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Basically,don't raise your kid in a Red State

posted 11 years ago by ramalho_85
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As a non-American that's what I got from the movie.Yeah I suppose going to school in a poor area of a major urban city must be more dangerous but those Bible belt places have a knack for squashing any sort of diversity,distinct critical thinking skills,and a constant goal for greater conformity and hegemony.Maybe it's the Jock system you have in the US where a student can basically advance academically on his athletic performance alone instead of actual grades in his/her studies...Or maybe I'm just talking out of my ass,but I do know what is to be raised in a small town,albeit these class stratifications were not as pronounced as they are in the US;the jock,miss popular and the geek could fraternize without repercussions to their social status.But you know what they say:"small towns,small minds".I know I'm coming off as a snob but all the people that I knew that left or were curious to see the rest of the world(cliché,I know)appeared to become a lot more tolerant,the ones that never went and were never exposed to different types of thinking didn't grew at all,even with the internet they never veer off to places that challenge their world view and remain in a...I don't know shell?I hope I'm not coming off as a sort of New Age Hippie(even I don't have tolerance for quackery) but I would like to know if any of this has any validity

[–] critterdhs05 9 years ago

The south may have more issues but it can be still the same in north and west. and central some school didn't even allow cameras or the film to be filmed cause they look completely not doing there job.

I was bully in school but not as bad as I seen in the movie I littery drove up an hr to see the movie!

[–] stefanheikel 8 years ago

There is some truth to this. While bullying may be the same, urban areas allow for more outlets for the bullied to find acceptance.

[–] Felixthecat34213 8 years ago

I think you're all missing the point here. It's much more effective in small towns. In big cities or even suburban areas, a person can get lost in a crowd. I went to school with 1000 people, I didn't even recognize half of these people at my graduation and I had spoken to maybe a quarter of them. The people I actually knew and interacted with on a daily basis would probably amount to less than 100. In a big city, you could very well get lost in that same city.

In these small knit, isolated communities, everyone knows everyone. And they know everything about everyone.

It's not about tolerance, I grew up in New England and I can assure you that people are just as blue collar and "conservative" as they are in these red states. (Minus the psycho religious aspect, there are some baptists up here but it's kind of rare).

Why didn't these parents take their kid and move away. Obviously his bullying has been going on for quite some time. They should have found this kid some online friends. There's a huge gaming community online.