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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It just means "we don't like you". It doesn't matter if someone thinks I means far or stupid or ugly.

Those kids need the snot beat out of them. 
Your kid needs to grey rock them or lay one of them on the floor, depending on ability. [/quote]

It’s my DD (no idea why I left gender out, sorry) and these are boys who are messing with her. DH and I gave her permission to fight back in a physical way. They deserve a punch to the face or a kick in the crotch.

It disgusts me but I think these are the sort of kids that only understand physical violence. She claims she can’t do it, but in case she is brave enough, I told her to punch them and go straight to the main office and self-report what she did, and we’ll come to pick her up as soon as they call us.[/quote]

Ok knowing she's female- yes they mean fat (whether she is or not). Terrible, I'm sorry OP.[/quote]

:roll:  This is not the 1970s, people no longer use "brick" like "brick house". Please search "bricked up" on Urban Dictionary or Tiktok. It's a very common phrase among young people meaning to have an erection.  People use it literally all the time to describe a guy who is turned on. Calling her a brick is almost certainly a derivative of that, nothing to do with weight, other than I guess an implication that they like whatever weight she's at and view her through a sexual lens. Gross to be sure, when directed at your young daughter, [b]but that's middle school boys for you.[/b] [/quote]

OP here and unfortunately they’re not even in middle school. DD is in 4th grade and these boys are in 4th and 5th grade. I just had to email school about it and already felt violated on her behalf and now that I am seeing this meaning I feel gross for even typing it into an email.

Also, I’m sure you didn’t intend it like that but I feel strongly that even dismissing it as standard middle school boy behavior in a thread like this is the kind of excuse-making and “boys will be boys” stuff that allows boys to keep doing it and gives teachers and parents the excuse to look away and avoid uncomfortable conversations about inappropriate behavior that leads to or is sexual harassment.[/quote]

I definitely didn't mean to defend them, more like to just accept the fact that so many men/boys, at whatever age, are utter degenerates and it's an unfortunate and sad fact of life. Bitter and depressing, for sure, but a sad reality. I didn't realize she was in 4th grade- that certainly would add to my distress (how awful) and I think it's good that you're emailing the school about it. It's sad how many girls have to face that kind of sexualization at increasingly younger ages, and should certainly be addressed, hopefully, by the school administration. I just am not surprised, considering I am a millennial and remember being sexualized and having jokes made about girls getting boobs in 4th/5th grade as well, so I have no illusions that young boys will be sweet and kind to young girls, even though they obviously should. It's a sad reality that so many girls have to deal with, especially as internet pron has become more and more pervasive. [/quote]

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