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Pastimes : The Boxing Ring Revived -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (5341)	3/10/2003 12:46:18 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7720

Thank you. I am very sad that one of my favorite words has been corrupted by PC. Young people may be told that it is cowardly not to stand up for one’s self or for the sake of principle. When a bully shows them that they can be harmed by taking a stand the young person may be told to report bullying behavior to adults. Bullies are typically viewed as outside the norm of human decency. They are thought of as disturbed individuals who prey on vulnerable types who are attempting to live within the norm. When reporting bad behavior to adults, the young person may be told that it makes them a ‘tattle tale’. And, of course, tattling is thought of as an unacceptable behavior as well. Tattling, unnecessarily disrupts routines and in most cases is more harmful than helpful. Ask any kindergarten teacher if you don’t believe me. It is totally unacceptable, however, for the bully to tell his prey that if the prey reports harmful behavior to an adult that it makes the prey a ‘tattler’, ‘fink,’ ‘narc,’ ‘cry baby’ etc. If the prey is intimidated by this type of name calling it further enables the bullying behavior. There is a fair and reasonable approach to this kind of dilemma. Reporting of behavior that may be unacceptable in some circumstances but of no consequence in others (putting feet up on furniture, nose picking) should be considered in the context of the circumstance. If it is determined that the bad behavior is hurtful or destructive, then it should be reported but if it is only odd, then it is not beneficial or worth the effort in most cases to report it. Unfortunately, the word tolerance has been agendized by certain political movements in our grown up society to be the equivalent of ‘tattling’ and ‘bullying’. We have not learned to distinguish the use of the term. To be politically correct the word ‘intolerant’ could never be applied to a minority group in reference to their opinions about the majority. If the majority identifies a behavior as deviant, or disturbed (out side the norm) and unacceptable, the first term likely thrown out will be ‘intolerant.’ Some people are intimidated and afraid to take a stand against deviant behavior that is harmful or destructive for fear of being labeled 'intolerant.' And, the application of this seems to favor the deviant and to be directed against the norm.