Blog 5: News Today
Michael Morones was an 11 year old boy in North Carolina, he was bullied severely and even tried to end his life by hanging himself. An 11 year old trying to kill himself because of the TV show he likes! That is crazy and so unfair for an 11 year old to have to go through something society forces upon people and at such a young age. He was bullied all because he was a boy and liked the TV show My Little Pony which is advertised and directed towards young girls, but the crazy thing is one of the characters in MLP is a little boy, he’s a dragon and his name is Spike, he’s an advisor/apprentice to the powerful girl ponies! And he’s a little boy dragon! So Michael was so not in the wrong. I wonder how Michael is now and I hope he knows society will not hurt you unless you let it... Rock On Michael! Another little boy Grayson Bruce was a 9 year old boy also from NC like Michael and Grayson was sent home for carrying a MLP bag because it was a “Trigger” for bullies and was forced to carry another bag! I mean that’s so awful and unfair! Grayson and Michael shouldn’t be forced and bullied at such young ages.... Society almost killed a kid, an 11 year old and he will never be the same. Grayson was also bullied severely for his interests. MLP should be a show for everyone for boys and girls and Transformers and Power Rangers should be a show for girls as well as boys. HELLO TV producers?! Make your show for everyone, don’t add any more stereotypical ideas to this society across the world. It’s not all about money and toys, What about ratings? You will need more kids (Girls and Boys) to watch your show so you will have enough ratings, You need girls to bump up ratings on “Boys Shows” and boys to bump up ratings on “Girls Shows” and you will also have more fans. I wonder if MLP heard about Grayson and Michael... Wonder what they thought when they read that an 11 year old tried to kill himself for being bullied by their show for girls. That’s what should happen.
This can also relate to the boys in TKAM Jem is always being called a girl like when he begged Scout not to mash the little rolly polly. He tells Scout she’s too girly but here he is begging Scout not to mash a little bug. Any other boy would’ve mashed the bug senseless but not Jem, he begged for mercy on the bug’s behalf when his sister was about to mash the innocent bug. Jem has acted more like a girl then Scout has and she still gets accused of acting like a girl. Why she should even be accused of a girl is a mystery but by Little Boy Standards I think Jem is more girly.
http://www.forwardprogressives.com/bullied-liking-little-pony/
I think it is really sad to think about how the gender stereotypes are enforced at such a young age that kids bully each other about it. Even when it is something so simple as a TV show it really sucks.
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