ANDY'S ANSWER:  I'm guessing you weren't really being bullied for having pimples, but you were being teased. Somehow kids always know when you're going to be sensitive about something and they go right for making fun of whatever that is.

Also, annoyingly,  I find the pimple medication ads perpetuate the idea that it's ok to make fun of someone who's had an outbreak of pimples. (For this reason I won't endorse their products.)