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why is it that everyone seems to hate Piotr and not Pete? I'm not saying people should hate Pete, but he kinda brought those baddies here 2 weeks ago and Piotr made a mistake in his past too. And no one stormed the school for it. I don't see why he is being villanized.

yeah...he was rude to Amanda, but so many people have been mean to him, he wasn't trying to be so mean to her, her comment was the straw that broke the camels back or whatever.

so, can people calm down, start apologizing and being nice again? please? I want all my friends to stop fighting.

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Re: In Mr. Rasputin's defense

[x-shinobi.livejournal.com]

Valid points all, sir, and I agree with them.

While 'he's her teacher' may be the example I, at least, am using most, I'm mostly upset because this man is supposed to be an X-Man. I was under the impression that they were the best and brightest, the pinnacle of what this school can achieve. I hesitate to use the word 'heroes', but there you are, I used it anyway.

Re: In Mr. Rasputin's defense

[x-blink.livejournal.com]

I didn't know the XMen had a code of conduct?

besides, when they go out and 'defend humanity' they cause more people to hate us at the same time!

Re: In Mr. Rasputin's defense

[x-juggernaut.livejournal.com]

Heroes? Feh. More like leather-wrapped wannabe tough guys playing a game of soldiers that's going to get them all killed one day. If that's what some of you kids are aspiring to be, I hope someone's at least offering an alternative career path.

Hell, they let that short little psychopath with the bad haircut call himself an X-Man. If that don't tell you something about admission standards, I don't know what will. Apparently having a life-or-death knife fight with another teacher in front of the students isn't as bad as calling one of the kids a tramp.

Re: In Mr. Rasputin's defense

[x-shinobi.livejournal.com]

In my defense, I'd have been up in arms over the 'knife fight' as well, if I had seen it. I know for a fact I'm not very comfortable around one of the parties involved anymore, for associated reasons.

This situation in particular does, however, hit a bit closer to home for me. Quite a bit closer. I dealt with verbal abuse at home and had noone to stand up for me, so.. I'm standing up for her.

Re: In Mr. Rasputin's defense

[x-juggernaut.livejournal.com]

While my first response would be "develop a thicker skin", I know that ain't the way they're teaching you kids to deal with stuff, so I'll keep my non-psychology-studying opinions to myself there.

But if you want an impartial opinion - Rasputin was being a whiner, Sefton was a sarcastic bitch, and so Rasputin took it upon himself to one-up her, and that's where the offense seems to be taken.

So if *I* were in charge, Sefton'd be washing dishes for another week, and Rasputin would be right there in the sink with her. But like I said - I ain't the one what sets policy around here.

Re: In Mr. Rasputin's defense

[x-shinobi.livejournal.com]

I agree completely.

Including the part about growing a thicker skin. I'm working on it.

Re: In Mr. Rasputin's defense

[x-rogue.livejournal.com]

It'd make things so much easier if you could be a little less awful about the whole X-Men thing. I never wanted to be anyone's hero, not that way. I'd rather be celebrated for making people's lives better, not over. We don't make a big deal about what we do, but we do try damn hard. And sometimes, we do a good job.

Re: In Mr. Rasputin's defense

[x-rogue.livejournal.com]

We're human too, Shinobi. We fuck up and we get hurt, we get our feelings hurt. Sometimes we act in ways we're not proud of. Piotr's been a damn good team member. Him having a hard time doesn't negate that. I hope he comes back so this can get cleared up.

Being on the team was never about best-and-brightest for me anyway. It was more about what I have, or don't have, to lose, and what I'm doing with what's left.