# I think anti-bullying programs are a bunch of crap.

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**Created:** [November 10, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-anti-bullying-programs-are-a-bunch-of-crap/673587 "2013-11-10T18:17:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-anti-bullying-programs-are-a-bunch-of-crap/673587/61 "2013-11-15T21:39:52Z")

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> [@Jesse\_Pinkman](#):
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> While I’m not against anti-bullying programs, I think there’s too much hysteria over it. Some teasing or bullying toughens a kid up and teaches them that not everything in life is going to go their way. Plus the kid gets the satisfaction of seeing his/her bully grow up to be less successful than they are.

I think childhood has plenty of “toughening” experiences. Normal sibling rivalry, competitive team and individual sports, chair auditions, challenging coursework, and regular, everyday social interactions will toughen a kid up without leaving them with emotional or physical scars.

I suspect there’s a minority of people who think any unpleasant social interation is tantamount to bullying, and that “getting along” means that everyone in the class is friends with everyone else. But I see nothing wrong with applying the same standards of decorum that we expect in the workplace in schools. I don’t go to work expecting to be insulted or harrassed. Kids shouldn’t either.

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