Jason Navigating Bullying
The discussions in class about how Jason dealt with bullying in the moment stood out to me as I feel like it’s not something that's usually talked about. At least from my experience, people only tend to talk about bullying after the fact, so it’s not often you hear the victim’s perspective and thought process as it’s happening. Bullying tends to have a direct relationship with response, and it can only continue if it has a reaction to feed off of. It can’t be that simple though, and I think Jason’s experience helps convey that nuance. The relationship between bullying and reaction was particularly seen when Jason fell in a puddle. Ross Wilcox and everyone else around laughed and pointed at him, and it humiliated Jason, causing him to lash out: “‘Oh really blinking funny Wilcox’ … ‘that’s pathetic–’ But on ‘pathetic’ my voice squeaked like my balls haven’t dropped. Everyone heard. A fresh bomb of laught...