Revenge of the Star Wars Kid

More Star Wars Kid fallout

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060407.wxstarwars07/BNStory/National/home

Comment: Remember that this geek was caught on tape acting in his geek-ways. (He even made it into a videogame.)

Here’s the story behind The Star Wars Kid http://www.nndb.com/people/441/000031348/

And here’s the video again. http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2464966

I’m a geek, and I have on occasion done the lightsaber thang. However, it’s like all those sex tapes, if you don’t want anyone to know about your freaky ways, don’t tape your sh*t. And, You certainly don’t sue. What a bastard.

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((TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QUE. — As Ghyslain Raza recalled, whenever he walked by his high school's common areas, other students would jump on tables and chant, "Star Wars Kid! Star Wars Kid!"))

If that was me, I would have been thrilled with my new 15 minutes of fame. “Hey, ladies, who wants to try my lightsaber out.”

((There would be a commotion as they shouted and poked at him, trying to get a reaction. "It was simply unbearable," he said.))

Oh, shut up.

((He left the school and eventually, got a private tutor.))

I understand being made fun of isn’t fun, but there comes a point when you have to stand up for yourself, even if it means breaking a few skulls. Running away for good is not an option. Standing up for yourself is a defining moment in your life.

Where was the school in all this? Why didn’t they step in?

((He said in one class, where a document was shown through a projector, other students scrolled the text, mimicking the opening of the movie, as they sang the Star Wars theme.))

I would have gotten confused and thought Star Wars was being shown in class!