Bullying - xoJane

Like Those Parents In Utah, I Would Not Hesitate to Dress My Kid In Ugly Clothes to Teach Him A Lesson

Somer Sherwood — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400

If you’re trying to raise a compassionate person who treats other people well, a nice talk about being nice to other people is not going to do anything but convince the kid she’s gotten away with her bad behavior.

My Best Friend's Boyfriend Called Me A C*nt: The Aftermath

Daisy — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:00:00 -0500

The follow-up story to what happened after my friend's boyfriend completely unleashed on me.

Bullied At School? Get A Breast Reduction!

s.e. smith — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:30:00 -0500

Telling women they need smaller bazongas if they want to avoid bullying is feeding into a larger and really gross culture about women and bodies.

My Best Friend's Boyfriend Called Me The C-Word. Like 17 Times.

Daisy — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:00:00 -0500

The worst part? We're sharing a vacation house for the next four months.

Science Says: Kids Are Bullied By Peers And Parents

Marianne — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:00:00 -0500

Some adults seem to think bullying is the natural order of things.

Jen Kirkman To Men: "Speak the Hell Up for Female Comics"

Julieanne — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:00:00 -0500

Don't worry, this is not another "are women funny?" thing, because ZZZZZ. This is something else entirely. )

I Overcame a Cruel Nickname By Buying a Book on "How to Be Popular" in the Seventh Grade -- and It Worked

Laura Buchwald — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:30:00 -0500

I had a flat chest, a horrible nickname and I was willing to do anything to fit in as a seventh-grader. I found my panacea in the guise of a secret book called "How to Be Popular."

This Fat News Anchor Is Mad -- And Not Going To Take Being Bullied Anymore

Marianne — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:00:00 -0400

Fat-hating bullies make me teeth-grittingly angry. I think they make this fat news anchor in Wisconsin angry as well.

Proof That High School Will Never Not Suck

Helena — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:00:00 -0400

A familiar prank made the news this week as a Detroit teen was voted on the Homecoming court as a "joke." Who has this not happened to?

Middle School Kids Are Still the Very Worst: Viral Video Shows Extreme Harassment of Bus Monitor

Lesley — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:00:20 -0400

The stuff middle school kids say is a thousand times worse than the worst things I hear adults utter even in the darkest rage. Kids of that age seem to have a unique imagination for language and its ability to cause misery.

Slut-Shaming, Suicide and Why At This Point We All Know Better

Helena — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:36:06 -0400

"Words hurt. Words can kill," says the mother of Rachel Ehmke, the 13-year-old seventh grader who committed suicide last week after being "slut shamed" and bullied.

I Was a Bullied Gay Teen

Bryan — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:10:16 -0400

When another story like that of Kenneth Weishuhn comes like bullet spray toward my entire being I can't help but think -- it doesn't always get better.

Surprise! I Was a Bullied Kid

Lesley — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:00:21 -0400

I took to writing stories about vengeance, about stabbing my friends with whatever was near to hand; pencils in the classroom, sporks in the cafeteria, a ruler in the hallway while classes were changing. I walked around with vivid images in my head of tearing those girls' faces off.

There is No Large Nose Acceptance Movement

Jessica — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:00:10 -0500

Apparently there is no context under which my nose shape and size are regarded positively.

I Was Bullied! As a Kid, and Also Last Night

Emily — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:00:07 -0500

I was "whore-coughed" by a group of teen girls last night. It...gets better?

Help! My Cat Is A Bully

s.e. smith — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:04:33 -0500

I even have a “dangerous pet warning” on my UPS account, because of the time the driver came up to the porch and Loki attempted to attack him through the crack in the window.

Dear Doctors, Quit It With the Weight Bullying

Jess — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:00:09 -0400

This stuff makes people gun-shy, and with good reason. Which means doctors could be killing women by making check-ups into an exercise in shame.