Dr. Reverend

Hmmmm... interesting. I like the way you are thinking... it's way beyond the curve!

That is actually pretty funny but I wonder which Disney princess specifically? ... snow white, cinderella, tiana, belle, ariel, jasmine, pocahantas, fa mulan, tiana, aurora, etc?

That is really awful. She doesn't understand bullying and the effect that it has on people. This is not uncommon because people who see the world through the conservative worldview have hard time understanding the desire for fairness and equality because they filter experience through authority, loyalty and sanctity. She expects that people should, ought to and must obey tradition, rules, (like religion or the cultural order) and most importantly, she thinks that people should work to "fit in". So in this sense, you can be empathic toward her lack of an ability to "get it". She need help to understand and while she is wrong in saying these things she is responding to bullying through a conservative worldview. So, since she is in authority and will not respond well to your efforts to help her "understand", in this case, it would clearly be helpful to reach out to another adult about this for help. This should be person who gets it... either inside the school or out (as others have mentioned, either a parent or a guidance counselor?) that can help you figure out how to best address this issue. Sorry. Be brave! Stand up! Good luck!

That is really awful. She doesn't understand bullying and the effect that it has on people. This is not uncommon because people who see the world through the conservative worldview have hard time understanding the desire for fairness and equality because they filter experience through authority, loyalty and sanctity. She expects that people should, ought to and must obey tradition, rules, (like religion or the cultural order) and most importunity she think people should work to "fit in". So in this sense, you can be empathic toward her lack of an ability to "get it". She need help to understand and while she is wrong in saying these things she is responding to bullying through a conservative worldview. So, since she is in authority and will not respond well to your efforts to help her "understand", in this case, it would clearly be helpful to reach out to another adult about this for help. This should be person who gets it... either inside the school or out (as others have mentioned, either a parent or a guidance counselor?) that can help you figure out how to best address this issue. Sorry. Be brave! Stand up! Good luck!

That is really awful. I am not sure that it helps you situation but I think that many people have hard time understanding the desire for fairness and equality because they filter experience through authority, loyalty and sanctity; this is where people get the conservative impulse toward obeying the tradition, rules of religion, etc. So in this sense, you can be empathic toward her lack of an ability to "get it". She is wrong in doing this but she is responding to bullying through a conservative worldview. So, since she is in authority and will not respond well to your efforts to help her "understand", it would clearly be helpful to reach out to another adult about this, a person who gets it... either inside the school or out (as others have mentioned, either a parent or a guidance counselor?) that can help figure out how to best address this issue. Sorry. Be brave! Stand up! Good luck!

That is really awful. I am not sure that helps but I think that many people have hard time understanding the desire for fairness and equality because they filter experience through authority, loyalty and sanctity; this is where people get this conservative impulse toward obeying the tradition, rules of religion, etc. So in this sense, you have to be empathic board her lack of an ability to "not get it". She is wrong in doing this so, it might be helpful to reach out to another adult about this, who gets it... either inside the school or out (as other have mentioned, either your parents or a guidance counselor?) that can help figure out how to best address this issue. Sorry. Be brave! Stand up!

I agree. I find things right now to be generally on the superficial side in that it is more focused on fan-based celebration of all that is the best of Gaga-ness and less focused upon what she stands for in terms of creativity, individuality, empowering others, being supportive and not hateful, etc. So in this sense, a general effort (and thought) needs to be focused upon how this site can be made more meaningful for people (like you) who are looking to express themselves, build community and make friends in this context. I think that you should give it some time and keep in mind that this is a new platform; nothing like this has been done before. I know the Backplane team is working on stuff; they just haven't tackled this aspect yet. It will get better. This site is kind of like the Old West frontier... it is a big experiment, all built upon Gaga's vision for better world. Creating awesomeness often takes time and feedback. Use the feedback tab on the lower left to tell the developers how they can make the site better.

I agree. I find things right now to be generally on the superficial side... more focused on a fan-based, celebration of all that is Gaga-ness and less focused on what she stands for in terms of the creative, individuality and empowering others, being supportive and not hateful, etc. So in this sense, a general effort (and thought) needs to focused upon how this site can be made more meaningful for people who are looking to express themselves, build community and make friends in this context. I think that you should give it some time and keep in mind that this is new platform; nothing like this has been done before. I know the Backplane team is working on stuff; they just haven't tackled this part yet. It will get better. This is kind of like Old West frontier... it is a big experiment, all built upon Gaga's vision for better world. Awesomeness takes time and feedback. Use the feedback tab on the lower left to tell the developers what you think they can do to make the site better.

I agree. I find things to be here to be generally on the superficial side. A general effort (and thought) needs to put into how this site can be made more meaningful for people who are looking to express themselves, build community and make friends. You should give it some time; nothing like this has been done before. I know the Backplane team is working on stuff; they just haven't tackled this part yet. It will get better; it might be helpful to think of this as the Old West frontier... it is an experiment in community building.

I posted something on this a few days ago but it did not get any traction... Agreed. Considering how much public attention that this case is drawing worldwide, I believe that it is something worth discussing. Madonna has spoken out recently saying, "I protest the conviction and sentencing of Pussy Riot to a penal colony for two years for a 40 second performance extolling their political opinions. Even if one disagrees with the location or how they chose to express themselves, the sentence is too harsh and in fact is inhumane. I call on all those who love freedom to condemn this unjust punishment. I urge artists around the world to speak up in protest against this travesty. They've spent enough time in jail. I call on ALL of Russia to let Pussy Riot go free." Perhaps, Gaga should make a statement here... no? I mean after all she is the most followed person on Twitter. Here's additional background: chtodelat.wordpress.com/2012/08/17/nadezhda-tolokonnikova-letter-from-jail/