Monday, March 10, 2014

Artifact #8: "Bully"

Bully is a documentary that focuses on the day to day life of several kids and the bullying their peers subject them to. It goes according to the perspective of the teachers, students, victims, and school and how they handled it all.

You can find more info on Bully ----> HERE

I've never seen the film, nor have I ever experienced any form of bullying. I found it extremely sad that these kids had to go through this type of treatment just trying to be accepted into the beginning stages of social interaction. From the start these kids are already going to have a skewed view of how the world works and how people relate with one another. I think that's what hit me hardest.

It's very difficult to combat bullying from an outsider's perspective because it's not always blatant and obvious. Sometimes it can be disguised as a form of peer pressure or just kids joking around. It's important to look at it from the kid's point of view though since they are the ones being affected.