcoming it is a true mark of mental and emotional maturity and since its been in human cultures all over the world since the dawn of time in some form or another suggests it may play a greater role in our personal development than we'd like to admit. If a person cannot overcome the berating from their peers and require constant help from others instead of learning to deal with it personally, or at least conquer it with the assistance of others after a time, they are therefor subject to the law of the wild just as any other creature is... If someone kills themselves over such a subject well, that's just survival of the fittest, because cowering animals cannot feed nor fend for themselves and draw from the resources of their stronger, more capable kin, hindering the group as a whole. I'm not sorry to say it, but human life is nothing special. We're animals, we eat, sleep and poop with the best and worst of them. We're not special, superior to or exempt from the laws of nature and general balance, regardless of what you've convinced yourself or others to believe. We're biologically programmed to love our mates, our offspring, etc. It's our fault it went beyond these basic biological instincts to the 'Everyone matters!" mindset permeating every facet of our world. Everyone does not matter, you're not a unique and special creature gifted by the graces of an imaginary being... If bullying makes you want to kill yourself by all means do it - you wont procreate, your weaker genes will not pass on and those capable of tolerating, overcoming and perhaps, eventually, hopefully, minimizing the bigotry of the modern world, will carry on. People do not become stronger by requiring another to lean on... If at first you needed help, that's fine, it is a learning process after all... but if you cant overcome it, ever? Sorry mate, your parasitic habits only weaken those around you. (Not directed at anyone specifically).
That said, implement what ever filters you want and even ignore - as long as they are optional, because not everyone sees this as an issue.