Bully and Red Dead Revolver Now Available on PSN
Wednesday, 19th December 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: bully, club, edition, game, Jimmy, playstation, Red Dead Revolver, rockstar
Written by: Craig Hunter
Last week Rockstar made Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas available as part of the Playstation Network’s PS2 Classic Collection. Today the company has announced that three more of its Playstation 2 era titles have made their way to PSN(via GT).
Now available for $9.99 each, Rockstar has brought the cult hit Bully (also known as Canis Canem Edit), Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition REMIX and Red Dead Revolver to the Playstation Store.
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Study: 80% of High Schoolers See BULLYING Weekly, Less Than 50% Doing Anything About It
Friday, 19th October 2012Posted in Keeping it Real
Tags: bully, bullying, cs monitor, research, study
Written by: Paul Nyhart
Who will take a stand?
A whopping 80% of High School Students see bullying EVERY week, according to a study published by DoSomething.org, with only 3% of students claiming that “BULLYING WAS NOT AN ISSUE AT ALL.” As if both those statistics weren’t alarming enough, the same study reported that only about HALF of students reported any peer intervention.
While these numbers probably don’t sound inaccurate to those who suffer the consequences of bullying, some are calling into question the validity of such claims, mainly because the study was conducted via facebook. Continue reading “Study: 80% of High Schoolers See BULLYING Weekly, Less Than 50% Doing Anything About It” »
14 Year Old Boy Hangs Himself “After Playing Call of Duty”
Wednesday, 5th September 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: bully, bullying, call of duty, controversy, politics, violent video games
Written by: Paul Nyhart
“Parents should ban their children from playing the violent video game”…these were the words of a coroner after a 14 year old boy hung himself.
Prepare yourselves for a story that can only be described in one word: awful.
Here are the full details as we know them via The Telegram, the 14 year old boy got into a fight with his mother after being grounded for “hanging out with his girlfriend too late” the night before. He was sent to his room, where his mother believed he was going onto the computer to look at facebook/youtube/kill time like the rest of us. Continue reading “14 Year Old Boy Hangs Himself “After Playing Call of Duty”” »
Student Wears Darth Vader Helmet to Fight Off Bullies
Tuesday, 3rd July 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Online Video
Tags: bullies, bully, bullying, Darth Vader, star wars
Written by: Paul Nyhart
In yet another bully story, this version brought to us by the great people over at Reddit, a student faces some pretty viscous verbal harassment for wearing a Darth Vader helmet — which reportedly was meant to stave off attacks from his peers.
There’s not a great deal of information to go with the story, and the video doesn’t depict that same level of abuse that we saw in the bus incident several weeks ago, but it again brings the issue of bullying to the forefront.
The child was reportedly taunted for his love of Star Wars Continue reading “Student Wears Darth Vader Helmet to Fight Off Bullies” »
Could Not Having a Father Figure Be the Root Cause of Bullying?
Monday, 2nd July 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Keeping it Real
Tags: Ardmoreite, Brett Ellard, bully, bullying, father, father figure, Karen Klein
Written by: Jeff Nau
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Even as viral videos of bullying continue to surface — the latest of which featured 68 year-old bus monitor Karen Klein, taunted by students over everything from her job to the suicide of her own son — often overlooked are the few theorists who’ve come forward, offering their own explanations over what causes bullying to begin with.
The latest is a licensed professional counselor, Brett Ellard, who firmly believes that the root cause of such behavior, in both males and females, could be the lack of an authentic father figure in life. Continue reading “Could Not Having a Father Figure Be the Root Cause of Bullying?” »
VIRAL VIDEO: Students Brutally Taunt Bus Monitor; Supporters Offer Retirement Money
Thursday, 21st June 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Keeping it Real
Tags: bully, bullying, bus monitor, greece, Karen Klein, New York, Rochester, school
Written by: Jeff Nau
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When 68 year-old bus attendant Karen Klein signed on for duty as a bus attendant in upstate New York’s Rochester School District, chances are she knew she’d have to take some grief (we all remember lunch ladies).
But she probably didn’t know it would get to this level. Warning: brutal jeers and taunts ahead…
The video begins with one student poking at Klein with a book, before the other kids really start in on her with a series of cruel barbs. The sound’s a bit off but you can still hear one student’s particular barb, which says that “(Klein’s family members) all killed themselves because they didn’t want to be near you.” Continue reading “VIRAL VIDEO: Students Brutally Taunt Bus Monitor; Supporters Offer Retirement Money” »
Guy Dressed as Spider-Man Kicks Bully A$$, Proposes Marriage
Tuesday, 19th June 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Online Video
Tags: bully, Dowtown Dance Walk, Marriage, Provo, Sam Raimi, Spider-Man, Utah, wedding
Written by: Jeff Nau
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If you remember the Decepticon wedding ring a few months back — all we thought we had to do was shell out a few extra $$ for a piece of metal that would symbolize our love (and was not only cheaper than DeBeers, but also just looked cooler).
After that came the guy who dressed as Bender from ‘Futurama’ and proposed to his girlfriend in binary code, and now we may have the one that stumped them all: the Spider-Man wedding proposal. Continue reading “Guy Dressed as Spider-Man Kicks Bully A$$, Proposes Marriage” »
Why We Are Afraid of (Stopping) Bullying
Wednesday, 30th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Keeping it Real
Tags: being an adult, boss, bully, bullying, politics
Written by: Paul Nyhart
Today, an “anti-bullying” bill failed to make its way through the Illinois Senate for the second time in as many tries (ironically on the same day that this Illinois Senator went crazy).
The bill “would require Illinois schools to create anti-bullying programs and fully explain how they would investigate bullying instances.” All of that on the surface makes a lot of sense, which based on the tradition that is politics, was probably why it was defeated…by one vote.
“The Senate essentially ignored all professional opinions and evidence about effective bullying prevention strategies. HB 5290 would have fixed the Continue reading “Why We Are Afraid of (Stopping) Bullying” »
15 Year Old Girl Suspended For Anti-Bullying Video
Wednesday, 23rd May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Keeping it Real, Online Video
Tags: bully, girl, jessica barta, suspended, video
Written by: Paul Nyhart
You ever feel that you were doing the right thing, only to be punished for doing something that, in someone else’s eyes, was actually harmful and breeding negativity?
That’s exactly what one 15 year old student is going through right now. Jessica Barba created a video meant to raise awareness against bullying and explain that it is a “100%” preventable problem, but has instead received a 5 day suspension from the school’s administration.
According to the NBC report when Barta heard the decision: Continue reading “15 Year Old Girl Suspended For Anti-Bullying Video” »
Bully To Be Screened To Minors With A Permission Slip, Parents Television Council Is Furious
Wednesday, 28th March 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Keeping it Real
Tags: bully, controversy, movies
Written by: Paul Nyhart
AMC Theaters has announced that it will admit viewers under the age of 17 to see Bully WITH A PERMISSION SLIP signed by parents
“AMC will be presenting Bully…as not rated,” said the theater-chain in a statement. “Guests younger than 17 can see the film if they are accompanied by a parent or adult guardian, or if they present a signed parental permission slip.”
Never mind that we’ve Continue reading “Bully To Be Screened To Minors With A Permission Slip, Parents Television Council Is Furious” »
Cartoon Network and President Obama Team Up to Take on Bullying
Thursday, 15th March 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Pop Culture
Tags: bully, bullying, cartoon network, Obama, Stuart Snyder
Written by: Jeff Nau
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President Obama will appear in a new Cartoon Network documentary which extensively targets bullying.
Comprised of interviews from athletes, such as tennis pro Venus Williams, NBA star Chris Webber, and a bunch of NASCAR drivers (who we’ll call athletes for simplicity’s sake), the 30-minute doc will also feature some candid footage of the President himself speaking on the subject of bullying.
The President’s taken a pretty active stance against bullying during his tenure as U.S. President, especially with Continue reading “Cartoon Network and President Obama Team Up to Take on Bullying” »
Rebecca Black pulled out of school over Bullying. Outrage in 3, 2, 1….
Wednesday, 10th August 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Pop Culture
Tags: black, bully, bullying, education, harrassed, high school, rebecca, rebecca black, school
Written by: R Bryant Francis
That explosion you just heard? It was the pain train barreling down the track toward to collide head on with whatever sick train of thought creates the process of bullying. THE PAIN TRAIN KNOWS NO BOUNDS. Continue reading “Rebecca Black pulled out of school over Bullying. Outrage in 3, 2, 1….” »
Breaking Down Bullying: To Fight or Not to Fight…
Wednesday, 23rd March 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Pop Culture
Tags: bully, bully video, school bullies, zero tolerance
Written by: Paul Nyhart
The only thing worse than being bullied is not being able to do anything about it. Last week’s viral video took over the internet because one Australian boy decided to do just that….and he did it in style. Bullying is hard because it happens for no reason–well, that’s not entirely true, it happens more or less because a bully thinks you’re different, in other words, it happens for NO GOOD REASON.
But how do you deal with the issue of bullying? Jace posted in his video blog his thoughts: Continue reading “Breaking Down Bullying: To Fight or Not to Fight…” »
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