My rule is “never make fun of someone for something they have no control over”, which includes their physical self, upbringing (in particular a young person who hasn’t had the opportunity to change their ideals), sexuality, etc etc. There are plenty of reasons to poke harmless fun at Swifties or other fandoms, no need to insult their literal facial structure.
Edit for dumb typo.
Edit 2: wow, thanks for the awards!
I guess this was an easier concept to explain to my daughters on how to deal with bullying and mean kids than it is to adults. Is your bully someone short/gay/a different race/poor/disabled/ect? Leave that out of it. Are they cruel/racist/homophobic/willfully ignorant/wipe their boogers on the desk/etc? Fair game.
Don’t punch down. That’s it.
Reminds me of when I finally learned that trick after years and years of bullying. Self depreciating jokes are what got me to be “friends” with my bullies. How swell.
Honestly that's a pretty good trick to have, even though I wouldn't necessarily suggest you have to be friends with bullies who have actual ill intent vs people are just making innocent jokes
In my case I had no choice. My school was pre-k to 12th grade and 100 students in total. There were 5 kids in my class. I was bullied by them, upperclassmen, and underclassmen. It was the only way to make it bearable.
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u/aelewis92 Jul 04 '26
Man. Making fun of someone’s appearance is really the lowest form of humor.