{"id":688872,"date":"2010-03-11T07:50:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-11T12:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655103.post-4515155469369128083"},"modified":"2010-03-11T07:50:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-11T12:50:00","slug":"talk-radio-spawning-mean-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/688872","title":{"rendered":"Talk Radio Spawning Mean Girls?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_OR8dKL3XDN8\/S5hpjXCEGcI\/AAAAAAAAFN0\/7-ho_JqbEs8\/s1600-h\/girlleftout.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_OR8dKL3XDN8\/S5hpjXCEGcI\/AAAAAAAAFN0\/7-ho_JqbEs8\/s320\/girlleftout.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447219805503625666\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;m sure I have blogged about this in the past, but the single thing that shocked me the most when I began teaching was how mean little girls were&#8230;and at what an early age. For two years I was subbing in 8 different elementary schools for K-6th grade. Those eight schools spanned the entire race, religion and socioeconomic spectrum. The worst as far as &#8216;mean girls&#8217; bullying was the school in the most affluent area. Duel income, professional families and a string of 9 series Mercedes in the drop off queue. Those girls were brutal. <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;\">&#8220;Everyone but YOU got an invitation to my pool party. YOU can&#8217;t come because EVERYONE thinks you&#8217;re weird and that you dress weird. Crying won&#8217;t help. It only makes you uglier.&#8221;<\/span> ~5 1\/2 yr. old<\/p>\n<p>True story folks. Kindergarten.<\/p>\n<p>Since I don&#8217;t remember this kind of thing happening in elementary school, I&#8217;m always interested in the dichotomy of this (seemingly) growing phenomenon&#8230;and was shocked to see what this article proposes as a possible cause:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;Bullying, at least among girls, starts at a young age; whether this is new is a subject of debate among behavioral specialists.<\/p>\n<p>Some believe that the popularity of shows such as \u201cGossip Girl\u2019\u2019 and <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">the talk radio shout-fests that kids listen to from the back seat of the car<\/span> have fanned the flames, which are spread face-to-face and through cyberspace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think what\u2019s different is how uninhibited it [bullying] has become. There\u2019s just a real lack of empathy,\u2019\u2019 said Deborah Weaver, executive director of a self-defense and safety program for Boston girls, who has worked with more than 6,000 girls between 8 and 18&#8230;&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/lifestyle\/family\/articles\/2010\/03\/09\/mean_girl_behavior_begins_at_early_ages\/\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and that school I was just telling you about&#8230;in the most liberal zip code in the school district&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img width='1' height='1' src='https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/7655103-4515155469369128083?l=mobyrebuttal.blogspot.com' alt='' \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m sure I have blogged about this in the past, but the single thing that shocked me the most when I began teaching was how mean little girls were&#8230;and at what an early age. For two years I was subbing in 8 different elementary schools for K-6th grade. 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