Why Anti-bullying Programs Should be Bullied Out of School

By Selwyn Duke

Many commentators have noted the irony of anti-bullying “expert” Dan Savage’s “bullying” (as defined by his ilk) of high-school students at a recent journalism conference in Seattle, Washington. Yet it seems that the most important points about the matter have not been made.

In case you missed the story, homosexual activist Savage called two dozen students “pansy-a***d” as they were walking out of his anti-bullying presentation last month. Their offense? They took exception to his profanity-laced criticism of Christianity, in which he equated biblical condemnations of homosexual behavior with the prohibition against eating shellfish and said “We ignore the b******t in the Bible about all sorts of things.”

Now, I could emphasize that Savage targeted minors with his bile, which was reminiscent of the 2000 Democratic National Convention attendees who actually booed a contingent of Boy Scouts who appeared on stage. And this typical leftist lack of class, self-control, and sense of propriety brings us to the first point. It’s not just that Savage issued intellectually vacuous criticisms of the Bible, conflating ceremonial and moral law, which was bad enough. It’s that he couldn’t even — while speaking to kids — manage to mind his tongue while doing it. He’s a good example of why adults no longer command youths’ respect: Adults are no longer respectable.

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Comments

[Laura Ashley]

You do some great coverage of the truth about anti-bullying campaigns, Selwyn. I have reached the conclusion that these are actually anti-criticism campaigns giving the "target" group carte blanche to behave any way they want.

[the captain]

Ahoy, Matey. I'd just like to know what the #!*% you consider foul language. It's not uncommon for some of us less affluent types to use colorful lingo that those pansey a*! little lard fontleroys would eschew. Where in the &#%* do you draw the line, Selwyn? Or can't just anyone talk to you?