What's going on....

[Rolland Nadjiwon]

Yes, I was aware of the controversy. However, I thought the impact of the
message was more important than the truth or falsity of the video. Being
bullied is not something most young people want to talk about. Most bullying
happens in silence and even fabricated stories to protect themselves amongst
peers. There have been far too many young people committing suicide as the
end product of bullying and those are only the ones we hear about. If not
suicide, the damage is often demonstrated in the incredible increases in
drug and alcohol addiction in youth and often in overdose deaths. Most of
the messages and information passed on today is done so by actors...what is
the truth or falsity in our world of everything being an advertisement
commercial. We have allowed ourselves the deceptions of a bureaucratic
culture in an age of illusion. We may need to wave even more flags.
I realize this is not list for 'soap boxing' ...editorializing maybe...
Resa, following the comments, to me, clearly indicated I would not want to
be in close relation or proximity of some of those respondents...many of
them were tantamount to bullying...amazing.  


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wahjeh
rolland nadjiwon
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Thought I wanted a career, turns out I only wanted the pay checks...
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Indigenous Languages and Technology [mailto:ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU]
On Behalf Of Resa C Bizzaro
Sent: December-06-11 11:43 AM
To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Subject: Re: [ILAT] What's going on....

Hi, everyone. Thanks, Rolland, for sending this link along. I saw it
yesterday, and I read through some of the comments. That was where I found
out that there is quite a bit of controvery over whether the video is
actually true. Some postings indicate that Jonah Mowry lied. 
I did not continue to look into the videos (due to time constraints) to see
if the video was a hoax or not.

Whether the video is true or false, I still believe it's important for us to
be vigilant with regard to bullying. It has become apparent to me (through
my own experience with my son being bullied) that the bullying cessation
programs in our public schools are not working.

Resa