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Originally posted by 1kiki:
Also, this thread has made me realize that I should stop bullying rappy.


And if he calls you names? Assassinates the character of whole groups - one or more of which you belong to? Trolls the board? Pro-actively taunts people like he did above with his dig at 'Chrissy'? Just wondering where you draw the line between bullying and just telling someone who's being an asshole to fuck off.

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Originally posted by 1kiki:
"And thats where you see the power dynamics shift and the bullied become the bullier ..."

I'm not seeing power dynamics here. I don't have any power over anyone, nor they over me. Not in the rw where it counts, not even as anonymous posters on an obscure website, as effectual as ghosts. I don't enjoin people to band with me against anyone. I don't try to silence anyone. I make my observations, post my thoughts as my brain parses the world, and voice my opinions. Most important to me is to not be a hypocrite. But since I've never claimed to be nice, considerate, forgiving or liberal, I feel like I've met my standard.

I get you dislike that. Your dislike isn't going to change anything.

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
There is a difference between being spoiled and being entitled. Or maybe I'm using the wrong words, but when you grow up in a family that enjoys some standing in the community, it's gonna rub off on you. Some of those "entitled" parents probably feel themselves to be superior authorities; whether they teach their children consciously or it rubs off unconsciously, that feeling of righteousness has got to make a difference.

By contrast, I find that "spoiled" children- children who are given everything- tend to be passive more than anything.

But all in all, it seems to me there are a lot of routes to bullying. Being abused in the house, or having superior community standing doesn't predict whether a person will be a bully or not. I think some kids start down that behavioral path for whatever reason, and they find it rewarding (and it IS intrinsically rewarding in many ways) and nobody cuts that short.

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Originally posted by 1kiki:
It was vastly different from many sci-fi shows I've seen. And if I see one more space-swordandsorcery-feudalistic cc of a story, with sword (or laser) wielding heroes and villains, and lissom damsels with heaving bosoms melting into the heroes' arms I will conclude that the aim is to make us all very young, very immature adolescent males.

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