Posted on 03/14/2014 10:40:04 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WRIC)—A North Carolina mother whose son has been bullied for bringing a “My Little Pony” bag to class says school officials now won’t let him bring the bag to school.
Grayson Bruce is a big fan of “My Little Pony,” a cartoon that emphasizes to children that “friendship is magic.” But his interest has caused the 9-year-old to be bullied at school; his classmates say his favorite toy is for girls.
“They’re taking it a little too far, with punching me, pushing me down, calling me horrible names, stuff that really shouldn’t happen,” Bruce told WLOS News13, an ABC affiliate in Asheville, N.C. “Most of the characters in the show are girls, and most of the people put it toward girls, most of the toys are girlie.”
Noreen Bruce supports her son’s love of the show saying, “It’s promoting friendship, there [are] no bad words, there’s no violence; it’s hard to find that, even in cartoons now.”
Grayson even has his own following on Facebook, after a friend created a support page for him. Profile pictures of a gray pony with glasses and the message “<3 for Grayson” are circulating on Facebook.
Last week, Grayson’s school asked him to leave his Rainbow Dash bag at home, because officials felt it was a distraction and a “trigger for bullying.”
Noreen Bruce disagrees with the school’s request and wants her son’s bullies to be punished for their actions.
“Saying a lunchbox is a trigger for bullying is like saying a short skirt is a trigger for rape,” she said. “It’s flawed logic; it doesn’t make any sense.”
Buncombe County Schools declined an interview with WLOS News13 but said in a statement, “an initial step was taken to immediately address a situation that had created a disruption in the classroom. Buncombe County Schools takes bullying very seriously, and we will continue to take steps to resolve this issue.”
Grayson Bruce isn’t the only North Carolina “Brony”—a popular term used to describe male “My Little Pony” fans—to make headlines for being bullied about his interest in the show. In January, 11-year-old Michael Morones, of Wake County, tried to commit suicide because he was tormented at school for his love of “My Little Pony.” Morones hung himself off the side of his bunk bed.
“Eleven to 15-year-old boys are very much at risk for thinking about suicide when they’re perceived as being gay,” bullying prevention expert Nancy Mullin told WTVD.
According to ABC affiliate WTVD in Raleigh, Morones has been moved out of the intensive care unit at WakeMed; he will eventually be transported to a facility that can assist with brain trauma and neurological rehabilitation.
“The missing piece here is what the school is doing about this,” Mullin said, adding that while North Carolina is one of 49 states with bullying prevention laws, she doesn’t feel enough is being done to implement successful programs.
They’re all mind-crippled by that whore Lena whatshername on HBO. What a tramp skank. If I were to live another 20 years, I would fully expect to see her a$$ on Jerry.
nope
Maybe we could all learn to live and let live a little.
thats precisely whats being programmed out of people beginning in the gubment schools..and extending throughout life..if possible.
its all about control through..CRISIS Creation.
they have created a bullying crisis..and now care using same to control kids...and their parents.
I’ve seen boys in their early teens use “girl’s backpacks” such as Disney Princess’ or My Little Pony. Typically they have them HOPING someone will start something so they have a reason to fight and avoid serious consequences.
Exactly. I think some artistic things appeal to boys, and that’s because they’re intelligent or otherwise exceptional —artistic and maybe musical.
Boys and men have historically been the world’s greatest composers and artists.
It’s our degraded culture and human nature that lets girls belittle boys and vice-versa.
No boy should be allowed to think: “I’m awesome at music and drama, or I like tech, therefore I must be gay.” And the culture will constantly try to drag him in that direction.
I'm not going to guess, but what if the kid had moved fairly recently and the bag was a gift from a friend at his former location? Would honoring/remembering his friend be a bad thing? — my point is that the possession/use of the item mightn't be due to his love for the show at all, though even if he did like it, so what?
From the article:
“Eleven to 15-year-old boys are very much at risk for thinking about suicide when they’re perceived as being gay,” bullying prevention expert Nancy Mullin told WTVD.
This actually mirrors an article I came across a while back: C.S. Lewis and how the acceptance of gay sex leads to the eradication of friendship
The school is doing him the BIGGEST FAVOR of his LIFE!
Trust me on that, lady.
Try introducing him to Ada before C#, it’s a much better programming language to start out on because it was designed with software engineering in mind (and so it naturally teaches good design).
I’d bet serious money that kid in your troop will turn out fine. He’ll outgrow his brony addiction and will adjust to normal life. That’s what millions of real kids do.
But for adults to cultivate this brony behaviour in children is just asking, no BEGGING for trouble.
Somebody buy this kid a Louis L’Amour book, for cryin’ out loud. There’s still a chance for him.
LOL! have two grand son’s that watch My Little Pony as well Power puff girls then they’ll kick @$$ on call of duty and shoot it out with Nerf guns playing war then do a little pigeon eradication with a pellet gun. Too funny stuff like this is news.
“Grayson Bruce”???
Poor kid doesn’t stand a chance ...
I thought I would get this response. I simply said "the toy is for girls." It was created for, and is marketed to, girls. It is a girls' toy. And kids aren't stupid either - they know it as well.
And yes, absolutely, you are correct - no one should be picked on.
So tell us how to fit this square peg in the round hole.
Unless it is sarcasm - I suspect not - this is one of the most inane posts ever at FR.
You owe me a new keyboard.
Did they ignore you or were you jumped en masse?
“His classmates say his favorite toy is for girls.
His classmates are correct on that particular point.”
This is called natural selection. Without State intervention potential poofters would be culled from the herd.
I used to read every thing with Louis L’Amor’s name on it that I could get my hands on. Learned a lot.
That's the best answer we've had.
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