Explain the difference between teen bullies and The Westboro Baptist church????

reply to post by seedofchucky


You, sir, are a douche. Usually I have a real problem with people who react without reading the whole post. But I got as far as 'obviously those kids committed suicide because they didn't bother to google' (probably paraphrasing) and stopped reading.

Are you freaking serious? As someone who's struggled (struggling) with severe depression and suicidal ideation I can assure you that the solution is not just 'a google search away'

Never mind the fact that kids who are bullied are generally adolescent and swimming in hormones. Even if there was a clear and easy solution to the problem on google, it's unlikely they would be able to fully take it on board and believe in it.

Anyone who thinks that depression and the bullying that causes it can be fixed with some info from the web has very little experience with and understanding of depression and bullying. Can I suggest that you never become a high school counselor?

Back on topic: while I absolutely hate WBC, and don't think it's unreasonable to consider them bullies, I think the true definition of a bully (or bullies) requires targeting an individual. Because WBC targets groups (as far as I'm aware) and not individuals within those groups, I think there is a distinction there.

They are definitely a bunch of jerks though!