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The Bully Generation

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Why do people think it is okay to bully? Bullying has been a serious issue and it is a very big matter in todays generation. Bullies constantly bully other students because they are insecure and usually lake confidence. They generally bully to impress their peers and to get attention from them. It makes the bully feel powerful and popular with their hurtful actions. Bullies pick on students who they think are weak, unpopular, easily intimidated, or discriminated against. Someone needs to do make a change and stop bullying. Although, it is a difficult challenge, it cannot be ignored. There are three main sources that could stop all this bullying, which is: teenages, parents, and schools. Parents are a big deal with their kids being bullied. Some try to stop and make a difference, but others do not. Some parents don’t focus on their children enough, with their busy social life and work; that could be a reason why some kids commit suicide. Meanwhile the parents that take action could have some real big effects. Just like in The Bully Project when Ty Smally’s parents set up a rally for all the families that have a child being bullied (The Bully Project). If parents would actually talk to their children and understand where they are coming from, there could be a lot less suicides, run away, self harm, etcetera. The parents could set up town meetings, talk to other families that have the same situation. Then they could all become as one, face this problem, and try to stop the source. When someone does not try to take action, they never can actually know where things can go. For instance, in Bullied when Jamie Nabozny was getting bullied, Jamie could not handle it and ran away to the big city. When Jamie’s parents got him back they said they would not send him back to public school and a few weeks later, that’s exactly what they did (Bullied). Neverless, some parents needs to change their parenting styles if there kid is the bully. Ev

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