Tuesday, September 29, 2009

When the Cool Get Hazed

The  New York Times article  When the Cool Get Hazed  is about a new kind of bullying or hazing.  Now the taunts have become more sexual and have reached the Internet.  Recently at a New Jersey High School  a "slut list"  has been found.   The list links how promiscuous you are to how popular you are.  Being on the list is considered a good thing and is  a step toward popularity.    The list has been posted on facebook.  Recent graduates of the school  have said "Being on the list means you are rich, you wear expensive clothing, and probably fall under the general umbrella of attractiveness. Essentially, the slut list is the Goldman Sachs daughters list, a distorted assertion of wealth and power within a highly pressured upper middle class environment.”  I think that this seems really bad and am surprised that it went on for 10 years at this high school.  I think that the Internet makes it easier for bullying and spreading rumors.  

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