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Of course I got teased. I got teased for being tomboyish in general. I can definitely understand where Katie’s coming from, ‘cept for me, it was Star Trek. XD

Anyway, everyone knows only the real badass 7 year olds like Star Wars.

All the time.  

I’ve been teased all my life but I can honestly say I probably would have teased this girl about Star Wars too (obviously not right, just being honest). I think everyone gets teased about something sometime in their life. The point is that hopefully they can move on from it.

A middle school boy interested in art and fashion? Oh no, I never got teased.

I can’t help but be geeked out that the CNN article is my sister’s. XD

She’s precious!!!!! 

and yess I was fat, wore glasses, dorky, and shy. So I got alll of the teasing. Yup. 

there was no stop bullying from seventh through 12th and still sometimes now. I would have definitely not teased her. Being different is not wrong!!

I got teased for being thin, my large forehead, my naturally frizzy hair, and my choices of clothing. One thing I never got teased for was acne.. It still kind of surprises me because it was pretty bad.

When I was a kid, I was teased about everything… being the only asian in my class, wearing glasses, liking anime, reading too quickly… just a bunch of little things that made me different.  I think most kids get teased.  Maybe not to the point of it being considered extreme bullying, but children (and adults) can be cruel.  I still get teased as an adult, but I’ve learned to just brush it off and laugh about it.

Of course I got teased..and then bullied. Eventually it all stopped when I got older. I’m different. 

Of course this happened at a Chicago suburb high school… bleh. I hate this place. 

i was teased for believing in santa clause. and for plenty of other things like being flat chested. i’m so glad this mom reached out for her daughter!! that’s so awesome!

People get teased for so many reasons…..

I couldn’t help but think that this would make a great South Park episode

I love Star Wars! I understand completely, too. I was into all sorts of stuff little girls weren’t supposed to like- Street Fighter, Power Rangers, pirates. I was also told that “Girls don’t play saxophone” by some of the boys when I joined the band. I still play, and they don’t. 

It’s unfortunate that kids are teased over things that are so nonsensical. At least she looks happy with her lightsaber! I’m glad she’s gotten so much support. 

Bullies suck. 

I got teased and bullied from elementary school all the way to high school! For being mixed, for having a gap in my teeth, for liking Michael Jackson, for reading books, and then eventually for liking video games. I wish I could have known about this sooner, I would have worn some Star Wars gear today and used my R2D2 ringtone

star wars is f***ing awesome. you go girl!

I was teased for liking anime, because all of the kids in middle school were going out hunting with their friends and watching shows like “Friends”.

They called me the Captain of the Itty Bitty Titty Committee… my BEST friends.

Girls who love Star Wars are fucking awesome. Anyone hating on her is a stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy looking nerf herder who smells like Bantha fodder and deserves to spend a thousand years in the belly of the Sarlaac.

this is so bizarre, i swear ppl get bullied for the dumbest things. these kids are retarded, yes i said it!! 

when i was her age my church would have star wars marathons… i was a trekkie before i knew what a trekkie was LAME sauce…..
& glasses and being jewish, give me a break *rolling my eyes*

Awww, she’s the most adorable little girl ever.
This almost makes me want to adopt her and protect her from every mean uncool child ever. XD

Great community response to the bullying. Go her for liking Star Wars!

Aw, she is too cute

i got teased during grade school for being so thin and shy.

That is so ridiculous. Good thing she has such caring and amazing parents that were able to help her before it got out of hand. I got teased all through elementary school for having a speech impediment and when I started middle school someone had started a rumor that I was retarded because of my past speech impediment. After that week it never happened again and I definitely grew from the situation. I can safely say, I never teased anyone about anything. I might have gossiped about how annoying someone was, but never did I tease or get in on teasing. It isn’t a light matter and it should be taken much more seriously than it is. I feel for young kids and teens who get teased. It is an awful thing and I would like to think the world is maturing from that, but it seems like our generation is the worse about teasing. 

meh, I got teased for being short. Eventually, I caught up though.

This girl is freaking awesome.

people still get bullied late in life for being a “nerd” or “geek” I just want to hug this little girl. I’ve been bullied for costuming and being an avid Star Trek fan, and it hurts no matter what age you are.

Awh. I wanna beat them bullies with a light saber for her now. 

 I was bullied because of being fat and having anxiety. 

She should have run them through with the lightsaber – I don’t think this girl realizes that she is so much more baller than the other girls in her school. Especially because she’s not a little bitch conformist.

I used to get crap for being a nerd and heavy. Then I got into MIT. Who’s winning now?

this rules

I was always exceptionally weird and wanted to fit in really bad in elementary school, so I got teased and taken advantage of for that. But nothing that made really damaging long term effects.

Go Katie! I bet those bullies feel stupid now…

I saw this, there was a facebook group on it. and kudos for her. I was teased about star wars, power rangers, and ninja turtles and a boyish lunch box when I was younger, so it’s about time someone got some fame. and kudos to her mom for not shoving a pink bottle and calling her gay like my mom did. hopefully she’ll find a wonderful geeky boyfriend in the future to treat her good like I did I still get picked on at 23…but I think it pays off in the end

I got teased for liking ABBA in fifth grade. And now the bullies dance to dancing queen and other of their songs on parties (even played them on our school final paty) cause “60s music is soooo much better”. I learned to just say “fuck you”.

@IWannaBeAnAmericanJetSet - ahahaha …true !!

@PlainXJane@xanga - wow, awesome!

@darkangel6541@xanga - WIN for you! haha

i was bullied – they just didn’t like me. then i moved to the UK and got picked on for being chinese with an american accent, then because i was a self-harming mess, and then some more. i would’ve been friends with her. i love star wars

Star Wars = <3!!!

good for katie!

Kids can be cruel, I remember I was teased for liking the colour blue, because apparently that was for boys also. Year 2, if I remember correctly.

I was teased because i was chubby and I REALLY loved buffy. It was FREAKING AWESOME!!!. (buffy not the teasing) I love star wars too. <3 I am a nerd

The only thing i hated was that my parents never helped :/

I was teased because I always acted like I was an alien, I came from a different world, and I got superpowers. my classmates called me U.F.O., lol. My best friend accompanied me with this game, so we could cope with it, but nevertheless it was horrible. With time we got used to it, so our classmates eased down bitching us, and we were accepted into the community.

Of course I was. I think almost everyone has been bullied at some point in life, and the main focus of bullies tends to be people who differ from the norm. 

I was bullied for having long, straight blonde hair that was long enough to touch my butt. Also for only wearing black t shirts and blue jeans every day. (Which is all I had, which made kids assume I never changed clothes.) Also the fact that I was socially awkward as all heck.

I got teased for being shy and quiet.

I saw this article too.  Since I’m a big Star Wars fan (when I can, I donate Star Wars toys to the “Toys for Tots” during Christmas), I think she’s great!

Being of Chinese ancestry and growing up in a small city in Michigan where we (my family) were the ONLY Asians, (and during a time when there are ZERO Chinese role models here in the USA), I can definitely understand being picked on for being “different”.  Ignorant people really irk me – even to this day.

You’re never too young nor too old to be a Star Wars fan.   So many people around the world recognize Star Wars (even the stores in Tokyo and Hong Kong have Star Wars toys).

Aww..she’s so adorable looking! I was teased as a kid for wearing dorky glasses too. Plus, I was extremely shy and timid. Kids can be relentless at any age. I’m glad to hear she garnered so much support, and now feels free to be who she is.

@prettynpink628@xanga - That’s funny, because in my high school’s band, the saxophones were pretty close to half and half guys and girls.  If I’m remembering correctly, the trombones were all guys, and the flutes were all girls.

As soon as I saw this article, I had to put it up on mine.

I absolutely respect and love this little girl!:D

I had a gray tooth after I fell off my bike when I was really little and everyone thought I ate bones for breakfast because I only used to eat the non-iced section of Poptarts. 

I was never teased for it, people just avoided me.

the geek shall inherit the earth.

fan effin tastic.

I started wearing glasses even before kindergarten, so I was constantly teased for that. On top of that though, I was in gifted and that meant being bussed to another school one day a week, and we moved every other year or so. I generally stuck out like a sore thumb, but I eventually learned to embrace my oddity

Did someone tell those creeps that Aayla Secura ( a female Jedi) is probably one of the most kick butt light saber duelists in the Star Wars universe? And that many of the good Star Wars novels are written by women? She should force choke those suckers!

Im glad that little girl got so much support. =)

I was teased for having huge boobies. I was also teased for being smart. 

But I thought all seven year olds liked Star Wars. I know I did.

awww she’s a cutie ….

I love star wars! But I never got teased for it! I don’t understand why someone would tease for such a classic. Children just aren’t understanding. And people raise brats.

I sure did. I’m glad to see a mother taking action and truly helping her daughter. I’m glad this seems to be working to the daughter’s wellness.

Star Wars is amazing. Though, I’ve always liked Star Trek a bit better I think kids are too harsh these days, and elementary schools are terrible at controlling the things that kids say. All throughout my elementary schooling I was called anorexic, when really I was just an awkward skinny kid. Nowadays, people in my high school tell me how jealous they are of me and they wish they had my body.

Tell her to stick to her Star Wars water bottle, because it doesn’t matter what people in her school think, it’s what she likes and what she wants. What do those other kids know anyway? Good luck, xoxo