Growing up I wasn't the type of kid who played internet games and video games. But looking back on it now I can see how in some ways the kids who did play those violent games became "bullies". Cyberbullying is something that has really started to grow with the growth of social media and the massive online world. Because I didn't grow up playing internet games or role playing games I don't really know how bullying or harassment takes place in the games, but Im sure it happens. With the growth of twitter and facebook cyberbullying has been taken to a whole new level. Facebook has allowed cyberbullying to go from the internet to the schools. Kids have always been bullied in school but now with the growth of social media and technology it is starting to happen more often. One thing I found interesting when reading Li's side of the argument is that gender has played an important role in forms of bullying. Males are more likely to be bullied then females, I had a feeling that was how it was but I also figured it could be the other way around because of how much drama is caused between girls, especially in middle school and high school. But if you think about it men are typically more physical and harmful to one another.
When you think of bullying in general you normally think of physical bullying that occurs in schools. But with the growth of the internet, cyberbullying has become bigger and bigger. Along with the growth of the internet, kids are starting to become internet uses at such a young age and they are being introduced to the social media. With kids using the internet at such young ages they may not know what physical bullying is like because they may not experience it. Along with the growth of the internet, cyberbullying has become a more popular type of bullying because kids are not getting caught as easily. Kids can post whatever they want on their facebook and about whoever they want and can usually get away with it. But if verbal or physical bullying is occurring in a school setting kids are more prone to get caught and get in trouble with the school.
Questions:
1. Has cybercullying became as big if not bigger than physical bullying?
2. Does cybercullying have the same impact on kids as physical bullying does?
I think that cyberbullying can have a worse effect then physcial bullying. If you think about it physical bullying can be seen by others and sometimes even bruises can be evidence. If someone sends you a text thats considered bullying its not really legitimate proof to an outsider... its easier for the bully to say you made that up rather where in physical bullying there's more of a chance of having other witnesses.
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