Irish gay YouTuber Riyadh confronts a childhood bully in his latest video – and the confrontation doesn’t go quite as expected. Having not spoken for several years, Riyadh calls the former bully out of the blue. He explains;
“I thought I would be a guinea pig,to show that after time passes, your bullies end up being just normal people. They’re not evil, it’s not some scar that should remain there forever. I want to find out why he did what he did.”
I would remember being at the locker, and you and a few of the lads would walk by together… and I would hear stuff said about me.
The usual names – faggot, queer, poof. Did you know you were causing me to feel that way?”
His former bully seems (mock) surprised that his actions had such an effect. If you ask me, he’s just trying to save face – I think he knew exactly what he was doing at the time. But in the comments on YouTube, Ridayh had this to say;
“This was the most nerve wrecking thing I’ve ever done but thank god I did it. That was the closure I needed. Holding onto old anxieties and pain is toxic. Thanks to him for being so open also.”
He thanks his bully –that IS forgiveness. The guy is becoming known for his inventive use of the phone in his YouTube videos – in the past he’s called the Westboro Baptist Church for advice (Spoiler: They weren’t in a helpful mood) and let his mom read out his Grindr messages. Watch.
(via Attitude)
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