‘Being a nerd’: 15+ Supposedly stigmatized behaviors that are actually no big deal

I used to fear that I would be made fun of for having curly hair. It made me feel different, since very few people in my grade growing up had similar hair as me. Looking back on it, I think a lot of that fear was self-consciousness. Kids will indeed bully you for things you …
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Bully throws his coworkers book into a full mop bucket, blames her for ignoring him: ‘I should’ve known the risks [of] bringing a book to work’

Once you become an adult, you’re usually not exposed to straight-up bullying as much as you were as a child. Kids have so little control over where they spend their time. If their fellow students are harassing them, it’s not like they can just leave that situation. Sure, some kids leave schools because they’re being …
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‘I got the last laugh’: Agricultural engineer stunts on bullying dads in perfect dinner revenge

At least in the US, talking about how much money you make is gauche. My opinion is split on this because, on the one hand, it’s useful to discuss how much you’re making, so you can know if you’re being cheated or not. It’s also just fun info to know about your friends because if …
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‘She got her lips stuck together’: 8-year-old exacts perfect lipgloss-based revenge on bully

If you’ve ever been a kid (which is everyone) you know that kids can be brutal. They have no filter and a desire to hurt. Sure, people can be mean all the way into adulthood, but nobody’s meaner than a 5th grader with something to prove. The scars left by elementary and middle school bullies …
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Law Student Relentlessly Bullies Pizza Shop Coworkers, Gets Defrauded in Pro Revenge

Coworkers are one of those things that can make or break a job. Working alongside great people can make the most depressing of roles seem not that bad, and those who make it their mission to be your personal nightmare drag the quality of your working life right down. It’s bad enough if a colleague …
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Law Student Relentlessly Bullies Pizza Shop Coworkers, Gets Stopped Defrauding in Pro Revenge

Coworkers are one of those things that can make or break a job. Working alongside great people can make the most depressing of roles seem not that bad, and those who make it their mission to be your personal nightmare drag the quality of your working life right down. It’s bad enough if a colleague …
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Sad Horse Gets Bullied By His Fellow Horses, Gets Rescued By a Farm With Nice Horses

I hate to see animals sad, and I’m not alone. There is an entire cinematic industry predicated on the idea that people will pay good money to watch a tragic animal become happy over 90 minutes. This trope is demonstrated in «boy and his dog movies» and «girl and her horse movies,» which have existed …
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Boy Calls Out Douchey Brother for Casual Prejudice, Parents Accuse Him of Bullying

Any semi-caring parent will tell you is that one of the main things they want for their kids is for them to happy. In a world like ours, that can seem like an impossible task, but a big part of parenting responsibility is trying to set children up for that. Unfortunately, many moms and dads …
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Teacher Who Loses Her Cool In Front of Bullying Students Gets Support By Educators and the Former-Bullied

When you’re young and in school you think your teachers are the end all be all authority of your day. The come in second to your parents/ legal guardians, but they are the masters of your society. So when you see one losing their cool, it is pretty jarring. As a kid, you don’t understand …
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Hater Tries to Bully Wholesome Small Business Owner, Gets Schooled by the Rest of Twitter

I know I’m not alone when I say that one of the things I hate most about internet culture is how relentlessly mean it can be. At the first sign of controversy, it repeatedly stamps on the fine line between legitimate criticism and bullying. While I’d like to think most people who display these behaviors …
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