When I think of bullying the first thing that comes to my mind is a black eye or the school bullying hanging someone up by their underwear on the flag pole outside of school. Really though if you takes second to think about it bullying happens in all forms and gradually gets worse and more deceitful as we grow up.
Some examples of different kinds of bullying as we age:
Young-
says that people are not there friends if they don't get what they want
doesn't let people play with them
steals others toys
not so physical
Teen-
beats people up that has a lower status then them, basically because they know they can
to get what they want
status?
a way to fight off anger
Physical
Young Adult-
pick on others under educated in certain aspects of life (eg. sweet girls)
just for the feeling of control
use lies ans well as physical aspects of bullying
Physically and emotionally
Older Adult-
to get what they want
bully the young to get over on them
use bullying in a non physical way (eg intellectually)
emotionally and slightly physical
Bullying has come along way and has a lot of branches coming from it. Bullying no longer has to be a black eye. It's really sad. People bully others to get what they want now and to get a higher status. For example in Charlotte Temple how La Rou just used and abused the sweet Charlotte to get out of where she was.... People also tell others anything they want to hear to keep themselves out of trouble. For example Huck Finn and how he made up an endless amount of stories to the variety of people he met....
Learning in the Age of the Trigger Warning
11 years ago
I think bullying is unavoidable and that we all do it at some point or another in our lives. Little girls do it through exclusion, little boys by rough play. It’s unrealistic to think that everyone will get along in life. People have different personalities and sometimes those personalities clash. Society demands that we be competitive with one another. Women are the worst offenders of this. Maybe you could look at how the objectification of women in movies, television shows, and magazines leads to bullying amongst women. Look at the show gossip girl and how the position of “queen bee” is obtained. I know the show can be shallow and unrealistic in some ways, but the dynamics between the groups of girls is very accurate.
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