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Re: Is Bionicle violence?
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Sat, 17 Feb 2001 08:29:52 GMT
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in article G8w4Ir.J6D@lugnet.com, Daniel Jassim wrote:
> Were the teen gunmen in Colombine spelling?) rich or poor?
I'm not sure if that has as much to do with it as the situation they were
in. When I was in high school, I was squarely in the NERD category. The
Athletes and the Beautiful People made fun of me and my friends all the
time, in any situation or class. Perhaps the Columbine shooters were not
able to withstand the continual taunts and insults. The Popular People in
high school were some of the cruelest people I have ever encountered... and
they never let up. They made fun of me and my friends all the time. People
can crack under that kind of pressure. Still, I managed to find some sort of
equilibrium and cast off the insecurities the popular kids may have
projected onto me.
However, had I not been a member of my own social group, it would have been
quite possible for me to have done the same thing. I knew where my stepdad
hid the key to the gun safe. I knew how to use a gun, from trips to the
shooting range. It's kind of frightening when I think about it.
But I grew up watching violent TV shows and movies, and playing with GI-Joe
action figures. And yet, I'm a very gentle and nonviolent person. Is it some
innate quality that makes me this way? Or is it my upbringing?
~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
--
Mark's Lego(R) Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
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| (...) Boy, that takes me back. I'm sure a lot of 'us' were in the NERD category. Some of us still are, but we have long CVs and/or money, so it's somehow okay now. Things really began to change in college. These have been the best twelve years of my (...) (24 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Mark, It seems we had similar upbringing. I was a NERD in school and got the same taunts from the Beautiful People. I had a close circle of friends, which probably helped. My father actually collected guns (and other weapons) and kept them all (...) (24 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Very well said, James. Violence has certainly become a marketing tool to attract little and big "boys." This leads to your next comment: (...) Biologically speaking, yes, males are wired for conflict (i.e. testosterone). Ironically, I truly (...) (24 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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