Cute, Little Punk-Rock Chick

Today was just another day of school, a Wednesday to be specific, or hump day as I would call it. (It surprises me the amount of people who don't understand what 'hump' day is, so for those of you who aren't aware it's like the week is a hill and Wednesday is in the middle of the working/school week so you're at the top of the hill.. or hump, and Thursday, Friday rolls down into the weekend). Anywho, today started off just like any other day. Wake up, get ready, walk to the bus stop, sit in a crowded bus with far too much noise, then school. Maths first up went quite quickly as I'm surprising enjoying the topic of matrices at the moment. Then recess quickly rolled into period 3 and 4 of Literature and Art theory. Then lunch time. Lunch time was where my usual school day turned into something much.. much better than usual.

In the courtyard there was a stage and a band had set up. A band by the name of 'Deadfall'. For any of you who haven't heard of them, they're worth checking out. They're kind of a heavy rock band, little bit hardcore but not really. Anyway, it's common knowledge amongst teens that that genre of music is not generally accepted by majority of society.. well it's not that it isn't accepted but most people don't like it, that or they give shit to those who do. My friends and I are in the minority of teens who love that music, so we sat on the steps next to the courtyard and enjoyed the band play. There was this one girl there who was having a absolute hoot of a time. (omg I can't believe I just used the word hoot). She was head banging and dancing around and quite entertaining to watch. I really admire the courage she showed to enjoy herself and dance in front of the whole school who were looking down their noses at the band. I noticed to the side of the stage a group of boys, maybe 15 of them, all laughing at her. And I could tell they weren't being friendly about it. They were making fun of her by pointing and laughing and pretending to copy what she was doing but in a very insulting way. It made me so angry to see this. Then I noticed about 5 of them had their phones out filming her. I felt so bad for the poor girl as she wasn't aware of this, and they could have been making fun of her on social media as well.

I didn't want to just sit there and watch it all unfold in front of me. So I got up from the steps and walked over to the boys. I questioned why they were filming the girl and making fun of her as all she was doing was having fun and enjoying the band. They were so rude to me while they insisted they were''t doing it, even though I.. and all my friends, had witnessed it. I told them they better stop because it was so mean and they were bullying her. 10 minutes went by and they started doing it again but much worse, they got closer to her. And then started standing in front of my friends and I so that we couldn't see the band.

I've heard of stories where people have been bullied for no apparent reason but i'd never actually seen it in person. And while the people bullying her infuriated me, as they clearly had nothing better to do than be assholes, I was also quite upset that out of nearly 1000 people, I was the only person who stood up for this cute little punk-rock chick. Bullying is an issue that is spoken about so much, but there just isn't anything we can do to stop it if none of us stand up for each other. It almost makes bystanders just as bad as the bullies as they're allowing it to happen as if it's okay.

I just wish people would stop being so awful to each other.
And I wish we didn't get looked down on for liking something, whether it be music, books, games, tv, sports.. just anything that's slightly different than the norm. If someone finds a passion in anything, no matter what it is, that is no reason to pick on them for it. Everyone deserves to have something that makes them feel happy. And if you want to be that person who stands in the way of other people's happiness.. well you sir/ma'am are an awful person.

It's time we stand up for our happiness and encourage each other to find passion in things. It's all we've really got to enjoy is happiness.

If you have been in a situation where you've been bullied for no apparent reason feel free to reach out to me. It makes me happy helping others, it's a passion of mine. A listening ear and a kind heart is all someone needs sometimes to feel a little better in a shit situation.

Yours truly,
whothefuckiseh?
xoxo