Bullying

The article I chose is about bullying. In the New York Times article, it goes in detail about Mitt Romney’s admitting and apologizing for taking part in bullying a homosexual almost 50 years ago after President Obama’s pushing the issue, endorsing gay marriage (Ashley Parker May 11, 2012).

I think that this was out of publicity but out of guilt as well. Just a day after Obama spoke about gay marriage Romney decides to speak about bullying, which happened during his study at Cranbrook, a private school in which he attended in the 60’s. A couple of boys held down a boy by the name John Lauber, while Mitt took a pair of scissors and cut off a chunk of Lauber’s hair just because Lauber decided to dye his hair blonde. This is an example of taking things a little too far in my eyes. Who in the right mind would even touch someone’s hair, let along cut it off?! Sick.

Everyone has taken part in some type of bullying, whither it being as the bully or as the victim, but some more than others. Even though you take part in that action I think it’s fine just as long as you don’t take it as far as most people do. Some victims end up committing suicide, which I find very hard to see anyone doing, but it does happen.

Although It took Romney 65 years to apologize for the action he took during his studies at Cranbrook. I believe this was supposed to be a good move for his position but will end up back firing in his face in time, due to the fact that the family of John Lauber felt that they were wronged with even bringing up Lauber after all this time, in that type of manner.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/11/us/politics/years-later-a-prep-school-bullying-case-snares-romney.html