Blogpost 8: Types of bullies

There are many types of bullying. Some are easier to spot than others. Those guys can be identified at a glance. Some others are not easily identified. Those are tougher as they can strike anywhere. But the sad part is that some of them also get bullied. In fact, this lead to fuel their intent of bullying others. 

Most people think of bullying as boys punching a weaker boy. But they have more subtle ways to do it.

Sherri Gordon has an article in About.com called 6 Types Of Bullying. Here, she states that bullying comes in four types. Physical, the most popular and involves physical aggression. Verbal involves using verbal insults to another based on how their differences It is difficult to identify as it happens when adults aren't around. Relational involves manipulating one to increase one's social standing such as spreading rumors and ostracizing. Three others are cyberbullying, sexual bullying and prejudicial bullying, which involves singling out others different from them.

"When prejudicial bullying occurs, kids are targeting others who are different from them and singling them out. Often times, this type of bullying is severe and can open the door to hate crimes."  To be honest, this is what leads to racism. Especially if it continues to adulthood. As people say that we have to stop it while it's still young, this most certainly applies. If we can change this then the racism thing should dissolve. If not, more people will just just become close-minded purists.

The Therapy House has an article called Bullying Fact Sheet by Paul Rohling. Here, he adds to the former's types. He says that physical bullying can intensify with age. In verbal, he says that the effects are more devastating than physical ones. Relational is the worst as it cuts them off from their peer group when they need it the most. Paul adds reactive bullying, which appears as targets. But they basically taunt, fight back then claim self-defense. 


"The bullying does not disappear with age, but rather becomes a highly refined, yet maladaptive means of coping with their own insecurities." This turns to work-bullying in the article "15 years later". Again, its important to stop it at an early stage. This is the culture that we have. It won't be easy but it's important to try. Some people disregard it, causing this to continue. 


A child asks a question about racism: 

They have different colors, but they have the same color of bones right? 

So why do they tease the black one?