Comic Book Resources

Arvandor · 11-20-2009, 08:19 AM

The BBC's current anti-bullying campaign has reminded me of a question I've been meaning to ask, and a hypothesis I've been forming.

Has anyone here NOT experienced some form of bullying at some point in their lifetime?

(I'll talk about my hypothesis later, depending upon the answers I get. If I'm wrong, I'll say so.)

PiratesPensSteelers · 11-20-2009, 08:31 AM

I've never been physically bullied, but I've been intimidated by others.

I guess it depends on what your definition of bullying is.

Puma · 11-20-2009, 08:32 AM

I wasn't.

.

lilrichieh · 11-20-2009, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Puma

I wasn't.

.

lucky you :)

Shellhead · 11-20-2009, 09:12 AM

There were times when kids tried to bully me, but I always pushed back or even fought back. I was never really felt bullied until around are 30, when I had my first really mean boss at work. At work, you can't fight back unless you're ready to lose your job. And the first two (out of three) CEOs at my current job yelled at me and threatened to fire me on multiple occasions. They're both gone now, and I get along fine with my current CEO.

brenticles · 11-20-2009, 09:50 AM

No, I have never really been bullied. I come from a tall family so I was usually bigger than other kids. I think that helped. And I love my job, I've never been intimidated by co-workers.

Matt Algren · 11-20-2009, 09:56 AM

I'm dying to hear this hypothesis.

Joe Rice · 11-20-2009, 10:05 AM

I can't recall a time I was bullied. There were times I almost got my ass kicked, but those were because of things I did that honestly warranted it. My friends and I ruminated about this years later . . .we don't understand how we got out of high school unscathed.

Matthew E · 11-20-2009, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Has anyone here NOT been bullied?

I sure was. Grade 7 was pure hell for me. At one point I got my arm broken and I was standing there with three or four other kids around me, some of them as much as six years older than I was, and the teacher (who didn't like me) told me to stop crying and go home. It was wintertime and I couldn't do up my coat with only one arm. And then when I showed up the next day with a cast on there was much laughter.

What's your hypothesis?

Mike Pothier · 11-20-2009, 11:10 AM

My hypothesis: people are dicks.

Shellhead · 11-20-2009, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Rice

My friends and I ruminated about this years later . . .we don't understand how we got out of high school unscathed.

Similar experience, it never even occurred to my geeky group of friends that we might be bullied in high school. We were all so tall. The average nerd in our group was 5'11" in high school. But it wasn't until after high school that someone pointed out that height factor to us.

**Tadhg** · 11-20-2009, 11:15 AM

I never even witnessed any bullying in school, which seems a bit odd looking back on it.

PiratesPensSteelers · 11-20-2009, 11:20 AM

The only thing that I remember close to bullying is a group of kids hounding me for money all the time and pretty much following me around until I did. I told my mom, she told me not to do it anymore, I didn't and they left me alone.

morgansdoor · 11-20-2009, 11:51 AM

I never really experienced any problems, even with my flagrant nerdyness. I was always fairly popular, with a good group of friends. Well loved and respected. Maybe I just got lucky, maybe it's because I grew up in a time when most kids spent there saturday mornings watching X-Men the Animated Series and Spiderman, and they re-released digitally updated versions of the Star Wars trilogy in theaters (there's only three Star Wars. What's a jar jar?) . But my geekdom never got in the way of me being friends with all who cared to be friends with me.

thespianphryne · 11-20-2009, 12:15 PM

Total out of place geek misfit. Nobody bothered me.

11-20-2009, 08:19 AM	#1
Arvandor Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 1,151	Has anyone here NOT been bullied? The BBC's current anti-bullying campaign has reminded me of a question I've been meaning to ask, and a hypothesis I've been forming. Has anyone here NOT experienced some form of bullying at some point in their lifetime? (I'll talk about my hypothesis later, depending upon the answers I get. If I'm wrong, I'll say so.) __________________ virtue untested is innocence I agree with equal rights for gays - including gay marriage. Racism is wrong, as is sexism. All men and women are equal, and should be treated that way. Drugs should be legalized, and taxed heavily. Guns should be illegal for civilians, in all countries. I am opposed to the death penalty, usually. There is no such thing as God, or the Afterlife. All religions are equal - equally stupid. But don't ever call me liberal.

11-20-2009, 08:31 AM	#2
PiratesPensSteelers Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,310	I've never been physically bullied, but I've been intimidated by others. I guess it depends on what your definition of bullying is. __________________ Pens 35-21-1 Chelsea 17-4-3 WVU Basketball 17-3 Chicago Bulls 23-23 WVU Football 9-4 Steelers 9-7

11-20-2009, 08:32 AM	#3
Puma "CATS" ...CATS ARE NICE. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Santa Cruz Mountains Posts: 20,618	I wasn't. . __________________ "But you read a lot of books, I'm thinking. Hard to have faith, ain't it, when you've read too many books?" "In fact, no gods anywhere play chess. They prefer simple, vicious games, where you Do Not Achieve Transcendence but Go Straight to Oblivion; a key to the understanding of all religion is that a god's idea of amusement is Snakes and Ladders with greased rungs." I'd like to find your inner child and kick its little ass.

11-20-2009, 09:12 AM	#5
Shellhead Elder Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 19,233	There were times when kids tried to bully me, but I always pushed back or even fought back. I was never really felt bullied until around are 30, when I had my first really mean boss at work. At work, you can't fight back unless you're ready to lose your job. And the first two (out of three) CEOs at my current job yelled at me and threatened to fire me on multiple occasions. They're both gone now, and I get along fine with my current CEO. __________________ Good decisions come from experience. Experience comes from bad decisions. The price is wrong, bitch. --Happy Gilmour (to Bob Barker) still buying: Hellboy, Grimjack, Jonah Hex

11-20-2009, 09:56 AM	#7
Matt Algren Orisinal.com. Adorable! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 20,679	I'm dying to hear this hypothesis. __________________ Asterisk - New most days!

11-20-2009, 09:50 AM	#6
brenticles DC Comics Fan Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: California Posts: 196	No, I have never really been bullied. I come from a tall family so I was usually bigger than other kids. I think that helped. And I love my job, I've never been intimidated by co-workers.

11-20-2009, 10:05 AM	#8
Joe Rice aw man what dang Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 16,688	I can't recall a time I was bullied. There were times I almost got my ass kicked, but those were because of things I did that honestly warranted it. My friends and I ruminated about this years later . . .we don't understand how we got out of high school unscathed. __________________ Things My Students Say (updated every weekday)

11-20-2009, 11:10 AM	#10
Mike Pothier You killed captain clown! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Second star to the right, straight on till morning Posts: 2,734	My hypothesis: people are dicks. __________________ Life is but a dream.

11-20-2009, 11:15 AM	#12
Tadhg An Atheist...thank God Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 19,101	I never even witnessed any bullying in school, which seems a bit odd looking back on it.

11-20-2009, 11:20 AM	#13
PiratesPensSteelers Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,310	The only thing that I remember close to bullying is a group of kids hounding me for money all the time and pretty much following me around until I did. I told my mom, she told me not to do it anymore, I didn't and they left me alone. __________________ Pens 35-21-1 Chelsea 17-4-3 WVU Basketball 17-3 Chicago Bulls 23-23 WVU Football 9-4 Steelers 9-7

11-20-2009, 11:51 AM	#14
morgansdoor New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 9	I never really experienced any problems, even with my flagrant nerdyness. I was always fairly popular, with a good group of friends. Well loved and respected. Maybe I just got lucky, maybe it's because I grew up in a time when most kids spent there saturday mornings watching X-Men the Animated Series and Spiderman, and they re-released digitally updated versions of the Star Wars trilogy in theaters (there's only three Star Wars. What's a jar jar?) . But my geekdom never got in the way of me being friends with all who cared to be friends with me. __________________ Jonah That's right, my bands called Asteroid M webcomic I WANT MY FAMILY BACK!

11-20-2009, 12:15 PM	#15
thespianphryne Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 9,023	Total out of place geek misfit. Nobody bothered me. __________________ Photos 12/22/09 Food 12/21/09

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode