What were some of the reasons you were teased when you were in school?

@shona264 (167)
India
November 18, 2009 8:07am CST
Most of us might have been teased ,picked-on or ridiculed while we were in school for some reasons.I too was teased when I was in school only because of my name.As my name is Shivani,there used to be a song from a bollywood movie named "khoobsurat",and the song was "aye shivani,tu lagti hai nani...".All of my classmates never called me straight with my name,but used to tease me singing this song.Many of you might have such experiences. So ,what were the reasons you were teased,ridiculed or picked-on when you were in school?
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@junmae (1586)
• Philippines
19 Nov 09
When i was in grade school, my classmates used to tease me because they said that i have a big nose. I do really have a big nose and it is so annoying. Sometimes i cried when they teased me but my brother was always there to fight for me. He is a war freak so they usually end up in the guidance counselor's office because they punch the children that teases me.
@lazerm (478)
• United States
19 Nov 09
big nose? are you kidding? if you were my girl I would show you off to everyone in sight! your a hot chick, in my opinion. and if someone did say something stupid, I would blow their head off with an ak-47.by the way I was tormented in school, too.high school actually.thats one of the reasons I tend to chainsaw my way through mylot- perhaps i'm a bit too aggresive in my responses to discussions. have to not try to crush those I disagree with so much.
• Philippines
19 Nov 09
having a big nose is not that bad.. people who tease you are just insecure of your beauty.. have a good day :)
@rg0205 (2636)
• Hong Kong
19 Nov 09
Yes, I was teased but it was because my first name is actually a boy's name. I was named after my father. It wasn't too bad though because I didn't get bullied or anything.
• Philippines
19 Nov 09
being teased is better than getting bullied. although i wasnt bullied either coz i was part of the varsity club. :) so no one actually bullies us.
• Philippines
18 Nov 09
teased for being handsome, I guess. hehe.but for some any negative reasons, none.
• Philippines
18 Nov 09
ahh, yeah, I just remembered, somoene teased me for having a big eyes, but im certain that it's normal. haha, and they call me fullmoon.
• United States
20 Dec 09
I was teased because I was chubby. Kids are so cruel.
• Philippines
19 Nov 09
As a kid I was teased to different boys in school which made me run into hiding. It took me a long time to grow out of it and so I never had boys for friends as a kid. I always have the feeling that I will be teased the moment I get close to a boy my age. So when I was young I only played with girls my age. It was not only until highschool that I got out of that teasing.
• Philippines
19 Nov 09
shame on them for teasing you.. but dont generalize guys.. not all boys are like that.. :) certainly not me..
@shanrox (382)
• United Arab Emirates
18 Nov 09
for being short...
@shona264 (167)
• India
19 Nov 09
Even I was being teased for being short..no more...as my height increased.
@katisaurus (1038)
• Canada
19 Nov 09
I always got picked on for the obvious reasons. I hit puberty sooner than most of my classmates and I used to get the odd pimple here n' there. Apparently that's socially unacceptable when you're a 4th grader. I was always picked on as well because I was smarter than most.. It didn't bother me too much because I always looked at being smart as a good thing. I have intellect. And they just keep proving it by teasing me and trying to hurt my feelings.
@happy6162 (3001)
• United States
18 Nov 09
I was teased because I was a very shy kid and the other kid made fun of me. Then later when I got glasses even though it was junior high I was called four eyes all the time.
@mcowiti (232)
• Kenya
19 Nov 09
i remember i used to be the pet target of my friends beacause i used to be an introvert and would always avoid ladies. so they would bring ladies along and leave me with them and watch from a distance how i would behave and this would be the talk of the school for the entire week. i felt so bad and would always seek ways of rvenge but to avail.
@sunnycool (12714)
• India
19 Nov 09
so shivani dikine me nani ho kya.I was really teased coz i am 6'2.every one used call me giant gunjalis(a famous wrestler known for his heoght).i used to feel like anything in those days when they address me with tat name.but now i am really happy coz they all remained the same giddu's nd i am the tallest haha.nd i enjoy it.gud day.
• Italy
19 Nov 09
I was teased because of my name, that in my language rhymes with a a few nasty things to tell a kid, I was also teased becuse I was fat. I am just glad that both of them are just a thing of the past.
@spinna54 (79)
• United States
19 Nov 09
Some of the kids you to tease me cause I didn't used to talk at all, I was really shy. Mostly hung out at the same spot every day.
@adnaanm (41)
• Canada
19 Nov 09
I was teased for being brown after 9/11, for having "4 eyes", because i knew what I wanted out of life, and much more. But now I look back and laugh because it is these types of things which train us to be different. Its a journey and one that is a part of life.
• Philippines
19 Nov 09
wow. i never knew there was a song like that shona. :) peace.. before i was this athletic guy in school who is a member of the varsity club.. well after the injury i suffered and hospitalization i got fat. well as expected everyone made a big deal out of it and teased me fat and piggy. haha.. oh well.. now all people who used to tease me fat became fat now that i saw them again in college.. lol. and now look whos fat.. im not fat anymore and ive returned to my old build. so it really comes down to KARMA. lol :)
• United States
18 Nov 09
I got teased for a couple of things, but it turns out that they are my friends now and live with how i am. I am very white and was called albino but i lived with it and moved on and went to parties still in high school and was a cheerleader and made sure i was popular anyways. I also have big eyes and was called buy eyes and a lot of other stuff as well. Now that i drive a Jeep Liberty people say that my eyes match my car lights and stuff, but at least the car is made for me i guess. All i say is yup the car is mine and not in my parents name. Its life and you have to make the best of it and move on from what people say. They stop soon enough and move on to the next person.
• India
18 Nov 09
My classmates used to tease me because whenever someone told a joke, i laughed the loudest.
@seeiah (73)
• Belgium
18 Nov 09
I got teased a couple of years because people said I was poor. At time I really thought I was poor, because most of my classmates had a pool, a Porsche, ... When I switched schools 3 years later I met a lot of other people who were just like me. People who have a normal house, with a garden, a normal car and no expensive houses in other countries. So actually, I'm not poor, I am not so rich as my classmates in my first school.