Is Bullying Crushing Children or Just Kids Being Kids?

Since this is still a debatable topic, I wouldn't be biased to one side.

Bullying could be both crushing children and just kids being kids. On one side, where kids are teases and mocked until they are crushed is the things we do not want to see.

Let me make a scenario. Let's say, you are making "Yo Mama" jokes with your friend.

He started with, "Yo Mama so fat, she doesn't need the Internet to go worldwide because she is literally worldwide already!"

And you fought back with another joke, "Yo Mama so fat, she have her own gravity!"

It went on and on. Until at one point, you gave him your best Yo Mama joke until he get really pissed off. He actually feel insulted by your joke towards his mother and eventually punches you.

You hit him back and defended yourself.

Now... The question is: Was telling the joke that insulted his mother bullying?

The answer is: NO!

Why? Your friend started first, you fired at him back. You didn't know his level of sensitivity. You didn't if he is going to be angry at you or not. You just gave him your best shot. And, he punched you. You punched him back to defend yourself. Nothing is bullying in that scenario.


The second scenario says as follows...


Imagine you are the tallest and biggest student at school. Everyone were afraid of you because of your physical appearance.

One day, when a new student arrived at your school, the first thing you did was...

"Lunch money on the table. NOW!"

He refused to surrender his allowance and so you went frenzy. You grabbed his collar and lift him up into the air like he was a doll. You gave him a wedgie and checked his pockets for the cash. But, there was nothing in his pocket.

You dropped him to the floor like a sack of flour. Then, you picked up his bag and spill out all its fillings. Books, papers, and pens were all shattered on the floor.

"Oh! But wait! What's this?!" you exclaimed as you found what you were looking for.

A black leather Pierre Cardin wallet with fifty-thousand rupiah was hiding between the wallet pocket. You took it out, put the cash inside your pocket and threw the wallet at the new pupil's face.

"It's payday! Bwahahahaha!" you laughed so loud as you leave the class.


Was that bullying?

I'm pretty sure it was. First, you grabbed a NEW student up in the air. Then, you gave him a wedgie (Ouch!). You threw all his stuff on the floor afterwards. Finally, you took his money.

That new kid probably wished that he had never enrolled for this school on the first place. If taking him down was your objective, well, guess what, you nailed it. But you might nail it at the wrong wall. You will bring a bad name for you school (if you care). You might need to face the principal and the parents of that new dude. You will be notorious. Everyone hates you. You will have no friends. Ever.


Bullying will not only crush others which is your victim. But, will as well crush you in the mere future. So basically, what I'm trying to say is, what comes around, goes around. You destroy other people's life, you are destroying your own.

So, what are you waiting for? Stop bullying already.