GRITtv: John Fugelsang: Stop Calling it Bullying

Due to the recent wave of kids -- especially gay teenagers -- who've been bullied to the point of taking their own lives, the U.S. media's begun talking about bullying & teen suicide. It's so horrible that Americans have finally begun to do what we do best - fight with each other over what to do and never accomplish anything. Distributed by Tubemogul.

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• john fugelsang
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[MagicMutilator6000]

@MagicMutilator6000 Correction: If that young man is gay...

[MagicMutilator6000]

@VeganButterfly Nope it's not a joke at all. That young man is a gay that might be just the push he needs to finally stroll out of that dusty closet. If that young man is actually straight and just happened to be influenced by the immorality by today's television shows, then that can be the perfect wake up call he needs to clean up his act and assume his traditional role in society.

[VeganButterfly]

@MagicMutilator6000 There's also a thing caused using logic, reasoning, and empathy over blind instinct. Get off of cruise control and take control of the wheel. You're better than that... Treat others how you would want to be treated. Everyone is a sentient being who experiences life and feels...just like you.

[VeganButterfly]

@MagicMutilator6000 "It's like calling a kid who wears pink a "silly faggot" in school, what's so horrible about that ?"

Please tell me you're joking...

[styrofoamheart]

Smart argument, John. What would it take to get the media started calling indefinite detention, "indefinite imprisonment." I've had "detention" many times. It's not that bad. In high school, I met a lot of hot girls in there. Naughty, naughty girls. It was awesome.

[taureanblack]

Well said John. It's time for this whole country to flush it's ignorance and join the civilized world.

[sherrycaldwell]

Great video. Thanks. 

[integral]

Brilliant 

[Superabound2]

@MagicMutilator6000 If it happened once, it wouldnt be so horrible. Youd be able to shrug it off and go on with your life. But when it happens every day, multiple times a day, and when its combined with shoving the victim into lockers, slapping books out of their hands, embarrassing them in front of crowds of people, or any of the other hundreds of things bullies do to feel better about themselves, it becomes impossible for a child to just "get over". Abuse is cumulative.

[MagicMutilator6000]

@Superabound2 I would definitely not call the cops nor would I get a restraining order. I wasn't referring to physical assaults, I was just saying that if someone that makes fun of a gay kid in school shouldn't be treated like it's the end of the world. It's like calling a kid who wears pink a "silly faggot" in school, what's so horrible about that ?