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Originally Posted by JerseyWins

Ok I can understand not liking what went down and taking James' side but... disgusting and sickening???

'invading a defenseless 65 year old's personal space like that' That's simply an exaggeration IMO. You mean SINGING next to him in the kitchen for a little bit and occasionally gently touching him on the shoulders or rubbing his head a few times?

How would you feel if people started screaming offkey in your ear to you for no reason while you tried going about your regular day? And they weren't 'gently touching him'. It was pelvic thrusting against him in a condescendingly immature manner. And 'rubbing his head a few times' looks way worse after the person is trying their absolute hardest to not make any kind of contact with you. It's absolutely bullying.

Sure James doesn't have to want a joke like that aimed at him but that doesn't make what they did ABHORRENT lol. They did nothing inappropriate or unacceptable. Yes they were having a laugh at James' expense but they weren't even picking on him as in saying anything negative or bullying him or something like that. It was all in good fun and a pretty funny situation.

'The more you let it upset you the more it'll wind you up!! " ~lewis. It was picking on him because they were trying to annoy him as best they could for no reason. Just because you're not 'saying anything negative' doesn't mean it's not bullying. The actual definition:

bully1
ˈbʊli/Submit
noun
1.
a person who uses strength or influence to harm or intimidate those who are weaker.

A situation I can kinda compare to with people you like so you might see it is in BB18 when the thorn cottage(?) people kept messing with Kieran with pillows while he was trying to sleep even after he'd been telling them to stop. Kieran had every right to get mad just like James in this situation but does that make them 'disgusting, sickening bullies' for not stopping like Kieran wanted? NO.

That's completely different. Throwing pillows at someone isn't nearly as bad as making snide faux sexual advances and pretending you're horny and completely demeaning the person as best you can. Isabelle or Raph for example weren't doing any kind of demeaning or mistreating at all since all they really did was fling pillows, so it's a completely different set of circumstances to this unbelievable abuse. And also there's the context with the fact they've known Kieran for over a month now so probably think it's okay to do something like that, even if it's possibly inappropriate. It's completely different with James because he barely knows these people and does nothing to warrant this. It's also ganging up on someone, like when he desperately tried to shove Heavy and Bear's mucky fingers out of his face but was failing. It is bullying because James never solicited any reason for it to happen and could do absolutely nothing to stop it. Filth.