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There are many forms of bullying that only involve words, and not violence. For example: > I think it’s best if you don’t contribute to this discussion any mor
by blackbear_ 4y ago
There are many forms of bullying that only involve words, and not violence. For example:
> I think it’s best if you don’t contribute to this discussion any more to avoid embarrassing yourself further.
- tomp 4y agoEven verbal abuse (I refuse to say bullying or violence), despite being incomparable to actual violence (IMO it’s inconsiderate to even make that comparison!) is much easier to deal with in adulthood. You can literally just remove yourself from the situation! No such option for vast majority of school-age children (because schooling is compulsory).
- trieste92 4y ago> You can literally just remove yourself from the situation! No, you really can't in many cases. And even then it isn't healthy to run every time someone crosses a boundary
- _aavaa_ 4y ago> you really can't in many cases. There's no basis for this claim. > it isn't healthy to run every time That wasn't the argument. The point was that leaving isn't an option if you're forced to be in the situation by the school.
- matheusmoreira 4y agoI don't think that's bullying. I think he was simply offended by the post he was replying to. The deliberate malice you find in bullying just isn't there. In a way, his post was a form of negotiation. He wants the other person to stop posting opinions he considers invalid and embarrassing, so he appealed to their self-interest in order to get them to change their behavior. Real violence comes with the threat of escalation: "you better stop, or else".