What’s a Bully?
What is Bullying?
If you meet someone for the first time and they say “you’re ugly,” does that mean they are a bully?
The answer is no. It is bad manners though. For it to be bullying behavior, it has to be repetitive.
If someone does something that bothers you, but they might not even be aware of it, is it bullying?
Again, the answer is no. For the behavior to be considered bullying, it has to be intentional.
In order for something to truly be considered bullying, it must be intentional AND repetitive.
Without these two words, anything could be labeled as bullying.
Bullying is when someone tries to deliberately hurt other people with words or actions.
It is a behavior, not a person.
Bullying is mostly psychological and sometimes physical.
People who bully try to take other people’s power from them.
Then they use this imbalance of power to try to harm others by:
Hurting their feelings
Publicly humiliating them
Spreading rumors
Name calling
Physically hurting them by hitting, kicking, tripping, or pushing.
Why Do People Bully?
There are a lot of reasons why people feel the need to bully others. The primary reasons are:
They are trying to fit in and feel that bullying is the way to do it.
They are trying to feel like more, by making others feel like less.
They are being bullied as well.
Why is it bad to bully others?
Bullying has a negative impact on everyone: the bully, the target, and the bystander.