Why Should Bullying Be Taken More Seriously?

 4/28/2022

Why Should Bullying Be taken More Seriously?

      Have you ever been bullied? Do you know someone that has been a victim of bullying? Bullying has been going on forever, and because of the added resources people are finding new ways, and it has been getting worse. The definition of bullying is “the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing, or threat, to abuse, aggressively dominate or intimidate. The behavior is often repeated and habitual” (Wikipedia). There are multiple forms of bullying, there is physical bullying, verbal bullying, social bullying, and cyberbullying. Some believe bullying does not exist. But some victims cannot take bullying from others, that they eventually end their lives from it. 

    Physical bullying is usually the type of bullying everyone sees. It is usually a bigger and stronger boy messing with the weaker, tinier boy. In my opinion physical bullying is the most common type of bullying. Physical Bullying is described as "hitting, kicking, tripping, pinching and pushing or damaging property.  Physical bullying causes both short term and long-term damage". According to the National Bullying Prevention Center website, "One out of every five (20.2%) students report being bullied". Not to mention some people are afraid to report what has been happening. Most often, physical bullying happens at school, on the way to school, on the bus, and on the way home from school. Young teens usually start the bullying phase around middle school, because middle school is when students start to care what their peers think, and bullying stems from being accepted.

Cyberbullying became one of the most common types of bullying in teenagers. Cyberbullying involves using electronics and social media to talk down on others. When social media, the internet, and electronics became popular, that is when cyberbullying became more of an issue. People who cyberbully others never know when to stop or when to think enough is enough. Some teens think that being online, there are no consequences to their actions. But in many instances, teenagers even end their lives because cyberbullying was too much for them. 


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