Dec 08, 2003 16:08
The complexity of the contradictions in today's Corporate Casual Headline of the Day are truly astounding.
"Government Launching a $3.4 Million Anti-bullying Effort"
(taken from salon.com)
Not only is it just plain silly that a government as militarily focussed as our own thinks that "bullying" is a problem worthy of their attention, but, as is the way with all good intentioned ideas, this is going to go terribly, horribly wrong. Did I mention that one of the bedrock aspects of the initiative will involve creating "friendship teams" in which three students will voluntarily get the living shit beat out of them. If anything this is going to increase bullying, when the sissies and nerds are easily identified by their federally-issued pink,silk sashes reading "Let's Be Friends" in gold lamé.