Unpopular opinion that shouldnāt be unpopular: anti-bullying programs in school that donāt address the root causes of bullying - which are almost invariably larger forms of bigotry and oppression like racism, ableism and homophobia - are completely useless and ultimately futile.
kids get bullied, frequently, because theyāreĀ āweirdā. but it just so happens that the traits society callsĀ āweirdā are overwhelmingly related to poverty, minority religion or ethnicity, neurodivergence, non-straight sexuality, and gender non conformance.Ā
funny, that.


















