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| 1. Because they want to be different. 2. Because people like to do it because they're twats. |
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| A lot of people bully as a mask over their own insecurities |
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| A lot of the time is because of; weight, them being socially awkward and because someone's looks don’t fit in with society. |
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| A main reason people are bullied is for acting/being a different way than someone else. It would not surprise me if people feel they can't be themselves in fear of being bullied. |
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| All different kinds of things ! |
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| Among boys, it's a lack of aggression or an odd personality. I can't comment about girls. |
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| Annoying, un-interactive, bad hygiene… People seem to make fun of those problems have. |
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| Any difference in somebody's looks/religion, likes or dislikes there will always be a bully that will pick on anyone who is unique. |
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| Appearance - Disability - Personality - |
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| Appearance, social standings within school |
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| As a result of ignorance and intolerance |
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| As the bullies themselves have been brought up to not be respectful towards others who are a bit unique and different. |
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| As they are different to those who bully them and so this creates a sense of distrust and so leads to bullying. |
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| Based on their looks/social group/race |
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| Becasue people talk about each other behind each others' backs and would get bullied for it. |
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| Because I think people think they are better than other people |
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| Because a billy doesn’t get enough attention at home. |
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| Because bullies feel insecure and put others down to make themselves seem better to others (peers) |
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| Because bullies have insecurities and perhaps this side of the bullying isn't acknowledged. |
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| Because everyone in my school are hateful. |
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| Because of being different eg. A different race or different religion etc. |
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| Because of being smart or have learning difficulties |
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| Because of differences |
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| Because of differences between people |
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| Because of how they act or go on infront of certain people, or other bullies may just be jealous |
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| Because of how they look or the things they enjoy or even theyre financial and social position or religion |
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| Because of prejudices that some people have towards other groups |
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| Because of religion and colour of skin. |
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| Because of religion or colour |
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| Because of the way they look |
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| Because of the way they look or religion |
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| Because of their clothes, social class, hobbies/interests, disabilities, etc. |
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| Because of their looks or religion |
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| Because of their looks, personalities, lifestyle and how fairly they treat other people. |
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| Because of their religion/race/orientation etc. Also some are just annoying |
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| Because of their skin colour and religion |
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| Because of their social status they may be seen as 'weird' because of the things they are interested in, because of how they look, because of how intelligent/unintelligent they are |
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| Because of they're religion |
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| Because of what they look like, if they are popular or not and who they hang around with. |
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| Because other people are jealous of their ability to be different and act honestly about themselves |
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| Because others (the bully's) cannot accept that others are different. |
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| Because others are jealous and have nothing better to do. |
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| Because others around them are jealous of them, or because they are having problems themselves and are taking them out on others. |
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| Because others cannot accept them for who they are |
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| Because people are different and people weren't raised right. I do believe that cyber bullying does not exist. |
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| Because people are having tough times and are taking it out on others; or people cannot accept that everyone is different in our own ways. |
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| Because people are jealous of others and feel the need to take it out on others |
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| Because people are jealous of them. The people who bully may feel a sense of power when they do it. |
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| Because people are jealous, or have anger and want to take it out on someone else. |
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| Because people are scared that others won't like them. Putting others down helps them look better cause they're the only ones standing up. |
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| Because people have a hard time at home and decide to take it out on others who haven’t done nothing. |
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| Because people like to make others feel small almost like they are not important which is not true! |
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| Because people pick on weak people but bully's are weak |
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| Because people see them differently. |
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| Because people want to bully and find any excuse to do it! |
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| Because some people are insecure |
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| Because the bullies are scared of difference and see them as an easy target. |
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| Because the bullies think that the person is weak or they are a social outcast or not popular |
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| Because the bully feels they have power |
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| Because the bully is an unhappy person |
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| Because the bully is trying to get their mind off their own problems. |
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| Because the way they look or behave and also if they come from a poor family or different background to anyone else. |
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| Because the young people in Northern Ireland are quite judgemental whether its about someone's looks, background or sexuality, even though it doesn’t affect them in any way. |
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| Because there different |
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| Because there's a divide in religion, people aren't treated equally or aren’t educated. |
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| Because they act different to others and people are jealous |
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| Because they act weird and are strange. Maybe they are introverts so they are easy targets. |
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| Because they are "different" from the "normal". |
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| Because they are at a vulnerable state. |
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| Because they are different |
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| Because they are different and not everyone accepts these differences and are either jealous or unhappy so they put others down in the form of bullying. |
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| Because they are different and people are jealous. |
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| Because they are different and people don't like that. |
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| Because they are different and some people don’t like that and think it is ok to bully which it is not |
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| Because they are different but it shouldn’t happen |
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| Because they are different for example: race, religion, ethnicity, rich or poor, mental disorders. |
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| Because they are different from 'the norm' and stand out, and/or make an easy target due to physical differences. |
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| Because they are different from certain people, they don’t fit into that persons prototype or ideal friend so they displace them. |
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| Because they are different from what people see as socially acceptable. At 16, we are under a lot of stress from exams and I think some people try to let out their anger on people who look weaker or more vulnerable to them. |
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| Because they are different in some way. |
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| Because they are different or don't follow the crowd. Also because of their own treatment of other people |
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| Because they are different or if they don’t have a lot and also if they are from a different area |
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| Because they are different or seem like an easy target. Or the person bullying is jealous of them. |
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| Because they are different to the majority and bully's cannot accept that |
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| Because they are different!! |
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| Because they are different, and people are uneducated about differences. |
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| Because they are different, and people don't know them from the inside, so they don't understand them, making their immediate reaction to pick on this person. |
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| Because they are different. |
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| Because they are different. Easy target |
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| Because they are different: race minorities, religions. LGBTQ+ (especially transgender young people) |
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| Because they are disabled or are from a different ethnic group and get teased about that or the way they look or dress |
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| Because they are looked upon as being different. |
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| Because they are perceived to be different and I think bully's are intolerant. |
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| Because they are quiet/shy or different to other people and it's unfair. I think because they don’t fit in people think it's ok to be mean to them. |
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| Because they are seen as different and do different things from other most people which is seen as abnormal to bullies |
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| Because they are seen as weak and not as able to defend themselves from a group of people |
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| Because they are simply different |
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| Because they are too nice and not as strong as them |
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| Because they are truthful and different |
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| Because they are weak and annoying. I think bullying is bad but how do you stop someone you don’t like from hanging around with you if you don’t. Also bullying toughens people up. I was bullied and now I'm better off. |
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| Because they are weird or different |
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| Because they aren’t the “same” or aren’t as cool r don’t have designer clothes |
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| Because they come across as weak to the bullies. |
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| Because they come across different to others or people are jealous of a person. |
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| Because they did something wrong or stupid or because they are different from everyone else and don’t fit in. |
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| Because they don’t always act the same as everyone else in society and create their own norms that people may disagree with. |
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| Because they don’t fit in |
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| Because they don’t fit into people's idea of 'normal', or have unintentionally made someone feel bad about themselves so they bully to make themselves feel better. |
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| Because they don’t know how to fit into society causing them to be 'outcasts' and being easy to pick on by others |
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| Because they don’t try to fit in and mix with others |
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| Because they get a lot of attention |
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| Because they have different beliefs and/or interests than the majority of people and may seem 'different' if they do not follow the crowd. However I think this individually should be embraced and not looked down upon. |
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| Because they have some form of individuality or the bully simply knows the person they are bullying wont stick up for themself |
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| Because they look or act different to the bully and the bully trys to be more confident about themself through bullying of another person. I feel that some people just can't exept differences in other people. |
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| Because they may be an easy target, quiet, shy |
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| Because they may be different from others |
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| Because they may be weak and cant stand up for themselves. |
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| Because they might be different than everyone else and they're easy targets. |
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| Because they're different |
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| Because they're different and the bullies don’t like what they don't understand |
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| Because they're different or 'weird' |
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| Because they're different than other people |
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| Because they're in some way different that’s not desired |
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| Because they're innocent and the bully knows that they're an easy target |
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| Because they're quiet |
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| Because they're to scared to say something back to the person doing it. |
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| Because theyou are different and don't fit in. People see that as a vulnerability and use it against them. |
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| Because those that do the bullying think that they are better than the people they bully. They also get bullied if they don’t look a certain way or are from a certain place. |
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| Being annoying to draw attention to themselves |
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| Being different |
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| Being different to ‘popular kids’. - Being inward/shy/antisocial. |
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| Being different, bully isn't more open to peoples difference. It's never the victims fault |
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| Bring it upon themselves |
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| Bullies are jealous of the people they bully, and are scared of problems they have themselves |
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| Bullies feel insecure and mask this feeling by making others feel the same way. |
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| Bullies have behavioural issues |
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| Bullies often come from bad homes, or have their own issues including self confidence etc. Victims are not the reason for bullying, the bullies are to blame. |
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| Bullies see them as easy targets |
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| Bully's feel a need to bully others to get adequate attention for those older than them. |
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| Bullying can occur due to a difference in religion, lifestyle or appearance, but more commonly due to a memorable or even embarrassing act. |
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| Bullying can take place based upon jealousy of others achievements or maybe because they are seen as an easy target (which is a horrible excuse). We have a society where you are seen as strange because you are different and stand out from the crowd, when |
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| Bullying is an instinctive mechanism to assure the cohesion of a social group by enforcing norms. If a young person does not conform to these norms, they will be bullied and will adjust their behaviors to meet the norms-the only permanent solution for sto |
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| Bullys try to divert the problems in their life onto other people to make themselves feel better |
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| By the way they look, their religion, ethnicity, sexuality or disability. |
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| Cause of there size or skin colour. |
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| Cause people are taught to act in the bullying way as their parents were bullies |
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| Cause some people really can't get along with people who are different to them and so want others to feel the same way that the 'bully' feels about this person(s) |
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| Colour of their skin. Size. Religion. |
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| Crowd mentality or failure to deal with being made fun of or pushed around |
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| Depending on their personality, appearance and religion. |
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| Difference in religion, race and different ethnic backgrounds. Also different situations at home. |
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| Difference/ standing out |
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| Differences between the bullied and the bully. One may be more emotionally, socially or physically vulnerable than the other, for example. Both the bully and the victim\'s socialisation, particularly primary socialisation, play a significant, in my person |
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| Differences in appearance and personality and because bullies often feel jealous of a trait that the person they are bullying possesses e.g. intelligence |
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| Differences in appearance/background and as a result of others prejudice |
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| Differences in religion & race and not fitting in |
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| Differences of personality and lifestyle |
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| Differences that others may not understand |
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| Differences, looks or personality |
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| Differences, young people get bullied simply for standing out from the crowd |
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| Different |
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| Different - don’t conform to what is conceived as normal |
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| Different Interests. Jealousy. |
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| Different ideologies in comparison to 'cool' children |
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| Different interests and hobbies than others. Maybe religion. |
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| Different minority, the way they look, vulnerable. |
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| Different opinions, looks, beliefs |
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| Different reasons, different perceptions of 'being different'. Maybe the fear of being bullied themselves if they don’t go along with the views of their group. |
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| Different religion |
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| Different religion or ethnic background / skin colour. They dont follow social norms and don’t have as much of the latest “gear”. They’re quiet or shy |
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| Different religion/race |
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| Different religions |
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| Disabilities, strong beliefs or the way they look |
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| Discrimination in being different, having a different background and appearance |
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| Disorder's, medical, way they look, race, weight, gender, culture, background, how they do things etc |
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| Don’t know |
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| Due to appearance, background, etc |
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| Due to being different but I think it depends on what the year group is like |
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| Due to how others may think of them or if they're different. |
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| Due to how they look/their background |
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| Due to interests that differ from other peoples 'normal' e.g. football is accepted, choir is not. Due to being different e.g. race or religion people don't understand it so they mock it. |
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| Due to their appearance, interests, background or things they have done/taken part in. |
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| Easy target. To feel in charge and have control over people |
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| Either because they are different or the bully has things going on at home. |
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| Engrained prejudices and tribal politics |
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| Ethnicity or friend groups |
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| Everyone is different, and some people aren't seemingly willing to accept that. |
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| Financial background, ethnic background and hygiene |
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| Finding new changes in their life like growing up hard to take in therefore leading to verbal, mental or physical aggression on others as a coping mechanism. |
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| For being different |
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| For being different and misunderstood. |
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| For being different and not fitting into certain groups of people. For being too nice sometimes. |
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| For being different or not fitting in. |
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| For being seen as different or inferior of others, or it could be if they are seen as a minority. Bullying happens because of insecurity and ignorance. |
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| For being “different” |
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| For not being a smart or because the bully thinks they are an easy 'target' |
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| For the way they dress and behave in a social environment |
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| For the way they look, their religion, sexuality etc |
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| For their appearance |
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| For their differences |
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| Gender, disabilities, religion, appearances |
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| Going through 'phases', it makes them stand out more |
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| Groups of bullies (twats) jeer each other on. They wouldn’t bully is they were on their own but they have their friends there laughing with them. They don’t need a good reason, if someone's even a little different they’ll get bullied. |
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| How they look! How they act. |
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| How they look, how they behave, their religion, their social class |
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| Human nature to prey on the weak for their own gains. |
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| I am honestly unsure. As a Catholic in a Protestant town, I am often teased in school for living in such an area; I do not feel as though this is bullying. I believe that many people confuse bullying and banter, as harsh as it is to say, people need |
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| I believe bullying occurs when a person is who is confident in themselves sees a person who is not and wants to change that. Bullying is not always a bad thing, bullying can help make a person see more around them. - - The word bullying has a very harsh |
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| I believe it comes down to their background whether it’s the bullies or the victims |
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| I believe it is due to bullies taking their personal problems out on people. But the majority of it would come from people having fun and saying things they find funny to people but not realising there are consequences of what they said |
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| I believe people get bullied for meaningless things. Some people may feel that the victims are different or have different beliefs to their own and violate this, which is wrong. |
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| I believe some people are bullied due to hatred and blind - prejudice that is taught by elders or relatives. |
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| I believe some people get bullied out of jealousy. Others could be bullied due to intolerance of other minority groups. |
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| I believe some young people get bullied because there isn't a lot of maturity there and there's insecurities and anger that young bullies don’t know how to deal with. |
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| I believe that people are bullied because they appear different to what most young people would label as cool or trendy. I also think that people bully others out of their own issues and insecurities, but shouldn't put the blame on others. |
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| I believe that some young people get bullied purely because there's something different about them which makes them stand out, whether it's what country they're from or even different colour of hair or taste in music. @@@@s to pick on for no reas at |
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| I believe that the people who bully have low self-esteem and take it out on others |
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| I believe that young people get bullied because of their religion, ethnic background, or simply because they don’t fit in with what society deem as being “normal” or “cool” |
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| I don't know |
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| I don't know and i don't think i will understand when someone decides to pick on another person and make their life difficult on purpose |
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| I don’t know |
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| I don’t know for me the reason is different for everybody so it's hard to say |
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| I don’t understand |
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| I don’t think there is a reason for why some young people get bullied. Some people may seem different to others and I think this is the main factor to why people are bullied. People who bully usually pick on the more vulnerable people but I also think b |
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| I feel like if there is any weakness someone can take advantage of, then someone will take advantage, usually bullies find this entertaining |
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| I think because they appear weak, quiet and different |
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| I think it could be for multiple reason, for example being different, having a lack of confidence and being unable to defend themselves. |
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| I think it depends on the situation. Some bullies simply don't like 'different'. Bullying could sometimes originate from fear or insecurity. It may also be that the bully themselves have been hurt and hold a grudge against the victim. |
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| I think it is because some young people could be different or see things differently. |
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| I think it may be due to racism or religion, due to some people not accepting others. Also due to looks, alo hair colour (ginger) by their weight, and sometimes how by how they act. |
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| I think it's because some people don’t agree with their religion or ethnic background |
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| I think it's because some people notice their own differences in other people and they think if they pick on people with them their own might go away |
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| I think people bully others to make themselves feel in power and to make others feel inferior to them. |
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| I think people find it hard to accept the differences of others die to their upbringing and/of social influences. |
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| I think people get bullied because they may be different, but it depends on the bully as they could just pick on someone to make themselves bigger, better and stronger than other people. |
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| I think people may get bullied by people because they think they are regarded as weird to that individual. |
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| I think some people get bullied because other people are either jealous or feel the need to prove themselves as superior. Many people feel the need to be right about everything which is why there are conflicts between religion etc. |
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| I think some people get bullied due to the hobbies they do and their physical appearance |
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| I think some people, myself included feel insecure in themselves and put up barriers in the form of bullying to hide those insecurities from others. However that doesn't excuse it, it's not right and only spreads unhappiness. Although I feel some peo |
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| I think some young people get bullied as they can be easily affected by words and opinions of others which makes them easier targets. Young people also get bullied for expressing themselves in unique ways which seem strange. |
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| I think some young people get bullied because of their background |
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| I think some young people get bullied because they are confident in who they are but don’t fit in to what is considered normal and some bullies are envious of that |
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| I think some young people get bullied because they are different, and it is purely down to the ignorance of others that they are bullied. I do not think that all young people understand how much the way they act and the things they say can have a hug |
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| I think some young people get bullied because they are different. Whether that difference is religion, race, sexuality, opinion. As a society we crave normality and persecute those who we don’t perceive as the 'norm'. |
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| I think some young people get bullied for being different. I think it's good to be different as I am but I could stand up for myself; some people can't. |
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| I think that it is because of their looks, their weight and mostly to do with their race or religion. |
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| I think that people choose to bully someone when they are having a hard time, within their family or possibly having mental problems. They choose to take this out on others whether they are conscious of it or not. |
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| I think that people get bullied as some people may think of them as an easy target therefore it is easy to bully them. Also, people get bullied because they are different which should never be the case as it is good to be different as it makes us more ind |
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| I think that some people act without thinking and are not certain on what is actually classed as bullying. They make comments or bully people who are different or unique in any way or may be less 'well off' than others. |
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| I think that some young people get bullied because they are different from others. |
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| I think the mind-set of some people is that a minority group of people such as Asians, Black people or gay people are easy to pick on because there is less of them. |
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| I think they get bullied because of differences whether that be race, ability, religion, style, music, sexuality, appearance, intelligence and gender. |
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| I think young people get bullied because every one is different and some young people don’t like different so they make fun of them |
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| I think young people get bullied because of their background ethic and their beliefs |
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| I think young people get bullied because they are different from what the 'norm' is, and in the society that we are brought up in, that is seen as wrong. |
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| I think young people get bullied because they may be vulnerable and those who bully them take advantage of that. |
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| I think young people get bullied because they may have a different out look in life, one which the bully may find fun in mocking. I also think people may get bullied because they are nice and caring and always try to help others who are picked on, bu |
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| I think young people today bully others because they can't accept differences in others such as their race, gender, ethnicity and sexuality |
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| I'm not sure, I think reasons can vary, I think bullies tend to pick on the weak link |
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| IDK |
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| If they act or look different to what many young people consider to be normal. |
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| If they act/look or express themselves differently to the majority. |
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| If they are considered different |
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| If they are different, have unique personalities |
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| If they don’t agree on something. Because they are different. |
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| If they're weird/ugly/different |
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| If you are seen to be different it sometimes can be a problem. |
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| Ignorance. Jealousy. To make themselves feel better. |
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| Image, mannerisms, differences |
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| Insecurities such as looks, weight, sexuality, religion, nationality, disabilities, age. |
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| Insecurity of the bully/bullies; using someone as a scapegoat for their own problems. |
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| It can be due to their interests/hobbies, looks, family, background or jealousy |
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| It is just the bully expressing some repressed emotions |
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| It is terrible. |
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| It makes people feel better about themselves in a sense that they're the boss and in control, but when quiet or introverted people don't know how to handle the bullies it just reinforces their sense of power. |
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| It seems as though there is a certain way that people are 'supposed' to look and act, and when someone does not follow the 'rules' set out for them or do not fit into the box that others have made for them to fit in, some do not know how to accept th |
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| It's life - Jealousy |
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| It's not anyones fault if they are getting bullied, it's the bully that may have an insecurity they do not like so they decide to bully. |
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| It's not the victim that's the problem. The bully has issues that they let out on people they view as weaker than them or a threat e.g. if they are more good looking they get bullied to kill all self-esteem |
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| It’s discusting |
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| Jealous of them. Because they are different. |
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| Jealousy - the bully is jealous of the victim. Vulnerable people. |
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| Jealousy and envy of someone else. Out of frustration due to personal problems. To feel pwerful |
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| Jealousy from others. Insecurities the bully has. Peer pressure. |
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| Jealousy of the person that is getting bullied |
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| Jealousy, differences, ethnicity/religion, family background |
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| Jealousy. People wanting others to be on their side. the individual could be different (look and personality wise) |
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| LGBTQ+ people, less financially stable, minority groups, religion, appearance, intelligence, personal possessions |
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| Looks mainly or the way some people act or get on is strange/weird or different. |
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| Low self confidence |
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| Mainly, the bullies are trying to make their friends laugh. |
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| Makes others (the bully) gain confidence, makes them feel better, have control |
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| Many different reasons |
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| Many people want to feel superior. Many people, especially younger ones, are stupid and do not understand 'no'. They were, or are, getting bullied themselves. |
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| Many reasons, mainly because they are different from the norm of the situation they are in, whether this be in school or any other place. |
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| Maybe because of their background or they may not fit in with everyone else. |
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| Maybe because they are different to the vast majority of people and so some people don't understand why others are different. |
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| Maybe because they look different, like hair, overweight, smart. |
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| Maybe because they're different in some way from their peers e.g. personality, clothing, how they act etc |
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| Maybe religion or skin colour etc |
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| Mental health issues. Quiet. Different. Not even just ethnicity or religion but what they like/wear/are into |
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| Most don’t, don’t know any who have and don’t think it's really a problem. |
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| Most often for standing out and being different, not fitting in with the crowd and being like everyone else. |
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| Most people are bullied because they are different as crazy as that sounds |
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| Mostly jealousy |
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| My sister got bullied because she is a boxer. People can be small minded and jealous of others. |
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| N/a |
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| No one gets bullied for a particular reason, the bully chooses someone and chooses to torture them but they’ll use it as an excuse because he wears glasses or because he’s taller |
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| No reason |
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| Not being in-line with the norm/annoying others |
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| Not fitting in with social norms or being in any way unique leads some groups of people to target them. |
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| Not good or fair. |
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| Not popular, looks, background, quiet personality, loner, no friends, shy not confident |
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| Not sure |
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| Often due to things that cannot be helped e.g. how someone looks. Some teenagers think it is funny to hurt others to make them feel small. |
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| Other people are jealous of them or people bully to make themselves feel better |
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| Other people are jealous or scared of them being liked more than them |
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| Other young people are afraid of what they don't know and what they aren't used to, which leads them to take it out on the different individuals in order to make themselves feel better and more secure. |
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| Other young people may think they don’t fit in, if they are by any means different to them |
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| Others have too many issues |
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| Others have trouble accepting other people for being different and so they react by bullying them. The bully might just be a low-level, jealous mean person who enjoys making others feel bad about themselves and causing them pain. |
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| Others vent their insecurities on to people who may be the most vulnerable at that time. |
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| Part of me believes that some young people believe they are being bullied but in reality they are too sensitive. Some young people may be bullied because of the way they act, such as always seeking attention or not thinking before speaking. |
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| People are afraid of what is different, or better than them, they use their fear in negative ways. |
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| People are different and just don’t mix |
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| People are jealous |
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| People are mean and we're all messed up. |
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| People can accept it when someone is different. Young people have been programmed by social media, communities and celebrities, what the 'norm' should be; if you don’t fit it then people target you. |
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| People cant set aside their differences so they bully each other |
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| People don’t like difference and are afraid of it. |
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| People don’t like other people being different. |
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| People enjoy separating themselves from others sometimes because they are hurting inside themselves or they simply enjoy the power trip. |
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| People get jealous of one another which is why it happens. Also because they are different; such as skin, religion, talents, ethnicity, where you live and intelligence. |
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| People get jealous of what people have, or people don’t have the best life and take it out on other people. |
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| People have intolerances to diversity |
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| People like to have someone to talk about and attack and often get carried away, knowing what they are doing is wrong but not being exposed to sheer pain and distress of their victim. They will pick on someone different as they are vulnerable. Bullie |
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| People may be fulfilled with a sense of authority through making others feel small. |
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| People may get bullied due to different skin colour, religion, size, personal features and views. However, I honestly think people get bullied because those who are doing the bullying think it's funny and many have been bullied before and think it's |
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| People may have problems at home and vent their anger by bullying vulnerable people. They bully may also be jealous. |
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| People might get bullied for things they say or what they look like. |
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| People see a weakness in them, they get jealous of what they have so they make them feel hurt and humiliated just to make themselves feel better. |
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| People who are bullying others don’t realise they are doing it and think they are just having a bit of fun. Some people can be seen as easy targets. |
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| People who are different, outspoken e.g. minority ethnicity, certain activists. Have low self esteem etc. |
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| People who feel unhappiness in themselves feel they need to put others down |
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| Personality differences - Standing out from the crowd i.e. different religious beliefs, sexual orientation - The bully may have grown up in a violent household with a lot of arguments. - |
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| Personality or looks |
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| Physical appearance/capabilities |
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| Popularity, those who are popular reinforce their spot in the hierachy by lessening the competition of others below themselves. |
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| Prejudice and different features |
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| Prejudiced views of bullies |
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| Purely based on their appearance in comparison to the others. |
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| Quiet, not confident, different |
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| Race, disabilities, their looks, weight |
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| Race, disability, sexuality, weight. |
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| Race, religion and ethnic background. Also if they have a mental illness or are a bit different to others in any way. |
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| Race, religion, disabilities, weight, gender, sexual orientation, looks. |
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| Religion |
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| Religion - Sexual orientation |
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| Religion and other differences in culture or gender identity. |
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| Religion, race |
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| Religion, race, gender |
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| Religion, race, sexuality and how you look/weight |
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| Religion, race, size |
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| Religion, what they look like, sexuality |
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| Religion. Appearance. Hobbies |
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| Religion. The way they look |
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| Religion. Way they speak. How they act. Where they come from. |
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| Religious discrimination |
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| Religious views |
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| Saying the wrong things in the wrong place or instigating situations online |
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| Sexual orientation |
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| Sexuality, ethnicity, religious beliefs, looks and high academic achievement |
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| Sexuality, race, religion, gender |
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| Size, appearance, religion |
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| Social hierarchy |
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| Social media |
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| Some are easy targets for people who have their own problems. |
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| Some kids were raised by awful parents and perhaps grew a mentality of wanting to hurt others to feel better about themselves - easy targets like quiet people or with a mental disability. |
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| Some of us get targetted for being different than others |
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| Some people are different and aren't afraid to express themselves. When other people see these differences they immediately associate being different with being a bad thing. This makes unique people targets. |
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| Some people are nasty so they bully others just because they can. Anyone I know who has been a bully they are just horrible people. They just bully whoever they think is weak or easy to target. |
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| Some people believe they are superior to others or they are unhappy with themselves and so they take it out on another person |
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| Some people cannot handle the differences of others, and possibly feel insecure about themselves, choosing to target more vulnerable people. |
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| Some people do not like certain people because they are different than them |
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| Some people get bullied because of their appearance, mental capacity, life style, music reference, choice of clothing, piercings, tattoos, hair colour/style, religion, where they come from, if their immigrants |
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| Some people get bullied for what type of religion they are, the way they look/dress and what background they come from |
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| Some people have a superiority complex and think they have the authority/right to treat others differently. Some people are insecure about themselves so bully. Some people are just awful and that puts a target on their backs so people bully them. |
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| Some people may get bullied because they are unable to fully fit and become part of a certain peer group |
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| Some people may get bullied due to their religious or physical differences. |
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| Some people react to situations differently to others; which causes them to be hurt more easily. People need to recognise this. |
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| Some people think that they're better than others |
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| Some young people aren't accepting of people who are different usually because they don’t understand their culture or beliefs etc. |
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| Some young people cannot assimilate with the strict conforming standards of young people, and sadly become a target through no fault of their own. |
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| Some young people get bullied because others believe that they are different from the norm or the people carrying out the bullying are jealous of the person. |
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| Some young people get bullied because they are good at certain things and so the bully makes them feel inferior and therefore they can stand out. Some get bullied because they are 'different' from the rest |
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| Sometimes because of their appearance and ability to do things. |
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| Sometimes because they are different but also because some people are easy targets |
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| Sometimes they are different to others (smaller, wear glasses etc). Lots of peer pressure and can get involved with the wrong type of person. |
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| The Superiority Complex from the bully |
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| The attitude of victim blaming has led to bullies not viewing their actions as wrong and seeing no reason to change their behaviour |
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| The bullies are jealous |
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| The bullies are jealous/envious or people judge others based on what they have heard. |
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| The bullies have a quality about them that they are not confident in and cause them to exploit the insecurities of others. It can also string from the way they were brought up. |
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| The bullies insecurities. Their upbringing. |
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| The bully often feels jealous towards the person being bullied, whether it's because they are smarter, or just better at something than they are. |
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| The bully sees the victim as weaker than them |
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| The closed minds other people have |
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| The main issue is 'being different'. If they have different views, lifestyle, religion, sexuality; if it isn't deemed normal, then they will most likely get targeted. |
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| The people they associate with, their personal opinion or beliefs |
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| The problem most likely stems from the bully him/herself. Although it is not right, someone's situation at home could affect how they treat people around them |
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| The way they look |
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| The way they look whether it’s their hair colour, their body type, skin type etc. Their religion. Friend groups. Taste in clothes or music. |
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| The young people are perceived as not fitting in with the main crowd and ###, people treat them differently as they don’t know how else they should talk to and treat them. |
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| The young person's religion, colour and lack of confidence. |
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| Their appearance, their social groups, their ethnic/religious groups |
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| Their appearance. |
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| Their apperance - Religion - |
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| Their looks or the way they act. |
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| Their looks, gender, race etc |
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| Their personality, intelligence, looks, fashion and hobbies |
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| They act different to what others deem normal. They may also look different. |
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| They appear to be different and so are targeted because of their individuality |
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| They are considered to be different |
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| They are different |
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| They are different and don't fit in with the 'norm' |
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| They are different and that makes people feel insecure. |
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| They are different from others unlike them, refuse to conform to be seen as 'normal' so are bullied for their differences or behaviours or things they can't or shouldn’t change. |
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| They are different in some way e.g. Ethnicity, looks. They are shy and get made to feel like an outsider - May suffer from anxiety. They maybe aren’t as good as others at something and so get made fun of. To make others feel better about themselves. |
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| They are different than a majority |
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| They are different than others, have different interests. |
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| They are different that their peers |
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| They are different to what people consider 'normal', they stick out from the crowd, and therefore seem to be a target. |
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| They are easy targets (ginger, short, aren't athletic enough) |
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| They are unique and some aspects don’t fit with what other think ‘normal’ is |
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| They are vulnerable and power hungry people like to pick on the easy ones |
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| They don't fit in |
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| They don't fit into certain groups or just don't fit in. |
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| They don't stand up to it. Once people know you won’t take it, they tend to move on. |
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| They don’t do anything the first time they get bullied so people think it's ok to keep doing it. |
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| They don’t fit in with the "norm". Belong to certain school groups. Looks. Religion. Race. |
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| They don’t fit into certain groups |
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| They feel out of place like they're not welcome |
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| They go against the norm either by the way they look or act |
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| They have different views and opinions. I feel like it is mostly based on appearance. |
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| They make a fool of themselves and so people see them as someone they can use for the punchline of their jokes |
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| They may get bullied as they may have low self esteem so people will bully them as they won't put up a fight |
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| They may have different views on a topic or they may be different in some other ways |
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| They may not fit in with others and they may be different. |
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| They seem like easy targets to other insecure young people |
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| They're different and stand out and are maybe weird or are just unlucky. |
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| They're different or 'weird'. They may look fragile to others. They've made mistakes in the past that are never forgotten. |
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| They're in the wrong place at the wrong time - bullies may bully due to personal insecurity and take it out on the first person they can. |
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| They, in other people's eyes, seem different and so stand out and people bully them as if it means they themselves won't get bullied if someone else is. |
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| Things they say |
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| This is not their fault, in most cases it comes down to the bully's low self esteem, jealousy or lack of attention. In other cases, young people are bullied, because young people in todays society are mean - something I have witnessed first hand. |
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| Trying to move the attention towards the person being bullied |
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| Various reasons, various situations |
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| Vulnerability |
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| Vulnerable |
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| Vulnerable people get bullied |
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| Weight, gender, religion, race |
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| Yes |
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| Yes some young people get bullied and most don’t even realise they are being bullied. |
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| Young people bully others out of their own jealousy, lack of knowledge and insecurity. |
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| Young people don’t have enough power in society so they bully to feel powerful |
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| Young people feel that they still need to show their dominance over young people |
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| Young people get bullied because of what they wear, how they talk. |
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| Young people get bullied because others see them as weak or as an easy target |
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| Young people get bullied because they are seen as being different, e.g. religion, culture, ethnic group. Clothes, the way they dress, money. Makes the people doing the bullying powerful or because they are bored. |
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| Young people get bullied for short hair or if they have holes in their tights |
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| Young people may get bullied because of their looks, religion or financial status. |
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| Young people usually get bullied in their teenage years for acting against societies norm when it comes to their aesthetic or social status. |
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| as people are mean |
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| because people might be different or look different and people think it is okay to bully them when it's not. |
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| because the bully is jealous of them or the bully wants to annoy the person to see how much it can get to them. |
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| because the bully thinks its funny to pick on someone different, or it may be because the bully is having a rough time and decides to take it out on someone. |
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| because they are "different" according to the bullies |
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| because they are different |
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| because they are different in some way; look different, or wear different clothes/like different things, and therefore others in the school think its socially strange |
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| because they are seen as "different" to everyone else' |
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| because they're different/stand out from the norm. |
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| being fat - looking different e.g facial disability - religion - race - colour |
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| bullied for being different, easy target, looks, putting themsleves in positions which don't help them |
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| differences between people |
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| disabilities |
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| dunno |
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| for being different |
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| i beleive some people get bullied as the bullies see them as different |
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| jealousy |
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| lots of reasons |
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| people may be jealous or may need to feel better about them self |
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| quiet around other people - |
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| sometimes because they try to be different and others don’t like that |
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| their physical appearamce |
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| they are different |
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| they don't fit in/ they have something that makes them different |
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