I have known a kid since we were both about 1st or 2nd grade. So you know, this is just a kid that I used to talk to at school, and he came over to my house once in a while up until early high school years, but that's because we just didn't have much time. So you can consider him one of my better friends, but that really isn't saying much. He's been my friend for the longest period of time though.
He's a really nice person, but people harass the living shit out of him! As in, he is made fun of nonstop, mocked, etc. You think people would stop this type of stuff in high school, especially by senior year.
I used to stick up for him, but lately (last year or so) he hasn't been sticking up for himself. He's Jewish, and you could not imagine how many oven and furnace jokes he puts up with. If he isn't going to stick up for himself, what am I to do?
It's really ****ing pathetic that people are still like this. I can only wonder how low his self-esteem must be from all the garbage he has taken. And just adding insult to injury, the date he took to prom (which was on Saturday) completely ignored him once she got there. I didn't go, so I can't say I know this first hand, but I heard it from everyone I asked. He paid for her dress, limo, whatever the hell else you include as part of the package. So just in the last week alone, you can imagine he has been taking a lot of crap about that. Him getting ditched by his date at the prom wasn't enough, now everyone feels obligated to rub it in.
There are so few good people in this world, but this person is one. And this is how he is treated. As a friend, what do you do? How can I stick up for him if he doesn't do it for himself?