Kids complain about the furry infestation at their school

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[–]LtGreenCo 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

Cool? Shit. If we had kids like that when I was in middle school we'd have beat the everloving shit out of them every day until they stopped being a furry. And this was the 80s so the teachers wouldn't have given a shit. Not saying it would've been right but, I do believe bullying used to provide a service of sorts, albeit a barbaric one, to children, to give them a preview what life will be like if they keep being weird. And when you don't have that service any longer, this is what happens. It's just a harsh reality.

[–]NastyWetSmear 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Bullying does suck... But like a lot of things in life that sucks, it helps to teach important lessons as well. We learn to understand social languages other than the spoken, take in what is accepted and what is shunned, learn to connect with people who share our interests, learn how to form social groups... It's all very Lord Of The Flies, but it's much like dogs nipping at each other and playing rough - They learn to understand their world better, and some of the more harsh lessons stick with them all through life.

There needs to be a better way of teaching these lessons that doesn't leave some kids traumatized and broken, or shooting up a shopping mall, or joining a gay furry sex cult, but I guess it's better than the idea of simply accepting all deviancy and degeneracy with a smile.

That being said, in reality, furries are mostly harmless. It's the ones in the suits and diapers soiling themselves in public to get hard that make it all an issue. Teaching these kids that wearing a mask in public and acting like a cat at all times is totally fine seems like a good way to walk them right down that road, sadly.

[–]LtGreenCo 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

When I was in 5th grade for the span of about 4 months I got beat up by a few 8th graders almost every day on my walk home from school, simply because I made a dumb mom joke at their expense once. Yeah it sucked but I didn't spiral into a hellish psychological abyss. I didn't join any cults or buy any guns. And like a little bitch I tattle-told on them to my dad. And instead of calling the school or calling the kids' parents, he taught me to man up a little, gave me some lessons in self-defense and avoidance tactics and tricks. They helped a little but eventually the kids got bored anyway and it stopped happening.

Anecdotal, I know. But back then bullying was just a fact of life for some kids and despite that, there wasn't an epidemic of Columbines or kids cutting themselves or jumping onto train tracks. So maybe... just maybe... the insane amounts of hand-holding and coddling and adult intervention kids started getting at the turn of the millennium wasn't the best idea. Just a thought.

Now did I deserve a 4 month ass-kicking for one stupid mom joke? Absolutely not. But I think the experience ultimately made me a little more resilient.

[–]NastyWetSmear 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Alright, you know we all want to know: What was the joke?

[–]LtGreenCo 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I don't remember exactly but it wasn't so much a joke-joke as it was a mean-spirited inference that their moms were whores. And the kicker is I said it not to them, but to another kid, who then snitched. So yeah I probably deserved at least a few bitch-slaps for it.

[–]NastyWetSmear 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Phhwwaaa! I reckon this "Other Kid" was overdue for a 4 month beating.