Bullying.

‘Just Kidding’ and ‘Ganging up’ from Odd Girl Out by Rachael Simmon

I have never really been in a group that bullied others, that I know of. But when I was in middle school and there was this girl who would always get teased because she dressed differently or acted weird. Everyone called her names and picked on her for everything she has done because she was so not like everyone else. The people in my class would never say anything good about her or gave her the respect she deserved. Everyone chose to tease on her because she acted different and when one person starts to tease a person, everyone else follows. She was unable to say anything or stop the bullying because no one was on her side, she did not have any friends so she could not talk to anyone about how she felt. Me and everyone should have known and see that bullying her was hurting her and treating her like there was something wrong with being different.

Now, looking back at the situation I was not thinking about how it affected her at that time and I was just following everyone else. At some point I should have realized that teasing her for being different was no way to treat a person because everyone is different in their own special. This made me disappointed in myself because I should have done something and gave her the respect she deserve. Also I felt sad for her because everyone was making fun of her and she was unable to stand up for herself or do anything about it. Being bullied made her lose her voice as a person and lose all her friends because no one would want to hang out with her.

My options in this problem was that I could have either be quiet and keep letting the bullying happen or say something about it. Sadly, I sat back and watched her get bullied without saying anything to stop what was happening. In my opinion, what i did was much worst than bullying her because I had a voice to stop all the teasing but I did not do it. I just watched her get disrespected and acted like everything was okay but it really was not. The better option I should have chosen was to tell an adult that she was getting picked out or someone who was able to stop the bullying, that would have been the right thing to do. I have learn now that when someone is being bullied the right thing to do is to tell an adult, someone who is able to get help and find a way to stop all the bullying.

People bully others because sometimes it makes them feel better about themselves. Also people bully because they see someone that is different from them and they do not know how to react to the differences so they make fun of it. When one person start to bully someone and people believe it is funny then everyone will start teasing that person. And some people just like to bully others because when they bully someone it makes them feel that they have power over that person because they are able to hurt them. Bullying is a way people are able to get control and make fun of others so they can feel down on themselves.