Ian Waite is on Breakfast now, speaking about an anti-bullying campaign for children.
Ian Waite on Breakfast
Yep,he does a lot of work work for an anti-bullying organisation.
Could anyone give a quick rundown of what Ian says.
Thanks
Could anyone give a quick rundown of what Ian says.
Thanks
Ian was speaking about "Beat Bulling Week".
Ian said that when he was at school he was tall and able to look after himself, but was embarrassed about his love of dancing, and had to keep quiet about it, at least until he was in the sixth form.
He said that Penny had also experienced bullying (and he wasn't referring to Craig).
There's more about this campaign here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...on/7098978.stm
Many celebrities are posting anti-bullying videos on a special site on YouTube. It's possible there may be videos from Ian and Penny there (I don't know, though Ian did mention the YouTube site).
Ian said that when he was at school he was tall and able to look after himself, but was embarrassed about his love of dancing, and had to keep quiet about it, at least until he was in the sixth form.
He said that Penny had also experienced bullying (and he wasn't referring to Craig).
There's more about this campaign here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...on/7098978.stm
Many celebrities are posting anti-bullying videos on a special site on YouTube. It's possible there may be videos from Ian and Penny there (I don't know, though Ian did mention the YouTube site).
I know this is slightly off topic but I was bullied at school for being fat.
When I recently went back to school so to speak, to work there I got bullied by my collegues for being thin (I was loosing weight drastically over the months - 10 stone eventually. It seemed to cause a lot of jealousy; as most the women in my dept were on diets that did not seem to work
).
Is it any wonder there is no hope for the kids, if the adults can't sort themselves out
When I recently went back to school so to speak, to work there I got bullied by my collegues for being thin (I was loosing weight drastically over the months - 10 stone eventually. It seemed to cause a lot of jealousy; as most the women in my dept were on diets that did not seem to work
). Is it any wonder there is no hope for the kids, if the adults can't sort themselves out
Just watched Ian on Breakfast, didnt know it was going to be on, caught it by accident.
Have looked at the u tube videos as well.
Can imagine that Ian was fairly safe from bullying, as he said him being so tall, boy dancers do get bullied because it is not considered a manly sport. However dancers have to work damned hard to be successful. My eldest son is a successful ice dancer and when he was at school he was also a bit too big to be bullied, not as tall as Ian but still a head above most of his classmates.
Any thoughts about having a go at him were nipped in the bud by his year tutor when he was Junior Champion and she played his training video to them all in his year group. She said afterwards you could have heard a pin drop everyone of the group eyes fixed on the screen and then the attitude was respect. Teachers were amazed too the amount he put into the dancing, plus his school work plus representing his school at county level in throwing the discus. Imagine Ian was the same.
I guess a lot of it is down to ignorance towards people are doing something individual and different.
Well done Ian and Penny!
Have looked at the u tube videos as well.
Can imagine that Ian was fairly safe from bullying, as he said him being so tall, boy dancers do get bullied because it is not considered a manly sport. However dancers have to work damned hard to be successful. My eldest son is a successful ice dancer and when he was at school he was also a bit too big to be bullied, not as tall as Ian but still a head above most of his classmates.
Any thoughts about having a go at him were nipped in the bud by his year tutor when he was Junior Champion and she played his training video to them all in his year group. She said afterwards you could have heard a pin drop everyone of the group eyes fixed on the screen and then the attitude was respect. Teachers were amazed too the amount he put into the dancing, plus his school work plus representing his school at county level in throwing the discus. Imagine Ian was the same.
I guess a lot of it is down to ignorance towards people are doing something individual and different.
Well done Ian and Penny!
