Slammed Up Against the Locker
Slammed Up 1
Slammed Up Against the Locker: a Look into the World of Bullying
Kyle R. Fowler
Department of Communication
Capital University, Columbus, Ohio 43209
Slammed Up 2 After leaving the school choir room, a teenage male would never think that he would get slammed into lockers for no apparent reason. That is, unless he is wearing designer clothing and has skin like porcelain. Plus, did I mention that he is pretty much an over-the-top flamboyant homosexual? In an episode during season two of the hit television show Glee, Kurt Hummel, the male described above, suffers from an increasing amount of physical and verbal abuse from Dave Karofsky, who bullies others at any given opportunity, such as being slammed into lockers, slushies thrown on his face, and numerous insults about being gay. After Karofsky acts out towards Kurt again, Kurt speaks out about the actions, which forces Karofsky to threaten Kurt again. However, once Kurt 's teacher, Mr. Schuester, senses that Kurt has starting to act more tense and is afraid of walking around his own school. But when Schuester offers to help, Kurt replies with that he, like everyone else at McKinley High, lets homophobia slide and he does not feel challenged anymore. Kurt becomes isolated and states that no one present at the school is supportive of him and does absolutely nothing to make his life easier whatsoever. After criticizing the school 's inability to control the issue, Kurt checks out a rival high school, Dalton Academy, which also happens to have a zero-tolerance policy on harassment. After confessing to a new friend, Blaine, at Dalton, Kurt is advised to confront the bully or simply transfer high schools. Blaine also urges him to have courage and after taking this to heart, Kurt tracks Karofsky down, after yet another infraction occurs, and states what his problem is and states that, "You can 't punch the gay out of me
Slammed Up Against the Locker: a Look into the World of Bullying
Kyle R. Fowler
Department of Communication
Capital University, Columbus, Ohio 43209
Slammed Up 2 After leaving the school choir room, a teenage male would never think that he would get slammed into lockers for no apparent reason. That is, unless he is wearing designer clothing and has skin like porcelain. Plus, did I mention that he is pretty much an over-the-top flamboyant homosexual? In an episode during season two of the hit television show Glee, Kurt Hummel, the male described above, suffers from an increasing amount of physical and verbal abuse from Dave Karofsky, who bullies others at any given opportunity, such as being slammed into lockers, slushies thrown on his face, and numerous insults about being gay. After Karofsky acts out towards Kurt again, Kurt speaks out about the actions, which forces Karofsky to threaten Kurt again. However, once Kurt 's teacher, Mr. Schuester, senses that Kurt has starting to act more tense and is afraid of walking around his own school. But when Schuester offers to help, Kurt replies with that he, like everyone else at McKinley High, lets homophobia slide and he does not feel challenged anymore. Kurt becomes isolated and states that no one present at the school is supportive of him and does absolutely nothing to make his life easier whatsoever. After criticizing the school 's inability to control the issue, Kurt checks out a rival high school, Dalton Academy, which also happens to have a zero-tolerance policy on harassment. After confessing to a new friend, Blaine, at Dalton, Kurt is advised to confront the bully or simply transfer high schools. Blaine also urges him to have courage and after taking this to heart, Kurt tracks Karofsky down, after yet another infraction occurs, and states what his problem is and states that, "You can 't punch the gay out of me
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