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What Separates The Bullies From The Bullied?

Why do kids get singled out for torment? The New York Times explores the topic today in its profile of Arkansas bully magnet Billy Wolfe. And It's really odd, because the kid looks so normal: no physical imperfections to speak of...clear skin...DC cap. "Maybe because he was so tall, or wore glasses then, or has a learning disability that affects his reading comprehension. Or maybe some kids were just bored. Or angry," the story's author speculates, but anyway, he gets bullied, beaten the shit out of really, over and over and over again and everyone — kids, parents, school officials — complies. (There's a Facebook group too, devoted to airing sentiments such as: "There is no reason anyone should like billy he's a little bitch. And a homosexual that NO ONE LIKES.") Now, I have always been pretty sure I know why I was bullied in school, and that's because I was basically asking for it. But that's maybe the wrong question. More »

3:00 PM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Moe
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Latest by mandymoore: I'm compelled to write. There's no other country where popularity is more important than in the U.S. If you don't fit the narrow stereotypical kids (jocks and jock-etts), then you're on the margin. My friends from other countries, say in more »