The “bullying” being advocated for here, to me, meant “not coddling anymore”. I’m not advocating for actually bullying anyone. I probably read the comment this way because I’ve known people to use the word in a more lighthearted way, such as “I bullied you into giving me a ride” meaning “I asked you last minute and you felt obligated (sorry)”.
In the context of this floor marking, I thought the idea was to not shy fully away from ever mentioning the topic. I am certainly not advocating for actual bullying. What I was getting at was that children develop hangups for life due to school bullies and practically no one cares. My teachers and bus drivers did little to stop me from getting bullied. That feels weird coming from the same society that is now so afraid an adult might feel fat sometimes, that they rarely talk about it. I know that some fat people get a ton of flak over a lifetime and that’s shitty, but I don’t think this floor signage is even close to that flak.
as mentioned elsewhere, i think this floor thing may be from a different sort of world than the one you grew up in. it would certainly explain the wide difference in opinions in the comments.
Sorry to come back around, I agree with this. One thing I didn’t say in our earlier conversation was that this is presented as Korean, which may have a different cultural interpretation for Korean readers (and us) - I don’t know.
If it helps contextualize my opinion from earlier, I’m Canadian and may have a similar cultural understanding to TrickDacy (though I won’t drag them into my opinion either lol).
Either way, enjoyed reading your (plural) conversation!
The “bullying” being advocated for here, to me, meant “not coddling anymore”. I’m not advocating for actually bullying anyone. I probably read the comment this way because I’ve known people to use the word in a more lighthearted way, such as “I bullied you into giving me a ride” meaning “I asked you last minute and you felt obligated (sorry)”.
In the context of this floor marking, I thought the idea was to not shy fully away from ever mentioning the topic. I am certainly not advocating for actual bullying. What I was getting at was that children develop hangups for life due to school bullies and practically no one cares. My teachers and bus drivers did little to stop me from getting bullied. That feels weird coming from the same society that is now so afraid an adult might feel fat sometimes, that they rarely talk about it. I know that some fat people get a ton of flak over a lifetime and that’s shitty, but I don’t think this floor signage is even close to that flak.
as mentioned elsewhere, i think this floor thing may be from a different sort of world than the one you grew up in. it would certainly explain the wide difference in opinions in the comments.
Sorry to come back around, I agree with this. One thing I didn’t say in our earlier conversation was that this is presented as Korean, which may have a different cultural interpretation for Korean readers (and us) - I don’t know.
If it helps contextualize my opinion from earlier, I’m Canadian and may have a similar cultural understanding to TrickDacy (though I won’t drag them into my opinion either lol).
Either way, enjoyed reading your (plural) conversation!