Damn... I always forget how young some of you are, when I look at some postings of you...
I think almost everyone gets bullied sometime in their live.
And yeah, I was bullied in middle school too.
Let me tell you about it... it was ~10 years ago...
It's a long read... and yeah... I literally gave an 'I am a gamer speach' in front of the whole class...
I had to retake the year, because I had very bad marks the year before (because I hated everything about school that time... *sigh* puberty and stuff)
I came into a new class and knew nobody... it's always hard to be a new guy in an already established class, where groups of friends have already been formed.
And since I've always been a shy guy in person (internet is fine xD) I could hardly approach them... so I brought my Gameboy with Pokemon with me to play in the breaks.
So this class obviously had a class-bully, and it didn't take long until he came after me for being the guy and always playing these childish games, and calling me names...
In Gym-class always shooting at me (he was a football-enthusiast).
after a few months later we were given group-projects and as you can guess the teacher assigned the bully, his friends into one group.
He said something like: "Great, we have to work with this ******." - for everyone to hear.
That's when I lost it. I smashed my hands on the table and stood up and finally talk back, in front of everyone... and that's something for a shy guy... (bear with me for eventually over daramatisation, as I said it was ~10 years ago)
"That's it! Enough of this shit!
You don't know ANYTHING about me!
You never TRIED to get to know me!
From the very beginning you are attacking me for NO reason at all, except that I'm different than you!
I never did anything to you, I never knew you before I came here, and you never gave me the chance of getting to know you!
You are attacking me because I play video-games - WHY?
I play video-games because they are fun, they make me happy, just like you like to play football. And never has anyone gone to you and attacked you for playing football!
So why are you playing football? To run behind and kick a ball for 90 minutes? - Wow how exciting!!
Let me tell you why I play video-games: I play them, because they tell incredible stories, that I'm a part of! Some of those stories are worth expierencing multiple times, because you can expierence them differently by choosing other partners in combat or paths to follow!
You say may Pokemon-Game is childish? I'll tell you what's you childish - Your disrespectful behavior! Grow the f**k up!
All these little creatures in this cartridge are better friends than you could ever be: they accompanied me thorugh tough journeys.
You see this Eevee? It's the best friend you could get! You need an electric type? he becomes Jolteon. You want someone to go swimming with you? - BAM! Vaporeon! And If I would ask my little creatures to help me burn YOUR house down, it would take that firestone, evolve into a Flareon, and go burn your house down all by itself!
I don't play these games because I have no life... I play them because I prefer to live many lives, in many different worlds, because this world sucks because of people like you!
And you know what I do this evening? - I'll log into my Online game with hundred-thousand of other people and with 40 of them I will finally defeat that giant Dragon who is terrorizing the whole world! That's right tonight I can say that I'm a hero!
The games teach me so many things... they taught me not only that dragons, like you, exist. But that they can be slain!
And I'm glad... now I know that I will be able to slay that virtual dragon... because I just slayed one in real life!
*silence*
Oh by the way teacher... I prefer to work alone on that project."
He completely avoided me for a week or two... I can't remember if did anything else from that day onwards
I just showed him that I'm proud of me and what I do. I showed him that it was wrong to go after people because they aren't like himself.
If he calls you 'faggot' again... keep calm and don't get loud:
"Why are you calling me that? You know - I've read that people who call other faggot are actually trying to hide that they are faggots themselves. Are you calling me that because you hope it is true and that you want to go out with me? - If that's the case I have to dissapoint you... I'm not like that."
Use their own words against them... with as many witnesses as possible, it will emberass the hell out of them... and with teachers around they won't dare to hit you and if they pledge that you provoked them, you have witnesses that can confirm that you were just asking a normal question based on a statement he made.
It shows that you are the dominant one without violence. you are more intelligent and have a stronger will then he does.
If he resort to physical violence it is a sign that you have won, but in return if you get physical he wins! -> Don't let him provoke you!
If he really wants to start a fight, well to quote my father:
"You don't fight battles that you don't need to fight. When you are clearly stronger, you have nothing to proof. Whe your opponent is stronger, he's a weakling for picking on the ones who are weaker than him. But if you are forced to fight: Hit first and hit hard!"
Most of those guys are posers and wannabes, who are only strong when they are with their friends.
If you truly have to fight with him to settle this thing (!!! which should always be the absolute final solution!!!) insist on a fixed time and date -> your rules. Tell your parents about it but insist that they do not interfere (if you want to grow up, you have to stand for your own). But make sure they will be there a few minutes later in case of injuries.
Get a few other people to that fight, maybe classmates, who will ensure that HIS FRIENDS don't interfere... those guys like to team up on you when their friend gets his ass kicked.
When it starts hit as fast and hard as you can. He can't hurt you if he is lying on the ground, writhing in pain.
Pro-Tip: elbows and knees are the sturdiest. There is a reason why Muay-Thai Fighters preferably hit with those... it hurts... A LOT! (but they have considerably less range though)
But be a gentleman! Do not hit him when hes down like that! -> The greatest victory, is showing mercy to those who don't deserve it.
It doesn't matter who wins or looses:
If you win - Great! you have overcome a great obstacle.
If you loose - Well, now he got what he wanted. admit that he's stronger, and there is nothing wrong about it, and you stood up against your oppressor.
At least that is my expierence with bullying...