bullying
School yard Bullying
The beginning, in the first weeks of class
She did everything to try and fit in
But the others they couldn’t seem to get past all the things that mismatched on the surface
And she would close her eyes when they laughed and she fell down the stairs
And the more that they joked
And the more that they screamed
She retreated to where she is now
It hits you doesn’t it. Everyone in this room can relate to at least one line of these famous song lyrics of Miss Invisible by Marie Digby. Everyone in this room has probably been bullied at least once in their life. It’s not the best feeling is it? It makes one feel insecure, humiliated and very uncomfortable. It has the power to destroy lives, mentally and physically.
I would like you all to take a moment and close your eyes. Without opening them, raise your hand if you have ever been the victim of bullying. Now raise your hand if you have ever been the bully. Finally, raise your hand if you have ever watched someone being bullied.
You can open your eyes now.
We can all recall an experience involving bullying whether we were the perpetrator, the victim or the bystander, and chances are we are embarrassed about it. Bullying is a serious problem in society today. Victims aren’t the problem, the bullies are.
The famous phrases of ‘boys will be boys’ or ‘children will be children’ is currently under scrutiny as bullying is a topic of concern amongst the nation. Bullies aren’t just subjected to one sex, bullies come in both sexes and shapes. Bullies target those who are seen to be different.
I have recently witnessed a friend being made a victim of bullying. A group of us went out to dinner, everything was fine until a prank went too far. My friend was then bullied about her eating disorder and then the perpetrator took my friends phone and messaged people inappropriate and vulgar terms through SMS and Facebook. My friend tried to stand up for herself, but the perpetrator would use
The beginning, in the first weeks of class
She did everything to try and fit in
But the others they couldn’t seem to get past all the things that mismatched on the surface
And she would close her eyes when they laughed and she fell down the stairs
And the more that they joked
And the more that they screamed
She retreated to where she is now
It hits you doesn’t it. Everyone in this room can relate to at least one line of these famous song lyrics of Miss Invisible by Marie Digby. Everyone in this room has probably been bullied at least once in their life. It’s not the best feeling is it? It makes one feel insecure, humiliated and very uncomfortable. It has the power to destroy lives, mentally and physically.
I would like you all to take a moment and close your eyes. Without opening them, raise your hand if you have ever been the victim of bullying. Now raise your hand if you have ever been the bully. Finally, raise your hand if you have ever watched someone being bullied.
You can open your eyes now.
We can all recall an experience involving bullying whether we were the perpetrator, the victim or the bystander, and chances are we are embarrassed about it. Bullying is a serious problem in society today. Victims aren’t the problem, the bullies are.
The famous phrases of ‘boys will be boys’ or ‘children will be children’ is currently under scrutiny as bullying is a topic of concern amongst the nation. Bullies aren’t just subjected to one sex, bullies come in both sexes and shapes. Bullies target those who are seen to be different.
I have recently witnessed a friend being made a victim of bullying. A group of us went out to dinner, everything was fine until a prank went too far. My friend was then bullied about her eating disorder and then the perpetrator took my friends phone and messaged people inappropriate and vulgar terms through SMS and Facebook. My friend tried to stand up for herself, but the perpetrator would use