Michelle+L’s+OpEd+Article



= ** by Michelle L. **  = = =  They are douche bags. They are overzealous, pompous, and obnoxious assholes. They have “an over-inflated sense of self worth, compounded by a low level of intelligence”.

First, they come off as real charmers. What with their caramel tan skin, sun bleached and carelessly tousled hair, broad shoulder and lean muscles, they are total eye candies. But beneath that sun burnt skin, they are hideous monsters craving for attention. Obviously, I’m being biased and making a huge generalization here, but it’s not without a good reason. So hear me out. A few weeks ago, we were on a bus on our merry way to SBHS for a swim meet. My long time friend John, a freshman, was asleep in his seat sick with fever. Then this gang of water polo players loudly marches their way in and starts picking on him. Apparently sophomores now have the “seniority” and they need one seat per person to fit in their giant egos and freshmen have to double up. It was just a complete utter nonsense. There were plenty of empty seats in front of him. But no, these boys wanted that particular seat. John, again sick with fever, defiantly questioned their authority. Then the real bullying started, calling him names they wouldn’t dare say in front of their mommies. They were forceful, cruel and deliberately mean. Few people glanced them with scorn, but those egomaniacs are blind and deaf. Beyond their cocky noses, they see nothing but freshman boys to pick on and freshman girls to sleep around with.

And the same bullying happens everyday on pool deck, at school bus, even right in front of a coach. They kiss ass teachers, parents, coaches, and upper classmates but in their absence they turn in to snarky little brats. Watching what they do makes me sick to my stomach. The funny thing is people at Ventura don’t do a shit about it and freshmen don’t say anything against them either. Instead they admire them. It infuriates me to see what is being ignored, condoned, and even labeled as something “cool”. What’s more sad is that next year it will be the same thing except now freshmen would be then sophomores bullying the new freshmen. It’s a vicious cycle.

I just hope that one day, they will wake up and realize what douche bags they all have been and start treating others with respect and kindness people deserve.media type="file" key="michellel-muckraker-0910.mp3"