October is National Anti-Bullying Month

And I know I'm the ***** here...but he didn't say anything untrue. Since when is stating facts considered "bullying"?

Sorry I gotta disagree. If you bothered to watch the video, she clearly stated that she was AWARE she was overweight...maybe it doesn't quite fit our general image of bullying, but being cruel/unkind is not ok.

If I have a family member who is overweight and I'm concerned about them, I might speak to them about it (in my case, I WAS the overweight person), out of concern for their health...but to call out a total stranger for absolutely no reason except to be cruel? Not my thing. Did the writer of the email truly think that he was doing her a favor, that his words would somehow make her run out and drop 20 pounds? How does he (or any of us who don't know her) know whether she's trying to be healthy?

I have a friend who's lost over 150 pounds in the past 2 years...she runs half marathons with me and is amazing, but she is still overweight and struggling every d*mn day to lose another 60 or so pounds...and people still give her a hard time about her weight--people who don't know a THING about her or what she's accomplished in the past 2 years. What gives any of them the right to say a word about her size or to assume she's lazy and isn't working toward a healthy life?

No, I think the writer of the email decided to use his anonymity behind the computer screen to be cruel and unkind...that's his "first amendment" right to free speech...and it was Ms. Livingston's right to respond with a message of assertion and strength.

Just because you "can" say something...doesn't mean you should.

I don't think it is anti-bullying month in my nation.

It's ok. You can still participate...LOL.

PS Is that a silverback in your profile photo? Beautiful.

It is a silver leaf monkey. The picture was taken in Sarawak, Borneo.

Sorry, the picture was kind of small and I wasn't sure. Pretty silver leaf monkey! :flowerforyou:

There should be a calendar that has ever BS holiday or BS month. On second thought, the crap keeps coming no matter what. You'd have to make a new edition every other day.

Example, tomorrow is the anniversery of Roy Horn being attacked by a tiger. Let's call tomorrow, International Tiger Mauling Day, or maybe even White Homophobic Tiger Day.

Thank you for your useful contribution to this topic...?

Sad that many people found it necessary to troll the thread and make jokes. I liked the message in the video and related messages at the "NO H8" website and was hoping to have a positive impact and encourage others to be kind to one another...that's more important to me than making a clever remark. Lots of wit and cleverness on this thread, not so much empathy or caring as I'd like to put forth in this world.

Maybe setting aside a month to talk about bullying, to emphasize kindness and caring, especially in our young people, is silly. Maybe it doesn't matter to you because you were never hurt by others' words or actions and you never saw it happen to your friends or your children. Maybe you just have other things that are more important to you, that's ok. Some people seem to think that bullying doesn't exist, that people who complain of being bullied are somehow weak or lesser than...I was actually NOT bullied as a kid, I was teased on occasion, but not to the extremes that some people have had to deal with. But I was taught to be kind to others and look past the physical/outward appearance to see the real person and to stand up for those who needed help, who might not be able to stand up for themselves for whatever reason...I think it's made me a kinder, more empathetic adult and I am glad that's who I am.

To those who responded positively and sent emails/posts of encouragement, thank you and peace out.