[Salvanas]

Since you mentioned my first post, I'll give another example of what happened today in class. One of my students called another student fat while they were in an argument. (He is pretty overweight.) That, I think, is bullying. Even if it was an isolated insult, it immediately degraded him in front of the entire class.

I'd just like to jump in here, and explain why this is different than an isolated insult. This insult, in turn, would pull attention to this child and his weight, and the chances that from that point he would be bullied for his weight is a high chance.

This is different from having an argument between two people, and throwing an insult.

Salvanas: There are some examples of why degrading another person is bullying in this article: Gabriel: Introduction to the Social Psychology of Insults in Organizations

I'll read it when I have the time and patience.