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To: GAFreedom

An 18 year-old MAN who likes “My Little Pony”?

Oy,vey.


116 posted on 03/21/2014 9:11:17 PM PDT by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (I'm tired of the Liberals and their stupidity!)
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To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN

At 18 I was too busy chasing the young ladies to bother with TV. Today it’s My Lil Pony and Xbox.


117 posted on 03/21/2014 9:37:15 PM PDT by USAF80
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To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN; CatherineofAragon
An 18 year-old MAN who likes “My Little Pony”? Oy,vey.
It's not my way to question a man's interest, be it hunting or gardening.
The thing is, I don't recall any 18 year old males who were into Pound Puppies. Do you?
Never knew any myself, but I'm referring to someone the age of the boy in the article. I did know a man who was a "Welcome Back Kotter" fan. Even had the action figures mint-in-box.
Reading this thread and the article which occasioned it, I'm not surprised that so many young men behave as though they never came in contact with testosterone.
I always question that sentiment. Reminds me of my father, who I never cottoned much to. "MEN don't do track, they do football." "MEN don't cook, that's woman's work." "MEN don't use computers. That's for nerds. REAL MEN work with their hands." "MEN don't read books, they go hunting." So on and so forth. Well, call it a difference of opinion and leave it at that.
No idea where you grew up but where I did the vast majority of the teasing (they call it bullying these days) was from friends.
Grew up in Georgia. Most teasing came from my family. I made sure to repay it seven for one. Friends of mine didn't tease. If they did, they quickly ceased being friends of mine. I never took well to teasing. Everyone I ever knew who teased did so because as, at heart, they had a streak of cruel in them. I prefer not to know cruel people if I can help it.
It was rare for someone you didn’t know to say or do anything to you once you were out of first or second grade.
I can't say the same. I would see whole classes descend on some unfortunate in high school, for no reason other than they were an albino or wore especially thick glasses. It was sad and illustrated how mankind is by default selfish and cruel.
Wear something stupid and you were hounded all day even the teachers got in on the action.
I think you were in high school about 15-20 years before I was. A teacher engaging in such in my time (early 90s) tended to end up in front of the County Board of Ed and getting their butt fired.
134 posted on 03/22/2014 2:04:02 PM PDT by GAFreedom (Freedom rings in GA!)
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