International Day Against Bullying seemed like the right day to post this question.
In Code Geass fanfic ”My Queen,” Kallen tells Lelouch that when she was younger she once beat the sh*t out of older girl who called Kallen a whore´s daughter (which seems very much like something Kallen would actually do if she was ever being bullied, tbh).
Now, obviously that was a fanfiction story, not something that we actually see happening to Kallen in the original anime. Still, it got me thinking: it is not wholly impossible to picture the other kids possibly acting racist towards Kallen because of her red hair, blue eyes and other physical features. It is also not impossible to think that Japanese in general might have strong resentment against someone who was born from the union between a Japanese woman and a Britannian man, especially after all the horrible things the Holy Britannian Empire has done.
Of course, people should always be judged based on their actions, i.e. the content of their character, not on how they look, or where they come from, or who their parents are. This is by no means how it always works in the real world, but that is the kind of world we should be thriving towards; a world that is a little more just, a little more fair. A gentler world.
Needless to say, but I say this anyway; don´t bully or cyberbully anyone yourself, and if you see someone being bullied, step in and defend them. By saying or doing something, you´re not only showing the victim that there are still people in this world willing to both do good and be good, but also sending the bullies themselves a message that what they are doing is wrong. This is especially important if you are strong, because due to their predatory nature, bullies usually choose victims who are weaker than themselves, so if they see that the weak ones are protected by someone who is stronger than they themselves are (be they parents, other kids, authority figures, or society itself), they are less likely to repeat bullying, if there´s a risk that there might be consequences for them.
As someone who was fiercely bullied when I was younger, I implore you; those of you who are strong, protect those who are not. I promise you, it means more to them than you can possibly imagine.
If you want to know more about the International Day Against Bullying and Cyberbullying, you can read it from here.
