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So Melania Trump came out of retirement and gave a speech about, among other things, cyberbullying on Social Media<\/a>. \u00a0Pundits and journalists (but I repeat myself) were quick to point out the irony. \u00a0 We could say that nobody knows better about bullying than Ms. Trump. \u00a0Most, however, wondered how she could miss the glaring problem with focusing on bullying as a bad thing.<\/p>\n

This is how<\/a>. \u00a0Bill Donahue, not necessarily a favorite of mine, nonetheless notices the underside of this selective media backlash against Ms. Trump.<\/p>\n

A while ago, a story circulated that Hillary Clinton was pledging a 500 million\u00a0dollar plan\u00a0to combat bullying<\/a> in our society. \u00a0 On the day it was mentioned, my boys were quick to react. \u00a0Echoing what they have said all along about Trump and our modern society<\/a>, they pointed out that all the lamentations over bullying would\u00a0sound better if the adults who complain the loudest didn\u2019t seem to celebrate the same thing when convenient. \u00a0Like they said, some of what is called bullying by adults is the same thing they see on cable news debates, or on Comedy Central, or other punditry outlets. \u00a0If they said about kids in school what Samantha Bee says, they\u2019d be nailed for bullying and creating a \u2018hostile environment\u2019 in a heartbeat.<\/p>\n

And\u00a0so even as journalists mock Melanie for giving her speech, President Obama agrees to meet with two individuals who incarnate this adult level bullying that we insist our kids never take part in. Really. \u00a0I know from when my boys were in school, the things said by Maher and Bee are almost verbatim examples of what schools use to illustrate the type of language that won\u2019t be tolerated.<\/p>\n

So in some ways, Melanie symbolizes a glaring problem, not just with her and her husband, but all of us adults. \u00a0Instead of pledging another bloated, multi-million dollar government plan, perhaps the best strategy would be for us adults to act like we really mean it when we tell our kids how they are supposed to treat one another. \u00a0After all, the best way to teach the Golden Rule is to live it first.<\/p>\n

Oh, and one more thing. \u00a0Leaning on \u2018but they\u2019re just comedians Dave\u2019 doesn\u2019t cut it for thinking people. \u00a0First, much bullying in school happens for the entertainment and amusement of others, and yet I feel we wouldn\u2019t pass on a case of bullying if the kids said they were just doing it for laughs. \u00a0Second, we know many of these \u2018comedians\u2019 are pundits advocating one agenda who slip in and out of the comedian role when convenient. \u00a0Finally, it\u2019s not as if when some comedian runs afoul of PC sensitivities we suddenly hear that it\u2019s OK, it\u2019s just comedy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"