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13 years ago @ The New Civil Rights M... - Justin Bieber Gets Bul... · 0 replies · +2 points
And maybe because it hadn't affected him personally before, he hadn't ever thought to make an issue of it. I'm willing to bet that, sadly, most of this world doesn't have any direct empathy for bullied children, either because they haven't been bullied or don't know anyone affected by it.
He's still a kid! When I was that age, I didn't give a whit about bullies. I sat through the tolerance and bullying videos with glazed eyes like all my classmates. It was a faraway thing to me. It took one of my friends taking his own life my senior year of high school after being in such a state to realize what really went on. It means a hell of a lot more to me now, especially after I matured.
It would be nice if everyone realized from birth what words can do to people. Unfortunately, that's just not human nature, and many adults don't feel the need to teach their children better.
13 years ago @ The New Civil Rights M... - Justin Bieber Gets Bul... · 2 replies · 0 points
"We’re told Bieber will be going public — probably within the next week — to lend his support to the anti-bullying campaign."
There's an awful lot that could entail, not just a prepared statement. I'm not a Bieber fan at all, but he's trying to do a good thing here. How many straight celebrities actively stand up for gay rights, especially at such a young age?
13 years ago @ 1 Wine Dude - 2 for 1(WineDude) Musi... · 0 replies · +1 points
13 years ago @ 1 Wine Dude - 2 for 1(WineDude) Musi... · 0 replies · +2 points
Little did I know, their original singer, Matt Goode, wanted to step back and focus on lead guitar, so they recruited some short, scenetastic warbler on MySpace to step out front. The guy is the most god-awful thing to ever happen to music. Here's one of his solo efforts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrdfCtrUa44.
Anyway, they picked him up right before they started touring. We go, they start the instruments blasting, and kids start stage-launching and hardcore dancing... it was a pretty good intro. Then this dwarfish priss starts singing... everyone slowly stops what they're doing and just start staring at him. Sensing he's losing the crowd, he runs to the edge of the stage, leans forward, strikes a Christ-like pose, and starts singing a song from Disney's Little Mermaid. Even the kids who were there to actually listen to this band were in total awe at his lack of stage presence. And I know THEY weren't drunk because they were apparently straight-edge.
13 years ago @ 1 Wine Dude - "The First Serious Win... · 2 replies · +1 points
13 years ago @ The Wellesley Wine Press - Value Alert: 2008 Laye... · 1 reply · +1 points
13 years ago @ 1 Wine Dude - Tasting A Legend: Goin... · 1 reply · +2 points
Very, very well described. I was definitely along for the ride.
13 years ago @ The New Civil Rights M... - Tweet Of The Day: "Gay... · 0 replies · +1 points
14 years ago @ 1 Wine Dude - Seeing Red For the Fir... · 2 replies · +2 points
14 years ago @ 1 Wine Dude - Your Screwing Preferen... · 0 replies · +2 points