A few weeks ago, my school celebrated anti-bullying day by wearing pink and handing out pink cotton candy. Although it was a good initiative to raise awareness about this important issue, how effective was it? Studies show that Canada has the 9th highest rate of bullying in the 13-years-olds category on a scale of 35…
A double-edged sword on the edge of our tongue.
For some people, Pink Shirt Day is a day of the year where everybody is supposed to wear pink. Simply that. Most people participating in Pink Shirt Day also know that the day is an anti-bullying event. However, for too many, the topic of bullying isn’t just about a dress code for one day a year.…
I grew up watching cartoons on Cartoon Network, and I loved most of the cartoons that came on. However, there are just some cartoons that I absolutely despised, and I have listed three of the worst cartoons (in my opinion of course) here: 1. Dexter’s Laboratory Dexter’s laboratory was quite a thrilling experience for me.…
A teenage fast food worker was allegedly forced to wear a nametag with “Gaytard” written on it because he was gay. Tyler Brazndt, a 16-year-old working at Taco Bell, filed a complaint because of discrimination. Apparently, his boss would verbally abuse him and call him names. One day, he invited Tyler into his office, and…
Communet is a popular app where you can write anonymous messages about people at your school. It’s a great way to send messages of encouragement to other students or to compliment someone you are too shy to talk to in person; however, it is also an easy way to post mean messages about others. So…
Although everyone says you should never judge a book by it’s cover, that’s exactly how I chose this book. The cover art is beautiful, the book is beautiful, I think my approach of choosing Everybody Sees the Ants was a job well done. A.S. King is truly royal in my eyes, she writes wonderful books…
A few weeks back I received the magnificent opportunity to attend a documentary “Finding Kind” at the ConocoPhillips Auditorium thanks to Youth Central and Youth Are Awesome! Finding Kind was a documentary regarding girls and the reasoning behind why they are so mean towards one another. Two girls decided to find the answer by…
What would you do if you had a second chance? Would you try to make up for what you’ve done wrong or try to live while you can, or maybe even both? Samantha Kingston was having the time of her life, her boyfriend was perfect, she was perfect, popular, had an adorable math teacher and…
At times we all feel afraid, we all put up a facade hoping others might not really recognize who we are. Afraid to be hated on? Afraid to be lonelier than we already are? We put up walls, and plaster them with posters of lies. So no one can really know who we are right? Because yes…
THE BEST POEM EVER. YOU MUST READ. I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, THIS IS THE TRUTH OF TWO BULLIED KIDS WHO MADE IT OUT THROUGH AGONY, PAIN AND BLOODSHED. IF YOU CARE PLEASE READ. PLEASE. To This Day by Shane Koyczan To This Day When…
A collaboration between dozens of artists around the globe, a beautifully crafted piece carrying a poignant, powerful message – we’ve all been there. What really touched me in this video was the effects of bullying, carried on long after adolescence, to this day. What to do? We’ve all heard those presentations. But the message…
Please take the time to watch this video. It’s not to advertise that these actions are okay, but to show people how much it hurts to get bullied, and in this case, a poor old lady is getting bullied by a bunch of junior high or high school kids. What happened to “respect your elders?”…
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Fifteen-year-old Ashkan Sultani hanged himself on January 12th, 2010. The most tragic part? He did it because kids at school had bullied him to the edge. A memorial service was held today for Sultani. He had moved schools because of the kids who had continued to tease him, but it didn’t help. Eventually, it got to the…