Comments on: Watch: Trailer For The Documentary ‘Bully’; Weinsteins Fighting MPAA Over R-Rating

By: Elisa

Elisa — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:56:24 +0000

I just wanted to say, that I'm 18. When I was in elelementary school, I was always bullied. 7 years later, it's still cralling under my skin. I've always been shy, I've always been quiet, and totally inocent. But if I was still living there, where I was being bullied, I don't know where I'd be. I'm sure I'd still be a good girl, but I'd probably be one of those pissed off teens that does drugs, and other bad stuff. All because of these jerks, and all becaue it was ignored. Have you ever seen an episode of the show "Beyond Scared Straight"? I think it would be a good idea to put all bullies on that show, just to show them, that some are in there, because they acted out all becaue they were bullied. Bullying of ALL kinds are extremely serious. It needs to be stopped now.

By: Huffy

Huffy — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:56:24 +0000

And yeah, the MPAA needs to have some kind of oversight committee to hold member accountable and needs to set strict guideline on what warrants what rating instead of the "Well one fuck is PG-13 but two is R" bullshit they use now. Being run by people other than Mormon housewives would help too but we have to be realistic here.

By: Huffy

Huffy — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:56:24 +0000

I teach in Japan and the bullying here makes what goes on back home look like pre-school nonsense. It always sucks to have a quiet kid who you know is getting picked on. That said I'd be interested to see some statistics comparing today with twenty or so years ago. On one hand I can see how social networking could make bullying more intense but on the other hand I'd be curious to see if the media has a hand at playing up the problem.

By: StephenM

StephenM — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:56:24 +0000

Tried to make a substantial, intelligent comment. Told it was spam and couldn't post.