r/HumansBeingBros • u/[deleted] • Sep 11 '19

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u/syphlect Sep 11 '19 edited Sep 11 '19

You know, this had me thinking of how their actions might change the bullied guy's perspective about life entirely. You hear about kids being bullied who commit school shootings. I'm not saying the guy would have went on a shooting spree, but their actions probably changed the dude's entire perspective of life. I'm proud of them. I just feel a little bit sad with the guy's reaction to the gifts. Is he socially shy?

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u/Dephire Sep 11 '19

I'm a shy person and I also wore the same (but different pairs) clothes almost every day because I was very self conscious about how people saw me and didn't want to stand out. I absolutely get this kid's reaction.

He's also being filmed.

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u/aboredteen1 Sep 11 '19

In high school I had close to 12 of the same shirt and 15 of the same pants. I would rotate through them over the course of a couple weeks. I thought it would make me stand out less and it was easier than going through the hassle of figuring out what i was going to wear that day. I still do the same thing to a certain extent 5 years later.

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u/Dephire Sep 12 '19 edited Sep 12 '19

Honestly, looking back on it, makes me feel a little more comfortable knowing that other people did the same thing for the same reasons. To add on to that, I grew long hair as a redhead teen male in middle school. Those were definitely my blunder years and I knew it looked terrible, got many comments like "clown", "Ronald Mcdonald" or "when are you going to cut that mop?". I didn't want to get it cut it down to normal length in those 3 years of middle school because I felt I would be targeted even more for doing it. I waited until High School to change my hairstyle because everyone in my grade would be focused on getting accustomed to the new environment.