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Anti-Bullying Ad - Take a Stand, Take the Pledge [message #60936]

Tue, 09 February 2010 04:56

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Registered: September 2003
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Maybe some of you might have seen the video, if you haven't, take a look.

It wasn't obvious to me how this was an Anti-Bullying commercial, can you figure out what happened? I had to watch it a couple times myself.

You don't love someone because they are beautiful, they are beautiful because you love them.

To continue with the topic of bullying... [message #60937 is a reply to message #60936]

Tue, 09 February 2010 05:08

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Registered: September 2003
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Here is an excellent article about two very brave students. They turned the tide against the bullies who picked on a fellow student for wearing pink.

They went to a nearby discount store and bought 50 pink shirts, including tank tops, to wear to school the next day.

Not only were dozens of students outfitted with the discount tees, but hundreds of students showed up wearing their own pink clothes, some head-to-toe.

When the bullied student, who has never been identified, walked into school to see his fellow students decked out in pink, some of his classmates said it was a powerful moment. He may have even blushed a little.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/09/18/pink-tshirts-students.html#ixzz0f0pCj1sA

Amazing what these kids did.

[Updated on: Tue, 09 February 2010 05:08]

You don't love someone because they are beautiful, they are beautiful because you love them.

Re: To continue with the topic of bullying... [message #60938 is a reply to message #60937]

Tue, 09 February 2010 09:19

timmy

Has no life at all

Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13800

The film is subtle. It interests me how close the stand taken is to the actual bullying. It's a fine line to walk in the film and in the sea of pink.

Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School

Re: Anti-Bullying Ad - Take a Stand, Take the Pledge [message #60940 is a reply to message #60936]

Tue, 09 February 2010 12:50

chrisjames147

Really getting into it

Location: U.S.
Registered: November 2009
Messages: 630

Thank you , M. A wonderful video, for no matter how much authority is brought to bear it's only thru peer pressure that bullying will ever cease to exist.

Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. (Sir Francis Bacon 1561-1626)

Re: To continue with the topic of bullying... [message #60941 is a reply to message #60938]

Tue, 09 February 2010 13:18

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Location: USA
Registered: September 2003
Messages: 327

Subtle, but effective nonetheless.

You don't love someone because they are beautiful, they are beautiful because you love them.

Re: Anti-Bullying Ad - Take a Stand, Take the Pledge [message #60955 is a reply to message #60936]

Wed, 10 February 2010 02:27

Macky

Really getting into it

Location: USA
Registered: November 2008
Messages: 973

So sweet. So touching. The clip made me feel so uplifted. I wonder how my life might have been impacted by such a simple act of kindness. I think I might have cried happy tears had something like this happened to me at that age.

Max

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brothers to dwell together in unity!
Ps 133:1 NASB

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