tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post1025055332737335283..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Pink Shirt Day 2017Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-16759291955548566992017-02-23T08:01:32.233-05:002017-02-23T08:01:32.233-05:00hi anon...you're welcome. I used to write a lo...hi anon...you're welcome. I used to write a lot more about bullying when I first started blogging, but then I started focusing more and more on bullies like Harper and some of his other Cons.<br />But I am going to start writing more posts about the problem, as well as trying to get my MP to pressure the government into coming up with a national strategy which in my opinion is still badly needed....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-77353804254423177702017-02-23T07:56:37.460-05:002017-02-23T07:56:37.460-05:00hi anon...hmmm...I know what you mean. But can'...hi anon...hmmm...I know what you mean. But can't we just defeat him instead? ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-19225943705034720122017-02-23T07:54:51.824-05:002017-02-23T07:54:51.824-05:00hi jrkrideau...I have to admit that I don't ha...hi jrkrideau...I have to admit that I don't have a pink shirt, so I was wearing a faded red one yesterday. And I also have to admit that like you I used violence to fight violence. I wasn't the slightest bit interested in fighting when I was a small boy, but starting at the age of twelve or thirteen I started studying judo and karate, as well as applying some of the techniques of the Glasgow School of Street Fighting, and with the help of some others we did end our bully problem. However, I too would not recommend that approach. Violence is a dead end, and can get you into more trouble than the bullies themselves. Martial arts gave me the confidence not to back down. But I found other more peaceful ways to fight bullies, and they inspire me to this day... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-45975217813549398262017-02-23T07:44:08.451-05:002017-02-23T07:44:08.451-05:00hi MC...I'm sorry to hear that you were bullie...hi MC...I'm sorry to hear that you were bullied school, and I'm not surprised if you didn't get any support from teachers and administrators. I recently read that while seventy percent of teachers though they were doing a good job controlling bullies, only twenty percent of the kids did. That was my experience too, and you're right. These days thanks to social media there is no escaping them. I've written several posts about the tragic cases of Rehtaeh Parsons and Amanda Todd, and so many others. And while some progress has been made, I would like to see both the federal and provincial governments come up with a national strategy to fight bullying. When I'm in the UK I see all kinds of anti-bullying ads TV, or in the newspapers. But hardly any here, and that needs to change. A society should fight bullying wherever it rears its ugly head, and as hard as it fights things like drinking and driving...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-28347038876119544782017-02-23T07:30:08.285-05:002017-02-23T07:30:08.285-05:00hi JD...I'm sorry to hear that you have been b...hi JD...I'm sorry to hear that you have been bothered by bullies in your workplace. This is what happens when our society doesn't do enough to nip bullying in the bud. Instead it's seen as just a phase in life that that people leave behind them. When in fact, as that video shows, it can follow you into adulthood, and the bullies can be found even in senior homes. So it's important to stand up to them, and I would encourage everyone to do that. So good luck, stay cool, make sure that your case against them is well prepared, and don't let them intimidate you further. I used to have two graphics in my sidebar. One was a sign saying this is a bully-free zone, and the other one said bullies will be beaten. We will never have a better world until both become reality, and enough is enough....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-19185693578360323152017-02-22T23:32:10.557-05:002017-02-22T23:32:10.557-05:00Thank you for this. More people should write about...Thank you for this. More people should write about bullying. It's still a big problem !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-37782095049681474232017-02-22T18:09:54.022-05:002017-02-22T18:09:54.022-05:00Fuck Donald TrumpFuck Donald TrumpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-77225589749358665412017-02-22T16:58:37.858-05:002017-02-22T16:58:37.858-05:00Blast, I no longer own a pink shirt or I would be ...Blast, I no longer own a pink shirt or I would be wearing it. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. <br /><br />My general approach to bullies since I was bullied for a couple of years in grade school is to grab some blunt object and charge. Not exactly the best approach, well probably totally irrational, but I learned it in a hard school of bullies and it has worked. <br /><br />I do NOT recommend it for anyone else and it has seriously messed up my ability to deal with hostility in the workplace. jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-23944006168094145492017-02-22T15:35:46.156-05:002017-02-22T15:35:46.156-05:00Great post Simon. I was bullied relentlessly in el...Great post Simon. I was bullied relentlessly in elementary and high school. I pretty much failed grade 9 on purpose to get away from them. School's administrators need to be held accountable, far too often they turn a blind eye or say "boys will be boys".<br /><br />Thank God there was no such things as Facebook or social media back then, at least the bullying would stop once I left the school. Today our youth are all online and there's been far too many cases of students taking their own lives. Rehtaeh Parsons and Amanda Todd are two cases right here in Canada that come to mind. RIP.<br /><br />I can only imagine how many kids dropped out of school or never reached their full potential because of this epidemic. It needs to be dealt with immediately.<br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />-MCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-36927937794315654492017-02-22T14:52:18.698-05:002017-02-22T14:52:18.698-05:00Thank you for a very thoughtful post Simon. Having...Thank you for a very thoughtful post Simon. Having endured my fair share of bullying growing up and now enduring bullies in the workplace, this post has been the final push I needed to file a formal complaint against these despicable people. They will attempt payback but you know what? What used to make me fear saying anything now fills me with the resolve to expose these people for who and what they are and hopefully it eases the burden for others to speak out.<br />Enough is enough!!<br />JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com