Sunday, November 24, 2013
Bully - the Movie
In class this past week, we watched the movie, Bully. This movie really shows the impact of bullying and its consequences. If bullying is not stopped throughout schools immediately, more children will experience this awful abuse. This article, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/movies/bully-a-documentary-by-lee-hirsch.html?_r=0, talks about the movie and also expands on what the movie focused on. One of the excuses school administrators and parents have when a kid is bothered by another is "well, kids will be kids". This article talks about how this excuse is just that - an excuse. It's not a credible reason at all for what goes on in schools.
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I found the movie very hard to watch. It was devastating to watch these kids go through that kind of torment on a daily basis. I was especially bothered by the assistant principal shown in the movie. I don't think she tried to address the issue of the students being bullied at all. There really is no excuse for bullying, even if it is an "innate" behavior. Just because people may have an inclination toward a specific behavior, that does not necessarily make it acceptable behavior.
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