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Old May 03, 2017, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Sassandclass View Post
Thank you for your comment but I must disagree. I think forums are exactly where this should be discussed. Take this out of darkness and into the light. Why was relational aggression not spoken of in high school? Why was woman bullying never discussed?
In our culture, it's not spoken of. And if you do speak of it, you're "complaining" or "dramatic". That is called victim blaming and victim shaming -- shaming based upon cultural conditioning.

If we talk about it more, and educate ourselves, perhaps less woman will internalize this experience, and more woman will grow from it.
And the highest hope: maybe some woman will stop being the bully themselves.
I agree, we should talk about bullying and interpersonal relationships generally more especially in schools.

I did find I had internalised a lot of the bullying I went through, I found it hard in adulthood to reach out and make deeper connections (fine romantically but not so good with friendships), it's only recently I have broken through that. I would describe it as a kind of healing but it took almost 30 years to get to that point.
Thanks for this!
Sassandclass