(LATimes) - A central California mayor recently sparked controversy over his suggestion that victims of bullying "grow a pair" in response to a student-led anti-bullying effort.
Porterville Mayor Cameron Hamilton's comments came after a city councilwoman on May 6 asked the City Council to support the programme, which would establish off-campus safe zones citywide for teens who are being bullied after school.
"I mean, I am against bullying, but I am getting damn tired of it being used as a mantra for everything that ills the world when all most people have to do is a grow a pair and stick up for them damn selves," he said during the council meeting.
Councilwoman Virginia Gurrola, who introduced the program, quickly snapped back at Hamilton.
"It is hard to stand up and maybe grow a pair when you are maybe a 10-year-old little girl," she said.
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