Teenagers today can be monsters. It's well known an outrageous number of teens are teased on a daily basis. It's tradgic that the common teasing has led to serious school shootings. So, why is it that a few of the thousands of teasing cases lead to shootings? The answer is all in the is just behind a closet door. The most offensive word you can call a teenage male is gay. Basically, the word takes away their masculinity. Everything that defines them as a guy is destroyed when someone throws the word fag in their face. All of the boys from these school shootings heard those names on a daily basis. Yes, it is horrible that they each had to live like this, but those people who teased the boys were not the ones who pulled the trigger on a room full of classmates.
At Stevenson, I don't think we have a huge problem with teasing. I know it happens, but at Stevenson, there fear isn't hanging over your head to prevent you from stopping the teasing. In other words, there is no "popular crowd". Almost everyone has their own group they fit into and if your friend is having some trouble being bullied, you have no problem standing up for them. I feel because Stevenson is like this, its easier to come to school without the fear of a classmate snapping.
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Good Post! I agree with what you said about shs. I think it is great that basically everyone has a group of friends, or clubs that they belong to. However, even though our school is massive, we shouldn't ignore teasing just because we know their probably not going to go on a killing spree.
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