ext_4301 ([identity profile] acelightning.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] mdlbear 2010-04-25 10:04 am (UTC)

There's an underlying assumption that the tormentors do it because they are sadists who enjoy it when their victims cry and beg them to stop. This leads to the idea that they will stop bothering if they don't get the desired reaction, and also that it's somehow more "noble" (less "cowardly"?) to suffer in silence and not react at all. There are a few things wrong with this concept, though. For one thing, it appears that most bullies don't enjoy inflicting pain so much as they enjoy the feeling of power over their victims; furthermore, they may be doing it mainly because the "popular kids" do it, and they want to be one of the popular kids. And, of course, if the victim doesn't react, the bully is more likely to escalate the attacks than to stop.

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