Why do people degrade others for no reason??

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Originally Posted by revolution_mastr

stuped predugests!

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Originally Posted by space_boye

For example, someone in my Lit class yesterday got a quiz back and he had a poor mark, so he responded with "Man, this is so #$*". Is he homophobic? no. Is he #$*? I don't think so. So what is that all about?

Does gay mean homosexual? No, it means happy. It's slang. Can't stop people there.


And as to the original question, different people have different reasons. Some people do it because they're insecure about their own flaws. Others do it for attention. Others (like me) just make fun of their friends because it's something we can all laugh at. However, if any of my friends were to ever say "Seriously man, stop saying that, it's hurtful" I would stop and they know this. But they don't say anything, so we all pick on each other :P

And I was made fun of when I was younger (my name is Noah. I got a lot of teasing about my "ark." Plus I'm a shy nerd, so I caught flak for that, too). It really wasn't that bad. In fact, it has helped, because now I take criticism and am unaffected by stupid people's name-calling. No, I don't support bullying, but I do think that anybody who witnesses bullying (especially when it's just verbal) should talk to the bullied kid and tell them how to deal with bullies.