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MineralMan

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16. A similar thing happened at my small town California high school

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 12:24 PM

Sep 2012

in 1963. Some kids nominated a girl in my class as Homecoming Queen as a joke. She was a really, really nice girl, but not at all the glamorous, popular type. But, she was friendly, open, and a really nice person. The cheerleader class thought it was really funny, and had a lot of sport over this. The rest of our class, on the other hand, turned the tables, and voted her in overwhelmingly, as a protest against the cliquishness at the school. She won with something like 75% of the vote, and held her head up high during the whole thing. Despite being treated badly by the "popular" kids, the rest of us just voted her in. Screw bullies.

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DetNews story: Town turns tables on school prank (bullying) - You're gonna love this! [View all] Bozita Sep 2012 OP

sounds like a nice town will teach these brats a life lesson williesgirl Sep 2012 #1

Glad to read, later in the story, that the boy has decided to attend the event. . . Journeyman Sep 2012 #2

Absolutely. susanna Sep 2012 #6

I just found some video... Bozita Sep 2012 #3

Glad to see she has more friends, of all ages, than she knew. Indpndnt Sep 2012 #4

I read this story and thought back to when I was (VERY briefly) a homecoming hero. Archae Sep 2012 #5

What an inspiring story! Kudos to the adults in that town. . . kevinbgoode1 Sep 2012 #7

I'm so glad there's a happy ending, but oh does my stomach hurt renate Sep 2012 #8

Not that looks count for everything, but that girl is a beauty. Her peers are idiots if they can't MADem Sep 2012 #9

That's a nice ending, for once. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #10

I thought about Ellen, too! obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #17

Beauty of character triumphs over conspiracy of meanness. Festivito Sep 2012 #11

What a beautiful JustAnotherGen Sep 2012 #12

The anti-bullying movement is fantasitic tk2kewl Sep 2012 #13

Spectacular! Best wishes to her!! n/t FedUpWithIt All Sep 2012 #14

This could have ended in another teen suicide obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #15

A similar thing happened at my small town California high school MineralMan Sep 2012 #16

"It's like "Carrie" with a happy ending." Canuckistanian Sep 2012 #18

To bad some popular, to teens, whistler162 Sep 2012 #19

Hmmmmm...hey DU, maybe we should send her balloons or flowers on Friday? DonRedwood Sep 2012 #20

LOL it sucks to be the chump that dropped out of being her date. n/t Zalatix Sep 2012 #21

"A 60-year-old Wyandotte man talked about a 1966 bullying incident like it happened a day earlier." Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #22

Being popular isn't important. Doing the right thing is. Or at least trying. LiberalFighter Sep 2012 #23

Words From Whitney Go Vols Sep 2012 #24

Karma! Odin2005 Sep 2012 #25

The young lady is cute. I don't understand why people are so damn mean. southernyankeebelle Sep 2012 #26

That was one of my first thoughts too davidthegnome Sep 2012 #28

School is hell. I was alway pick on. Especially walking from class to class. I tried to melt into southernyankeebelle Sep 2012 #33

she's DIFFERENT Warpy Sep 2012 #29

You are right about that. Ugly duckling turns into swan. southernyankeebelle Sep 2012 #32

Great story davidthegnome Sep 2012 #27

She's a cute kid, but regardless, NO ONE deserves that treatment. xfundy Sep 2012 #30

Poor kid. High School was like the worst 4 years of my life. Jennicut Sep 2012 #31

Wait a minute hootinholler Sep 2012 #34