Words Hurt

This article is inspired by one of my closest friends on the web. Lily, she’s truly an amazing girl, she’s been through so much and got out of it better than what she started out with. Now the things she says, she says them to help others. She recently posted a blog on Myspace about bullying, which inspired me to write this. This probably will offend some people. Sorry in advance, but think of it as me being “brutally honest”.

Usually, I don’t see bullying as a huge problem; yeah it’s a big thing, but there’s worse things going on in the world. The only time bullying becomes a big issue to me is when the person being bullied is hurting themselves over it.

I don’t think people actually realise how much something as little as name calling will offend someone. I know I don’t. I can be really terrible when it comes to things like that. For instance, there’s a guy in my form, and I can’t stand him. He’s the biggest vagina you’ll ever come across (sorry >__>). The past few months, since I’ve started to go to school more frequently, he decided it would be fun to shout loads of abuse at me from across the room. He’s a racist, homophobic twat. He’s “Chinese” (or whatever he wants to be) and thinks it’s funny to say racial things because I’m white. Every day comes and goes, but not one of those goes without him calling me a “lesbo”. Yes - because being bisexual and homosexual are totally the same thing. He didn’t like it when I started calling him stuff back. Recently, he decided to move my bag, which I’d left on my chair, and chuck it on the floor. And then he wonders why I hit him. I’m just as bad as him - but at least I didn’t start it. Everything he’s ever done to me - I’m now doing it back to him.

I’m not saying you can go bully someone because they’re ugly or whatever, and say they started it first by being ugly. Do you know that every word you say to someone for being ugly, they take it to heart. Maybe at first they’ll take no notice, but the more you do it, the worse they’ll feel. And why? Just because you want a “laugh” - well no one else apart from your friends are laughing. And your friends are only laughing because they’re too afraid to tell you to stop. To everyone who laughs along, just because the words aren’t coming out of your mouth, you’re just as bad.

Bullies tend to be that bitchy group of “plastics” which are at most schools. To anyone who’s ever been bullied like the likes of those - ignore them. They’re the worthless pieces of shit. They’re the fake ones, the whores, the ones that will get no where in life.

Parents and teachers will always tell you that they’ll stop - and they will. It will take a while at first, but don’t let it get to you. Or at least don’t let it show that they’re getting to you, because the more they see you hurt, the more they’ll do it. At times, it can be a waste of time telling teachers, especially at my school, but if it gets to the point where they’re physically hurting you, then you need to tell someone.

Think about where you want to be in life: would you rather be a fuck ugly plastic twat with 4 kids by the time you’re 20, with no education - or would you rather be earning loads of money, have a decent education to get a decent job, with a family?

And to those who bully the smart people - get a fucking grip. You’re just pure jealous of that person, because they’re 10 times smarter than what you will ever be. And you know why? Because they actually put effort into their work, they care about school, they care about having a decent life.

In ten years, that person you made feel like a complete utter waste of space, they’ll be leading a decent life.
… or they’ll be dead, because of what you’ve said to them. Think about it, do you really want to be the cause of someone’s death?

Anyone who is going through anything, I know I say this alot, but I’m always here to talk to. I’ve been through alot and survived it. Also I apparently have good advice haha. I know it’ll feel weird talking to someone you barely know, but it is easier to pour your heart out to a total stranger than it is to someone you know.