'Just Kidding' and 'Ganging Up'

'Just Kidding' and 'Ganging Up'
From Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons

     I don't think that I have ever been part of an alliance that made someone feel bad or been harassed by a larger group. Even though I have not have experience these things, I have seen someone being harassed by a group of people. It was not a very good sight and it was very sad. I felt bad that o could not help that person though. I felt very scared for that kid that was being harassed and I could understand how he could have felt. I wanted to help very badly, but I was scared that they were going to harass me back.
 
      I think the other options to these situations is telling the principal about it. If that person doesn't do so they might get harassed for a long time. Try talking to them to tell them to stop, and if that does not work, they should try consulting someone about it. As for the alliance, I think they should treat people nicer. They harass other kids and think that it is funny, they should do something instead of hurting others feelings.

      I think people bully others because they want others to think that they are powerful and strong. They want to let others know that they are weak and they are not able to hurt them. I think people also bully others because they feel bad about themselves, so they hurt others instead to make themselves feel better. Bullies don't want to look weak and in the inside they feel that they are below everyone, so they find other things to make them feel better. They also bully people to gather people on their side and make them agree with them when they are dealing with an enemy.
 
      What makes them want to hurt their peers? I think the thing that makes them want to hurt their peers is they want them to feel that they are not weaklings. They want them to feel that they are all the same no matter where they stand. Or their might be in a situation where one side is especially mad at the other and they want to get people to agree with them. Their might be other things that make them hurt their peers, but I am not really sure about it because I was never in this situation.