My theory about bullies being supported was put on The Simpsons in 2009 and I never told anyone about my theory until 2023!
I'm 36. When I was nine years old in 1999, due to all of the bullying and abuse I was dealing with (the bullies would always get away with whatever they did and/or said to me, without repercussions or even being reprimanded, it didn't matter what witnesses or evidence I had) I developed a theory that there's an unspoken motto in schools/society that is "support the bullies, without your support they won't be able to bully". My theory hasn't been proven wrong. If anything, it was proven right.
I never told anyone about my theory until 2023, when I was 33, since I noticed that the people that bullied me in school are still bullies that abuse their positions of power (for example, I know two bullies that are now police officers that are abusive but that behaviour is supported and encouraged in this province; I plan to return to my home province when my mother dies, I'm her only family here, she's from the province I'm in now, which is the main reason for staying; healthcare and financial matters are another reason since I'm epileptic). I could have told people in 2009, since when I saw this Billboard Gag, my jaw dropped (I actually did question if I told anyone else then but realized I hadn't).
I know supporting bullies and victim-blaming is nothing new. However, when I saw this in 2009, I had to seriously wonder if I told anyone my theory, since I was keeping it to myself (and kept it to myself until 2023).