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Originally Posted by MMM
Then we will have to agree to disagree.
I think everything you describe in your first post is "bullying" but I don't think darksyndrem calling your example stupid (or whatever he said) is darksyndrem bullying you. It was an isolated insult. Was his goal to knock you down to make himself feel more important, or was he looking for a quick and impactful way to give his feelings on the argument?
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I don't think that's an either/or situation. People can give their feelings on an argument while at the same time knocking someone down. People can make it known that they disagree with an issue while saying, "You're a dumbass."
Since you mentioned my first post, I'll give another example of what happened today in class. One of my students called another student fat while they were in an argument. (He is pretty overweight.) That, I think, is bullying. Even if it was an isolated insult, it immediately degraded him in front of the entire class.
Salvanas: There are some examples of why degrading another person is bullying in this article:
Gabriel: Introduction to the Social Psychology of Insults in Organizations