Bullies: Their Stunning Secrets Revealed
Science has finally solved the age-old question of why children bully.
Kids can be cruel, for many reasons and most often on a fleeting basis. But bullies are tenacious in their brutal acts, and scientists have not had much luck figuring out why. A new study sought answers in a way no other study has, by asking bullies why they do it.
Bullies with the most hostility reported picking on kids because those kids were not good at sports. The most frequent bullying involved picking on students they perceived to be gay or lesbian, a result that agrees with another recent study on bullying.
You will also be shocked to learn that bullies "tended to hold a negative view of themselves, suggesting they pick on others to feel better about themselves, and they may especially single out those who have trouble fitting in for other reasons." Anyway, now you know!
The real question is, how many scientists got beaten up in the course of conducting this survey?
NERRRRRRRRRRRDS!
My only hope is that the scientists gave the bullies wedgies after they finished with their questions.
I want my bike back, Gus. I know it was you.
Did they include the part about bullying being done because the perpetrators are malicious junior assholes? That should come into play somewhere.
I mostly bully people because they are middle schoolers, and less likely to fight back.
SHUT UP, DORK!
I'm sorry, that was way out of line. It's just that I needed to feel better about myself, and I perceive from you avatar you are not good at sports.
Anyways, I feel great.
You tell me
You win everything.
Well, great. Now I feel all vindicated, and stuff.
Has Cho been pink-bellying the interns again?
That would be ironic, considering that he's probably wearing a pair of pink plushie Jeremy Scott Air Force Ones at the moment.
Nothing says bullying like neon Murakami x Adidas colorways.
I mean.
The study involved 666 students … who had recently reported bullying others.
GOOD LOOKIN' OUT.
Interestingly enough, I recently found out that one of the biggest bullies from my school is, in fact, gay.
you went to school with ken mehlman?
I was bullied for apparently having a larger vocabulary than my classmates. I once called a bully's little brother a tyke, which was misheard, or misunderstood as dyke.