David Paterson Says He Hit A Bully In The Face With A Lunchbox
PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 18, 2010
New York Governor David Paterson says he hit a bully in the face with
a lunchbox in a new public service announcement for the It Gets
Better anti-bullying campaign, which reaches out to troubled gay teens.
Paterson, who is legally blind, says he knows “a lot about bullying.”
“I got bullied from the time I went to school, in kindergarten, pretty
much into junior high school and even in high school.”
“On one occasion, I got so frustrated with the teachers and the people
running the playgrounds, or whoever they were, not doing anything about
it, that I hit a kid in the face with a lunchbox,” Paterson says.
“And you know something? Even 40 years later I'm not sorry,” he adds.
(The video is embedded in the right panel of this page.)
Sex advice columnist, novelist and activist Dan Savage's It Gets Bette
r campaign benefits The Trevor Project, a national group centered on
crisis and suicide prevention efforts for gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) youth.
Openly gay celebrities who have also joined the campaign include
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