Why Do People Get Bullied?

Bullying occurs very often and unfortunately, in recent years has increasingly gotten out of hand. Bullying is deleterious behavis2or causing distress to someone 's feelings that occurs repeatedly and intentionally; in order to try to put someone down or to intimidate someone, this is usually done to force the victim to do what one wants .Bullying can be verbal, physical, social, or aggression towards someone in order to make them feel subservient or less of themselves. There are various types of bullying and also various reasons why people get bullied, but one main problem is that a great amount of people does not report it; only one out of every four report being bullied which is less than 64 percent and a little over 36 percent don’t report it. …show more content…
Verbal bullying is using unkind words towards someone in order to emotionally hurt them. For example, name calling, threatening, or making mean comments about someone’s appearance, ethnicity, disability, or even religion are all types of verbal bullying. Verbal bullying can be just as harmful as physical bullying, but in different ways. With verbal bullying the primary goal is to debase and demean the victim, while making the bully seem dominant and formidable. This type of bullying usually is used by girls since they are naturally more dainty and less intimidating, therefore they use their words to be persuasive and commanding. Words can be cruel and can really cause a lot of harm to