How to disempower...

How would you take power away from a bully you know?

 

A sword works rather well....

 

First, try to ignore it.
If that doesn't work, then try talking to him/her and explain that you don't like it.
If he/she is being physically abusive, take up boxing lessons.

 

Destroy their social value.

 

Humiliate them in front of a crowd, then befriend them.

 

You must stand up and face it.

 

is it an internet bully or just a bully?

 

i stopped being bullied in 6th grade

 

Kick him in the head.

 

Duct tape in the hair

 

How nice for you. Sadly, not everyone is so lucky and some people keep on getting bullied throughout their life. Is it their fault for never really standing up for themselves or resorting to violence? No, bullies are assholes who need to validate their own perceived superiority by making others feel inferior.

If you want to crush a bully, this image of superiority needs to be destroyed. The easiest way to do that is socially; get the pack to turn on them.

 

You say this, but what is "easiest" for one may not be so easy for another. "Getting" the "pack" to "turn" anything is a fearsome conquest to some. More fearsome than simply facing the bully down.

Facing down a bully is one of the most stimulating, uplifting and life-affirming experiences one may have. It's unfortunate that so many feel that the only options are non-confrontational. Sometimes, appropriate confrontation is the best form of avoiding further escalation.

 

Thanks for all the interesting replies

 

i got beat up real real bad when i was a little kid , ....
i always believed as a kid that fighting back like a fucking murderous psychotic fuck would save me............ it never did though!! haha

it depends a lot on your temperament as a kid.....

 

The first time I came home from school upset about a bully, my dad and a couple of his buddies taught me how to fight. Which can work in some cases, but I found that a better, nonviolent approach is to show indifference. If you're not reacting in any way and just go on about your business usually the bully will lose interest. It takes away his/her satisfaction and they'll move on to someone else.

It depends on the bully though. Read the person and try to find out what makes them want to bully. Then figure out how to deny them of their goal.

 

That is no solution. Certain things also get worse if you leave them unchecked.

 

This hasn't been my experience. The vast majority of bullies that I've witnessed, did it to get a reaction. If there's no reaction then there's no point.

 

^ that's also what i've seen.

Bullies will keep on abusing people if the victims keep quiet about it. In fact that's the only way bullying works : bullies count on the fact that u're too ashamed/shy to tell anyone that they're bullying u. If no one says anything, they're free to keep annoying u.

So sometimes a good way of "disempowering" a bully is to express that u strongly dislike their bullying, to their face, and most importantly to other people.
Standing up to them is hard, but u could just say "stop bothering me" and they may realize that they're doing something wrong, and if there are other people around they will react as well and support u.

 

Give him a taste of his own medicine and whoop his fucken ass

 

Funny, way. )))

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