printBullying Needs a Name Change: Try torture, psychological blackmail, first-degree self-confidence killing...
by thenewgreen
Bullying is an outdated term. Families/school teachers in the 50′s used the word ‘bullying’ to describe a kid being left out of a recent game of tag around the block. Now that same word is being used to describe a hailstorm of offences committed that include sexual assault, online harassment, tarnishing someone’s name and image, and even can result in untimely loss of life. It’s time to use a new, more powerful, word to describe the torment that is felt around the world.