Another School Shooting

[gerbick]

peer pressure is only as effective as you let it.

can't cope? tough. get better friends.

[ViRGo_RK]

What are these so called friends you speek of?

Well, to get new friends, sometimes you are forced to unlabel yourself as a geek/nerd/loser/goth/whatever.

You havn't been there before, have you gerbie.

[gerbick]

been much worse. the only one of my race, from the northeast at a southeast school where I graduated two years earlier than the rest and totally wrecked the order of the class rankings.

and instead of wanting to kill them all, or kill myself, I just ignored them. sometimes it was hard, but you know what? as long as they didn't touch me, their words didn't mean crap.

people mainly suck. there's some nice ones, and when you find them, keep them. otherwise, the rest will get what they deserve... and you, just focus on your own goals. I don't think the editorial of a peer really should hit you that harshly.

and if they put their hands on you, then they deserve jail time. not revenge. take advantage of the educational system. misery and stupidity loves company.

[CNO]

Originally posted by ViRGo_RK
Aparrently, none of you have ever been in the "nerdie kid's" shoes.

Actually, I think most people posting here were probably at one time or another in the "nerdie kid's" shoes. I know I was.

The thing is, most people don't make grabbing a gun and murdering someone their first option, nor suicide. They will, for the most part, make some sort of cry for help, this extreme action being what they see as a last resort. Thus, I don't think it's wrong to blame the parents (of course, they shouldn't bear the entire burden either).

[ViRGo_RK]

Oh, you don't need to tell me. I'm more than mentally stable..

I take it as it comes, and I have made a name for myself. I'm not labeled anymore, but people try. But they can't. Matter of fact, this leads me to an anticdote....

A kid in the locker room was being an ******* (suprise, suprise) because I beat him in lacross (goalie) 6 to 1.

He tried to label me as a nerd. I pointed out that nerds are normally not very good at sports (only in stereotypes). He labeled me a jock. I pointed out I was smart and good with computers. He labeled me a prep. I pointed out that this wasn't possible, because of the jock stereo. He got confused, punched a locker, and sprained a finger.

After a while, it just gets amusing.

Stereotypes are ridiculous.

Oh, didn't know where you went to school, Gerbick. Guess you've taken alot of crap also.

I agree. People suck. I think we are in dire need of an Ark II (bible reference, sorry).

Lets agree to disagree, although, we seem to be agreeing.

My head hurts.

Sorry for the babbling.

[gerbick]

I guess it's actually funny seeing ex-nerds and the type now become the same type of categorizing xenophobic types as the ones they were trying to escape...

becoming what they hate the most... imagine that!

[ViRGo_RK]

Quite ironic... I guess.

I can't catorgorize myself, nor would I try to catorgarize anyone else. It just doesn't make sense.

Well, this thread has taken too much of my energy, good bye.