Reply To: "A Jewish Star"�Not Very Jewish

funnybone, you may have healthy self esteem but you aint smart. No one said that losing a singing contest should shatter your self esteem. The issue is that many times people, especially kids, have shaky self esteem. And if they are put down, especially in public, it can make them feel very little of themselves.

Being put down, made fun of, bullied, etc are catalysts for low self esteem. Obviously, it stupid to value yourself based on such a thing, but people are not so smart. Especially emotionally.