I only refused to do it once because at the time I was in high school it wouldn’t have been smart to stand out. I remember it really well because it happened in the auditorium for some reason. I was sitting down because I felt woozy but one of the guys standing next to me threatened me. Something along the lines of cutting my traitorous dick off and throwing me in a ditch to die if I didn’t stand up for it.
At least half of my high school never stood for this, I’m actually a little shocked so many would “stand out”. 50% of my homeroom in any given year did not stand or cross our hearts or whatever. We had more atheists than religious people, more alt kids than preps. Assuming this is why.
I don’t even think we had that many religious people. It was the biggest city in a very rural red state but I can’t think of much else for why the reaction was that bad. We had an air force base nearby but I mostly chalked up the experience to bad luck and sitting next to the wrong person.
Meh, if you keep doing it you just eventually get into a rhythm of bullying and being picked on that seperates you from your peers that in turn hurts your socialization during your formative years until you feel a consistent detachment from people in general that leaves you disconnected from the human condition of caring about others and what they think…
I only refused to do it once because at the time I was in high school it wouldn’t have been smart to stand out. I remember it really well because it happened in the auditorium for some reason. I was sitting down because I felt woozy but one of the guys standing next to me threatened me. Something along the lines of cutting my traitorous dick off and throwing me in a ditch to die if I didn’t stand up for it.
At least half of my high school never stood for this, I’m actually a little shocked so many would “stand out”. 50% of my homeroom in any given year did not stand or cross our hearts or whatever. We had more atheists than religious people, more alt kids than preps. Assuming this is why.
I don’t even think we had that many religious people. It was the biggest city in a very rural red state but I can’t think of much else for why the reaction was that bad. We had an air force base nearby but I mostly chalked up the experience to bad luck and sitting next to the wrong person.
Meh, if you keep doing it you just eventually get into a rhythm of bullying and being picked on that seperates you from your peers that in turn hurts your socialization during your formative years until you feel a consistent detachment from people in general that leaves you disconnected from the human condition of caring about others and what they think…
Its no big deal.