Bullies Target Obese Kids

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this is not about a kid that was bullied because he/she is obese what the heck.

chas of IA 2:11PM February 03, 2012

It took people this long to figure this out? Wow.

Andy of CA 2:54PM December 29, 2011

thats so true

shannon of IL 7:41PM April 14, 2011

the things you are saying are definately correct, but your making it sound like if your obese, your stuck that way, and it is akin to a handicap/defect, or something that in no way is changeable. I understand that some people do have certain medical issues that can contribute to there weight problems, and granted, as kids, children are a) picky eaters and b) eat what there parents give them. However, weight is manageable. A person close to me has struggled with their weight all there life. And with determination, a serious amount of willpower, and the distaste of failure, she climbed her mountain and shed her pounds.
your comparing of obesity to things that actually cant be changed at all is unfair.
i'm not saying its right to bully people because there overwieght, but saying its the same as being bullied for being a different race, gender or whatever unchangeable trait they have, is wrong.
You can argue that a child cant effectively institute a weight loss regimine,
but thats the thing, its not the child fault he's fat, its most likely a) the parents fault or b) a medical issue, and that being said, it falls to the parents to mantain there childs health. that includes a healthy weight.
if your child is being bullied for there weight problem, you should check yourself for faults before pointing the finger.

Yohan 12:34AM May 27, 2010

It would be "nice" if human nature changed, and people didn't bully others, or if empathy always translated into heroic action. Now its time to face reality.
Fat kids show no restraint when it comes to overeating. They have poor social skills and get picked-on. The have terrible coping skills. How about they stop expecting the world to change for them?
Parents, instead of wringing your hands or letting the situation get worse - because it will - why not take responsibility and give your kid the tools they need to handle confrontations on their own? "The Total Bully Solution" is one program that does just that.

Jay McGraw of GA 1:47PM May 08, 2010

The #1 factor to being bullied is not obesity, but sensitivity! If being pick on and teased bothers you, you will be picked on and teased continuously. Being fat is is a trait easily identified as negative and therefore obvious to use! Just like being ugly, or short. Physical defects are easily exploited for the purposes of bullying. Personally, I was just shy and socially awkward, so I was bullied for those reasons. The common factor? I did not handle being teased well, which made me a target. Everyone is teased at some point, your reaction determines how far it will go. Bullying is in human nature and will never really go away.
Now I will tell you what they will never accept because it is politically incorrect. The best cure for bullying- it is a nice pop in the nose. Violence does solve some problems, I know this because that is how I finally got them to leave me alone.

JP of RI 9:23PM May 04, 2010

"If people don't want to be bullied, maybe they wouldn't be so unhealthy. In that respect, maybe bullying fat kids is a GOOD thing."
You apparently didn't read the whole article and are making the same old assumption that obesity is just a choice. Try substituting some other things in there and see how they sound:
If people don't want to be bullied, maybe they wouldn't be left-handed. In that respect, maybe bullying lefties is a GOOD thing.
If people don't want to be bullied, maybe they wouldn't have acne. In that respect, maybe bullying kids with acne is a GOOD thing.
If people don't want to be bullied, maybe they wouldn't be Jewish. In that respect, maybe bullying Jews is a GOOD thing.
If people don't want to be bullied, maybe they wouldn't be girls. In that respect, maybe bullying girls is a GOOD thing.

try some compassion for once of MO 3:50PM May 04, 2010

NEWS FLASH: NOT NEWS. SPEND YOUR MONEY ON REAL RESEARCH.
People have been bullying fat kids since forever. If people don't want to be bullied, maybe they wouldn't be so unhealthy.
In that respect, maybe bullying fat kids is a GOOD thing

Not An Idiot of OR 3:09PM May 04, 2010