Xian binugbog, dinuruan, tinakot ng mga bully: It has to stop!

XIAN LIM

MAINIT pa ring pinag-uusapan ngayon ang isyu ng bullying matapos masangkot sa iskandalo ang isang highschool student mula sa Ateneo de Manila Junior High School.

Ilang kilalang celebrities na ang nakiisa sa anti-bullying campaign sa social media kasabay ng pagkondena sa nag-viral ngang video kung saan mapapanood ang pananakit ng isang estudyante sa Ateneo sa kapwa niya estudyante.

Sa kanyang Instagram at Facebook account, ipinaalam ng hunk actor na si Xian Lim na naging biktima rin siya ng bullying noon. Dito, idinetalye ng binata ang naranasang diskriminasyon at pananakot noong nasa Amerika pa siya kalakip ang litrato niya noong bata pa siya.

“I just really have to speak up about this current issue we have right now. I do not usually rant on my social media pages so please forgive me on this one.

“First let me explain. This is my picture back in middle school. I was about 12. I had no friends. I was called a loser for being an introvert and not knowing how to talk to other kids.
“I was called FOB for ha-ving a really strong accent. Kids would beat me up and spit on me and made my life hell. I didn’t want to go to school. I made up excuses and told my mom I felt sick. I did not feel safe.

“Bullies told me that I would get stabbed if I were to snitch on them. One time I cried in front of the whole class because people would laugh and quietly say bad things about me. It made me a mi-serable kid.

“This made me hate school. I spoke up one time and snitched which resulted in me getting beat up some more, kicked in the face and have a knife pointed in my neck.

“So I stayed quiet. I ate my lunch in the bathroom. I kept my lunch money in my underwear just in case I get ‘pocket checked.’
You do not want this to happen to your kids, trust me. You do not want this to happen to your brothers and sisters. You do not want this to happen to anyone. It has to stop.

Payo naman ni Xian sa mga nabibiktika ng bullying, “Huge mistake I made was I kept quiet because I was scared. I did not tell my parents. I did not tell the authorities. I just let things happen.

“If you’re being bullied right now, please speak up. We are here for you. There are others like you who feel scared and defeated. Life is precious. Life is short.”

Dugtong pa ng aktor, “Our time in this world given to us is not enough. Do whatever means necessary to have a happy, balanced life. If there are any organization who need me, please reach out.”

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