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What's the difference between bullying and teasing?

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ChloeKindness81
July 6th, 2017 9:38pm
Generally, teasing is all for fun. Usualy done by close friends who know that it wont be really hurting your feelings. Bullying is when someone wants someone else to feel down and/or bad about themselves.
TheyCallMeMark
November 9th, 2015 8:11am
Bullying is the unwanted abusive actions are speech targeting another individual which they do not want.
Anonymous
April 26th, 2018 6:57am
Teasing is saying something playfully, that is something which is not harsh. Whereas, bullying is sayings things which are directly meant to hurt someone, degrade them or make them feel inferior.
anomalicious
April 29th, 2017 1:33am
Bullying is a hurtful, potentially threatening behavior wherein only one party has control (that being the bully) of where the situation goes. Teasing should be lighthearted fun where both parties feel safe and unthreatened. Bullying is never positive and while teasing can sometimes feel unbalanced or like an ambush, it's not an attack, the way that bullying is.
Chipoltleh
October 2nd, 2016 5:00pm
Teasing is something that close friends usually do, it's not meant to be hurtful to you in any way or form. However, bullying is something that is intended to spread hate, or gossip to others.
AJmacklam
October 6th, 2016 10:07pm
Teasing can hurt some-one, push them to their limits, but bullying can throw them past their limits. Personally i think teasing is a form of bullying. The only difference between the two is the severity.
Anonymous
January 26th, 2016 7:07pm
Teasing is something you can simply laugh off. Bullying is something that will makes you anxious to go out, to simply live your life.
sweetsagittarius01
June 28th, 2017 12:06am
teasing usually is when someone isnt TRYING to make you feel bad, its just a joke. bullying is TRYING to hurt you.
Anonymous
November 9th, 2017 9:59pm
Bullying is being mean and hurt someone's feelings teasing is bothering or just a special way to joke...
Anonymous
November 16th, 2017 1:42am
Bullying is meant to hurt. Verbal bullying is different from teasing. ... But when it's done repeatedly with the intent of being hurtful or threatening, it becomes bullying. Verbal bullying includes calling a victim names, taunting and sexual harassment. Teasing is just having fun and laughing with each other not at each other.
shiningBlossom50
November 16th, 2017 4:23am
Teasing is like joking but you are doing so playfully. While, bullying is having knowledge if it.
Anonymous
November 18th, 2017 1:59pm
Teasing is having a joke and both participants knowing so, bullying is mental abuse, the other person upsetting you by being mean about you or something close to you, physical bullying is simply harassment and against the law
Anonymous
November 25th, 2017 5:45am
Bullying is a everyday thing that causes distress, teasing is a once in a while that might make you a little uncomfortable.
Deevs22
November 30th, 2017 2:36pm
Teasing is a social exchange that can be friendly, neutral or negative. Done in the right spirit, it can actually be positive. When kids tease each other about clothes, musical tastes or behavior, it helps them learn to deal with constructive criticism. It’s part of how they relate.Verbal bullying is different from teasing. It’s not done as a way to relate, or to make friends. Just the opposite. The goal is to embarrass the victim and make the bully look better. It may start out as negative teasing. But when it’s done repeatedly with the intent of being hurtful or threatening, it becomes bullying.
Anonymous
December 7th, 2017 3:12am
Bullying is constant and it hurts others. Teasing happens more to friends and they know you don't mean what you say or do. Bullying is when someone is hurt by your actions and words even if you don't know they are hurt because of you.
Anonymous
December 17th, 2017 3:52pm
Teasing is when you make jokes without the person feeling hurt or insulted, but bullying is when your words affect them. Bullying can also be where you humiliate them
Anonymous
December 19th, 2017 8:51pm
bullying hapens often, like every day and it makes you feel bad. And teasing can be maked by friends and most times it doesnt make you feel bad and if it does it wont stay long
Anonymous
December 20th, 2017 1:46pm
Teasing and bullying differ both by intention and reception. If there is a negative intention behind an action directed towards another person/people, it may be considered bullying. If the intention is good, the action is safe and the receiver can look back on it as fun in some way, it can be considered teasing. Usually teasing happens between friends and/or possible mutual romantic interests.
Anonymous
December 29th, 2016 8:31pm
Teasing is more innocent. Like something you'd laugh of yourself. Some jokes here and there. Bullying however, hurts you. Bullying is intentional and more serious. If you say 'I'm hurt' and they say 'oh no! I'm sorry' I think tehy were teasing.
CaptainAmerica7
December 29th, 2017 12:50am
Teasing is making fun of somebody when not trying to hurt their feelings and knowing that they won't be hurt by your comments. Bullying is trying to make someone feel worse or upset.
Anonymous
January 10th, 2018 10:22pm
when you are teasing the person that is getting teased knows that its all in good fun and no real harm is done. Bullying is when there is harm being done that the person that is being bulled is not having fun.
PieCat
January 14th, 2018 8:20pm
If the person being teased is continuously asking for it to stop, and the person teasing is refusing to stop after being asked many times, it becomes bullying.
Baileybug
August 29th, 2016 9:18pm
Bullying- 1.use superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants Teasing-.make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way
Anonymous
September 24th, 2016 6:00pm
you tease someone you are friends with but bullying is acting in a way that will make others feel uncomfortable.
Anonymous
February 9th, 2018 3:21pm
Difference between bullying and teasing is a very thin line. Personally, until a person is enjoying and laughing I'd consider it as teasing, however, the moment the person starts feeling bad or irritated is when is called bullying.
itssheyla
February 21st, 2018 9:18am
There is a fine line between the two, teasing is when the person knows your trying to be funny and they're having a good time. Bullying is when they cross the line and your not having fun anymore. when you tease, your intention is to make you laugh a bit. when you bully, your intention is to do the person harm.
cristiana33
December 31st, 2015 2:23pm
Teasing has a purpose of making you laugh and have fun together with someone. Bullying is a repeated action towards someone that is obviously hurt by what is being done/said to him.
Anonymous
February 17th, 2018 3:44am
Teasing can be for fun, since many friends tease each other and they're fine with it. Bullying is when you don't like it but the bully does so anyways, while no harm comes in teasing.
Anonymous
February 21st, 2018 11:40pm
Huge difference, teasing is casual, innocent and non harmful, often asked for. Bullying is humiliating and violating someone.
IAmSherlocked123
February 14th, 2018 4:10pm
Bullying is an act meant to actually make the other person feel bad. Teasing is consensual, and the other person doesn't mind and doesn't feel offended.