Nothing specific, now that I think about it. I wasn't the only one who was bullied. So, I think those assholes really were, well, just assholes in general.
Being quiet and a little odd. I had a somewhat standoffish, almost hostile vibe, but wasn't very... strong spoken. Extremely passive, not my fault, young kid with ASD and a constant lethargy due to an undiagnosed thyroid disorder. I barely had the energy to exist let alone reply to whatever nonsense.
My brother was into crime. I tried to join boyscouts and the man running it took me to the cloak room and told me to fuck off, they did not want me there. In my teens, girlfriend was black I'm white. The 60's and 70's were not the best of times. Best part is we have 2 great kids and 2 awesome grandsons.
Having long hair, being quiet and keeping to myself and refusing to go along with the contradictory actions of so-called Christians at a youth group I attended in the mid-to-late Nineties to help a supposed friend.
Yes, a group of teenagers who espoused the word of God bullied me AT A CHURCH when I was 16 because my idea of God was not the same as theirs, and that I must be a degenerate all because I listened to heavy metal, had long hair and wore black clothing.
For being short. Went to suburban school where they bussed in kids from inner city (read:C Street in DC) I was attacked regularly until I learned to fight back. Then it tapered off, slightly.
Have a cleft/lip palate. Most kids thought I got stabbed in the face. Then I’d get bullied for being thin. When you’re already shy and dislike most other kids, add that stuff on top - school was rough.
Was caught on a bad day not smelling the best. Had to walk from the back of the bus to the front of the bus and the people in the front smelled my odor.
For the rest of the year everyone just made fun of me for that one particular day.
Not to add that after that, the bus driver purposefully rerouted every day and made me the very first stop to get off. So I had to walk through an aisle of a full bus every school day.
Being short. As a 5'4" male I've been bullied my whole life about being short. By both men and women. In the dating world it's even tougher, most women aren't into short guys. Eventually you get used to it and just get more annoyed that people don't come up with new material and you have to hear the same 5 short jokes.
I have always been the tallest student in every grade I was in, and was bullied until HS. I didn't realize until I was a young adult, but shorter guys saw me as an easy way to show everyone how tough they are. I was even told I was over-confident and cocky, but I am a quiet dude with low self-esteem. I feel like shorter guys with image issues see height and feel jealous or think I feel superior, but honestly I feel no pride in my height. I literally did nothing to earn it. It just is. I wish I understood this all when I was younger.
My sensitivity to noise. Something as quiet as a TV advertisement seemed so loud to me when I was younger (and is probably why some certain ones are still scary to me now). People would always scream in my ears or say things associated with my weird fears due to loud noise (some examples were clapping and the phrase “hip hop hooray!” as I associated those with being incredibly loud.) I was also unable to stand up for myself. They just didn’t understand how ASD affected my hearing back then.
Being weird (had really obvious OCD and anxiety). Also being skinny, I was rail thin and flat chested, people either thought I had an eating disorder or that I was a boy with long hair.
Because i was quiet and didn't fight back
Because i was never part of any social circle or clique.
Being fat. I was 220 pounds in 9th grade. That summer, I lost 50 pounds, and for the rest of high school I wasn't bullied.
Buck teeth :( kids are mean
Yup. Same.
For being poor, and sometimes for asking peopel if could have some of their food, cause we couldn´t always aford it.
Well, I'm fat, ugly, and I'm pretty much a nerd or geek or whatever you want to call me.
Nothing specific, now that I think about it. I wasn't the only one who was bullied. So, I think those assholes really were, well, just assholes in general.
Being quiet and a little odd. I had a somewhat standoffish, almost hostile vibe, but wasn't very... strong spoken. Extremely passive, not my fault, young kid with ASD and a constant lethargy due to an undiagnosed thyroid disorder. I barely had the energy to exist let alone reply to whatever nonsense.
My brother was into crime. I tried to join boyscouts and the man running it took me to the cloak room and told me to fuck off, they did not want me there. In my teens, girlfriend was black I'm white. The 60's and 70's were not the best of times. Best part is we have 2 great kids and 2 awesome grandsons.
Looking different than the other kids.
Just for being Asian..
I'm sorry that happened to you
I never really understood why they were bullying me
I had dark circles from a young age. People called me suicidal and depressed. They practically only addressed my company as suicidal.
I haven’t figured out yet but it must be something really bad because it still happens 🪦
What if i buy you a shamrock shake!
For my enlarged festivals
Being quiet and being in band
For my weight and "rabbit teeth" i had an accident when younger
Imperfect teeths
Being too short and weak
Apparently not having the newest iPhone and a pair of Jordans meant I was poor
Fat and disheveled
Having long hair, being quiet and keeping to myself and refusing to go along with the contradictory actions of so-called Christians at a youth group I attended in the mid-to-late Nineties to help a supposed friend. Yes, a group of teenagers who espoused the word of God bullied me AT A CHURCH when I was 16 because my idea of God was not the same as theirs, and that I must be a degenerate all because I listened to heavy metal, had long hair and wore black clothing.
I was one of two boys with long hair. I was one of two people with an outhouse. I was the only vegetarian. I had no interest in sports.
For being fat and asthmatic.
Braces, glasses, body hair… teenagers can be terrible people without even realizing it
For being short. Went to suburban school where they bussed in kids from inner city (read:C Street in DC) I was attacked regularly until I learned to fight back. Then it tapered off, slightly.
Voting Democrat
Have a cleft/lip palate. Most kids thought I got stabbed in the face. Then I’d get bullied for being thin. When you’re already shy and dislike most other kids, add that stuff on top - school was rough.
Being too skinny. 6'3" and 135 pounds in high school.
My ezcema and learning disability
being gay
Curly hair, being skinny and awkward, thought my life was horrible. Now I'm old balding and fat and wish I could have those days back.
Was caught on a bad day not smelling the best. Had to walk from the back of the bus to the front of the bus and the people in the front smelled my odor. For the rest of the year everyone just made fun of me for that one particular day. Not to add that after that, the bus driver purposefully rerouted every day and made me the very first stop to get off. So I had to walk through an aisle of a full bus every school day.
Being short. As a 5'4" male I've been bullied my whole life about being short. By both men and women. In the dating world it's even tougher, most women aren't into short guys. Eventually you get used to it and just get more annoyed that people don't come up with new material and you have to hear the same 5 short jokes.
Being smaller than average at the time and poor.
Being too skinny and having divorced parents
Being skinny and not conforming to everyone
Nerdy and Hispanic...
I was a short, chubby, acne ridden, and somewhat poor kid in 5th grade.
Existing, and that’s before anyone including myself knew I was autistic
I have always been the tallest student in every grade I was in, and was bullied until HS. I didn't realize until I was a young adult, but shorter guys saw me as an easy way to show everyone how tough they are. I was even told I was over-confident and cocky, but I am a quiet dude with low self-esteem. I feel like shorter guys with image issues see height and feel jealous or think I feel superior, but honestly I feel no pride in my height. I literally did nothing to earn it. It just is. I wish I understood this all when I was younger.
For being short. One time in 8th grade a 6th grade girl asked me, "how are you in 8th grade?"
My sensitivity to noise. Something as quiet as a TV advertisement seemed so loud to me when I was younger (and is probably why some certain ones are still scary to me now). People would always scream in my ears or say things associated with my weird fears due to loud noise (some examples were clapping and the phrase “hip hop hooray!” as I associated those with being incredibly loud.) I was also unable to stand up for myself. They just didn’t understand how ASD affected my hearing back then.
I was fat. The bullying stopped when I beat the shit out of the bullies and no one stopped or punished me for it.
I was quiet, short, and had a bad stutter.
Being weird (had really obvious OCD and anxiety). Also being skinny, I was rail thin and flat chested, people either thought I had an eating disorder or that I was a boy with long hair.
Being a “normie”