...there is no doubt in my mind that the incident the Washington Post mentioned this past week would have never seen the light of day. Society, as we all know too well, doesn't care about appearance based bullying. The short and overweight aren't powerful enough to have any political influence on anything; so, that should explain the indifference to our dilemma.
Yet, the story of the bullying of a kid fifty years ago, who turned out to be gay, has arisen and much to the displeasure of the family of the victim of the incident (who has since passed away). Of course, President Obama's recent endorsement of gay marriage no doubt had a hand in this story being published. Yes, of course it was wrong, as is all bullying right?(or should be anyway) Still, this happened fifty years ago!
Is the Post going to now print the story of how then (meaning forty years ago) Barack Obama pushed a girl named Coretta (as he stated in is autobiography) who was "plump and dark and had no friends". This incident occurred at a prep school in Hawaii. Yes, the same Barack Obama who is now a staunch advocate of anti-bullying measures. Perhaps this story should have been brought to light a number of months ago when he was speaking out against bullying? This story, just like Mitt Romney's, is just as applicable and relevant, seeing as how the GOP is being labeled as woman hating.
If Jason Horowitz (the writer of the Romney piece) is going to bring out the GOP nominee's past indiscretions and the fact that the person he bullied was gay, it would seem only fair if he pointed out President Obama's past then too and the fact that he bullied a girl; a "plump and dark girl".
But then again, Coretta was an overweight girl, so I guess she didn't/doesn't deserve the same justice and equal rights as someone who is gay.. right Mr Horowitz?
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