Bullying is the use of force or coercion to abuse or intimidate others. The behavior can be habitual and involve an imbalance of social or physical power.
So says the official definition…but what about snarky comments behind someone’s back? Jokingly said statements that hold no truth? What then shall we call them? How are they defined? Do we move down a couple steps to “rude”, “mean”, or “uncalled for”? When does bullying cross over from face-to-face confrontation into sly remarks when the person isn’t around? Just because I’m not around when you call me a whore doesn’t mean I’m not being bullied.
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