It started at primary school because I was a boy who didn't like typical boy things (football, playing rough), played with girls a lot, was weak. My primary school ring-leader bully also joined my secondary and and just brought more people on board. https://twitter.com/momodamermaid/status/940265571412860929 …
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Most of the people at secondary school probably didn't really have a reason other than I was /the/ person to pick on in that year group.
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Replying to @Samathy_Barratt
Yeah I think the basic question is probably wrong. The "why" is almost always "they wanted someone to bully and we were convenient targets". Any other why is really a how
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Replying to @DRMacIver
Yeah. I suppose the answer to 'why' is probably more like 'My bullies were ignored by their parents and wanted to feel listened too' - or something.
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Replying to @Samathy_Barratt
It's a more charitable theory than my "kids are vicious little assholes and it would be hard to design a system that was better at encouraging their worst tendencies than school is" certainly
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Replying to @DRMacIver
Well yeah, school really isnt an environment which breeds happiness and interpersonal respect.
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Replying to @Samathy_Barratt @DRMacIver
My mum was certainly a bully at her school. I was treated really badly at home & kids at school can sense "weakness". [my mum: "I'm glad I've 2 kids cos one can't always be good at what you want them to be" & "you are lucky you are pretty cos nobody will like your personality"]
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I would argue 99% of what I was subjected to at school was due to lack of parental support and guidance.
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