Journal Entry 21:Bullies

I think there are a variety of reasons why people bully others. Some people bully to make themselves feel more powerful, and some just find it amusing. Most of the time though, I think they are just kidding around and do not mean to be hurtful. Victims of bullying do not usually stand up for themselves because it will do no good, and if they try, they will just get made fun of harder. I have witnessed bullying countless times, and I have been both the victim and the bully. In fact, at my old school, my friends and I made fun of each other for fun. We would make fun of each other for stuff we did in the past, for our appearance, and when bad things happened to us. It's kind of hard to explain, but yeah, that was our sense of humor. We would feel bad when bad things were said about us, but we know the other person is kidding, so we don't dwell on it. This is not really how the media depicts bullying. The media makes bullying look a lot worse, and tells us to report it, but in reality, we can't really report it without everyone thinking you are a snitch or something and avoiding you. Also, the media makes it seem like everyone you bully will kill themselves, which is obviously not true, its not the bullying, but how you take it that makes you kill yourself. Also, the people who commit suicide are already   loners and depressed so the bullying isn't even the reason why they do it.