Bronies Against Bullying

[The Peculiar Derp 193]

I hate bullies ! They really suck. Ever since pre-school I've seen bullies.   What has happened to this country ! It really needs to be stopped.  :okiedokielokie:

[Aquaryan 42]

I want to do a panel for the BronyCon in Vancouver on this topic.

[Castle Bleck 19,361]

Bullies sure do pick retarded reasons to target someone sometimes.

Edited February 17, 2014 by Anti-Villain

[SkyRose 6]

I was bullied for 3 years, 3rd grade through 5th grade. I had started losing friends for a reason. I had no clue why. Then this guy started calling me Barrel, because it rhymes with my last name. He didn't know who Pewds was, so when I yelled that I wasn't a barrel, and that I was a bro, he just laughed at me. I was slapped in 4th grade by a new student who I barely knew, but he is my friend now. In fifth grade there were rumors that I was retarded and insane, they even made up an Alana touch. It was like the cheese touch, but instead of saying cheese touch, they used my name and called it the Alana touch. I think bullies are idiots.

[Everleaf 541]

I hope to help bullying had ruined many lives...

[forestpip 5]

I'm saving this to my computer so the next time I meet someone who's been bullied, I can send it to them.

[lolololol 65]

I was bullied a very very very tiny bit. all the bullying was in year 7 only. i got into fights and have a record of winning 1 fight losing 4.

If I cant get hits on someone I resort to biting and scratching.

[Convergence 83]

As someone who was bullied when he was younger, I have some pretty strong views against bullying. In my opinion the single best thing to do if you are getting bullied is to have self confidence. I know its hard, but a little self confidence goes a long way, trust me. If it is verbal bullying, do two things. Ignore them, and never believe what they say. You know how you are, and you know that you are great no matter what anyone says about you. Do not give them the satisfaction of seeing you get hurt or emotional.

 

If it is physical bullying, stand up for yourself. Don't let someone push you around just because they are bigger than you. If someone is beating on you, don't be afraid to throw a punch. Don't be afraid to fight dirty. Yeah, you probably will get beaten up with this mentality, I have before, but if a bully knows that you are going to fight back and that you are tough, he won't pick on you so much. Remember, there is safety in numbers. If someone lays a finger on you, the best thing to do is tell someone right away. Try to solve the problem before you have to fight.

 

Bullies are damaged and hurt people, if they weren't they wouldn't feel the need to pick on others. Sometimes showing them a little love or care can solve your problems instantly. Never be afraid to tell an adult, or anyone in authority. Nothing but good can come from it. Before I finish up, this little cartoon sums up my views about bullying pretty well (WARNING: extreme language and views that are grossly exaggerated for humour). Bullies by neurotically yours.

[spezzzzzhdafuigb 49]

I think you might have mis-understood me.

 

What I meant was to just ignore the bullies. 

Maybe, but it was still an awesome comeback!

[Redneck 64]

I have two extremely hard pieces of advice to follow in regards to bullying. One is to ignore all bullies and attempts at bulling that are not a physical threat. Two is to learn how to properly deal with physical threats. Dont back down, shrink away, or cower. Stand tall, be slightly aggresive and stand on the balls of your feet. If your bully is a regular, takes-his-anger-out-on-others bully, he will back down. Otherwise, block attacks and aim low, never go for a head shot unless it is obviously open or the opponet is on the ground.

[Kyobona 75]

I created the character through the pony generator on Deviantart, but I designed this picture from it.

 

Bullying is a serious issue in my life, so I do speak out against bullying whenever possible.

 

Bullying is not confined to children, as adults can be faced with bullying.

Here's how you be a boawss if they attack you online. Learn to hack into internet servers (which I do) hack into their internet, and have the password be impossible to know. Then, hack into their computer, after hacking into their internet server and put viruses on all of their computers, if done right, they wont be able to find a way to destroy the virus and need a new computer. But, put a virus inside the internet server and give them internet when they get a new comp. It'll be fun, trust me.

[Koelath 445]

You cannot stop bullying any more than you can stop greed or infidelity or the sunset.

And more often than not,  the suggested methods for fighting it - ignoring it ("self-confidence"), telling an adult (who then proceeds to be f###ing useless), or telling off the bullies ("standing up for yourself") - do jack s###. Bullies answer primarily to pain and/or fear and even if that stops one bully, there are countless others and more appearing every day.

It can be countered - not just by telling a useless adult, mind you - but stopping it is an entirely futile effort.

 

However, if you want to counter a bully, stand up for yourself. And not that pansy bulls### about saying no to their demands or acting like you're not afraid. If you want to put a bully back in line, you have to forget all that pacifist hippy useless s### that teachers and TV campaigns like to vomit all over the place and actually stand up for yourself, actually do something.
 

 

You can ignore them. Guess what? They'll keep at it until they find your breaking point. Anyone who suggests "just ignore them" is obviously a person detached from reality. How about I follow you around for a day jabbing a stick into the small of your back, let's see how you ignore that.

 

You can deny their demands until time stops. Guess what? They'll double their efforts. Anyone who suggests mere verbal defiance will do anything good clearly does not understand how bullies operate at all. Bullies like to show off. If you deny them, they'll consider it an even better opportunity to show off by breaking you. And you will break.

You can pretend you're not afraid of them. Guess what? Your ongoing submission to them - physically if not verbally - proves that you are nothing but afraid. Anyone who suggests this works clearly fails to grasp the reality that bullies aren't stupid and you're not a good enough actor to pull it off.

 

You can decide you've had enough. You can decide to push back. You can make them afraid. You can hurt them. Or you can do both. Guess what? Like any other animal, they will avoid the thing (you) that instills fear or pain. Just as frightening a dog who chews on your shoes will eventually condition them against the behavior, bullies can be likewise conditioned. 

 

"But they'll just go bully someone else!" - Condition them against that too. Make it clear that you will not stand for them bothering anyone. If you do the job right, they will do as needed to avoid your displeasure.

[Flutter_Guy_Dash 35]

Ive never been bullied before, but I know that it sucks. It seems unreasonable to make fun of someone just because of their belifies, likes, dislikes, etc. I personaly will stop bullying anywhere I see it, or hear it, or anything, and i think everyone should too. If you are getting bullied, stand up for yourself and dont give the bully something to bully you about. (I think thats why I never got bullied, because ive been like the "cool" guy at school, but I wasnt mean or hurtful to anyone or anything. Thats kinda why Fluttershy is my favorite because I could relate.) Soo, bacically bullying sucks and it should be stopped, and if you give a bully the "Love and Tolerance" treatment it should work out fine.

[Kyobona 75]

Ive never been bullied before, but I know that it sucks. It seems unreasonable to make fun of someone just because of their belifies, likes, dislikes, etc. I personaly will stop bullying anywhere I see it, or hear it, or anything, and i think everyone should too. If you are getting bullied, stand up for yourself and dont give the bully something to bully you about. (I think thats why I never got bullied, because ive been like the "cool" guy at school, but I wasnt mean or hurtful to anyone or anything. Thats kinda why Fluttershy is my favorite because I could relate.) Soo, bacically bullying sucks and it should be stopped, and if you give a bully the "Love and Tolerance" treatment it should work out fine.

The bully is usually looking for a reaction, which means he's more fucked up than you are... Just fuck him up more than he can. Hurt him with your mental power instead of your physical power... It's way funnier. As long as you can take a punch of course... By the way, I do not condone bullying and find it stupid and usually feel bad for the bully because he's more hurt and fucked up than the person he's bullying. 

[Moved to Elsewhere 11,331]

Man I hate bullying. It just lowers kids' self esteem., We all know about the 11 year old kid who nearly commuted suicide due to getting bullied for being a brony. Yeah that was awful.

[Budding Night 1,043]

I've been bullied since 1st grade, and if I see anyone bulling or hurting anyone, especially a brony, I will PERSONALLY RIP OUT THEIR BRAINS, CUT IT UP INTO A MILLION PIECES AND SHOVE IT DOWN THEIR THROATS WHILE CHOPPING UP THE REST OF THEIR BODY BIT BY BIT.

 

*cough*

 

Uh, I mean, I'm not violent at all. I'm sweet and innocent!

[MagicalStarRain 599]

I know that there are many videos on how to deal with bullying, but what about videos on how to NOT be a bully?

[Redneck 64]

The problem is bullying is a learned trait, begotten from being bullied or being taught aggresivness in the home. If i remember correctly, there is a mlp episode on bullying where a new cousin of applebloom's comes to town and bully the CC's, only for it to be discovered that she was in fact bullied back at her home.

[Toxic Hoof 92]

I am a very different person, moral wise, today than I was before I was 'bullied'/ became a bully. Even though I was only bullied in grade 5 it still impacted my life quite significantly because I didn't know how to handle it. For example a year or so after the bullying stopped I noticed that a few of the things that I was doing was making some people unhappy. I could see that what I was doing was wrong but because I had been doing it for so long without me noticing, it sort of became a bad habit and it was for this reason that I became an introvert, it was my way of protecting my friends from myself.

 

I turned over a new leaf, a semi-restart. Everything around me was the same, I still had the same personality, the same friends, but a completely new mindset. I became an Atheist (because of uncertainty and my school shoving religion down my throat). In most of my classes I sat by myself on purpose. I taught myself that no matter where I was I would never feel alone and I also learnt to not judge people just based on what their beliefs were, their values or even their appearance. It was because of this open mindedness that led to me becoming a brony (best decision of my life). I also gained a few strategies on how to keep my cool at all times, no matter what.

 

The type of bullying I experienced was very mild, I can only imagine what people who are getting bullied/ got bullied feel like.
I may not know how you feel but I might be able to give you some advice. If they say something about you that you may find embarrassing act like you are proud of it, for example when I became a brony I didn't tell anyone so when people saw that my background was of a mlp style Pegasus (Toxic Hoof) they would come up to me and asked if I was a brony, instead of lying about what the background was, I would proudly confirm that I was in fact a brony. So far I haven't been teased or bullied about being a brony because I haven't exactly been hiding it but neither have I been annoying people by announcing it to everyone. It is like having a secret that you are not hiding.

[yayayayayala 1,668]

HUZZAH!! Princess Luna and Pinkie Pie agree with me that I should join. XD