It's the winter, and it's cold outside! Recently, I was attending our high school's basketball game on Friday night when I got a text message from a friend. It turns out, there was a rumor going around about two girls in our class. Well, before I tell you more, read about it below and let me know what you think. Is this is bullying?
During the Friday night basketball game, Aisha and Nicole walk into the gym-
nasium holding hands. Neither of the girls are lesbians, just close friends who are affection-
ate with each other. While they are walking in, Amy, who doesn’t like Aisha, sends a text
message to one of her friend’s cell phone: “Aisha’s a lesbo...look, she’s holding hands with
her girlfriend!” The text message is then forwarded to several dozen students in the stands,
who laugh and point at both of them throughout the game. When Aisha finds out, she is so
embarrassed that she and Nicole leave the game early. The following Monday morning,
Aisha finds several sexually derogatory comments posted on her locker. If you said "yes" you are right. Spreading list or false rumors is another form of bullying, and it hurts. The fact that it was done repeatedly, over the course of a few days, is an indication that it crosses the line from teasing into bullying. Additionally, there is sexual harrassment and verbal bullying going on here too, because of the name-calling and targeting of the girls due to their perceived sexual orientation.
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