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What's the difference between bullying and teasing?

Profile: lovelyWillow47
lovelyWillow47 on Mar 15, 2017
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There is pretty much no difference they both still hurt feelings. Coming from one who has been bullied many times. You never know what sentence (straw) will break the camels back
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Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Mar 22, 2017
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Bullying is something which person intends to physically or emotionally hurt you while a person who is teasing doesn't intend to harm you in any way, a form of cheeky social response.
Profile: AnonymousSplat
AnonymousSplat on Mar 23, 2017
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Both are not okay. Teasing can be a part of bullying but it is more innocent than actual bullying. It depends on how the teasing is done. Bullying is done purposely to hurt someone's feelings and a lot of the time, bullies 'bully' because they have their own problems ie they have been bullied before, they're lonely etc. Teasing can be taken two ways. Say for example your friend has a new phone and they're teasing you with it. Sure, it's not so nice but it's not done to purposely hurt you, it's playful, and it is most likely a one off. Now let's say you have a visible wart. You are self-conscious and teased about it constantly. That's bullying.
Profile: sweetdancer14
sweetdancer14 on Apr 14, 2017
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Teasing is a social exchange that is sometimes positive or negative it isn't meant to hurt anyone while bullying is to harm someone either physically or emotionally and the goal is to embarsse the victim or make the bulley look better
Profile: HeyImGwen
HeyImGwen on Apr 14, 2017
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Bullying is meant to tear one down or to personally attack them; it is also constant and repetitive. Teasing is more meant to poke fun at a friend, or to show annoyance; it is not often repetitive or meant to personally attack a person.
Profile: JackieNW
JackieNW on Apr 20, 2017
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teasing can be portrayed as affectionate and can help to strengthen the relationship between two or more people. Bullying occurs when the mood changes from affection to hostile, with the intention to hurt someone emotionally or physically.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on May 5, 2017
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Bullying could be identified as an act of personally attack someone with the intent of emotionally or physically hurting someone, while teasing can be identified as more of friendly banter with no ill intention. Although too much teasing could lead to bullying.
Profile: CupOfChai123
CupOfChai123 on May 10, 2017
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Bullying is done maliciously, whereas teasing is done with both parties' consent. Bullying is also a lot harsher than teasing. Teasing often comes from friends, although it could be done with no malicious intent by a third party. Bullying is usually from someone you aren't close with. If you feel uncomfortable about teasing, tell whoever is teasing you. If they don't stop, it is probably bullying.
Profile: Daretoberare91
Daretoberare91 on May 12, 2017
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The difference between bullying and teasing is that bullying is saying something to put someone down (i.e. "Oh Joe, you are nothing and shouldn't have friends" or "Hey Sam, how is your mom doing? Oh, that's right she's dead.") where teasing is making jokes among friends, (i.e. "Now Bob, don't get angry, remember what happened with the tree?"), To make it simple bullying is bringing someone down and teasing is joking about someone's past or current actions.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jun 8, 2017
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teasing is initial state of bullying. if teasing occur continuously/regularly by same group with rude face it becomes bullying. teasing is done by anonymous people with just physical appearance.
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