Are Pranks Just Rebranded Bullying?

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Everyone love a god prank every now and then, but there’s a point where “harmless” pranks can be considered bullying. When that prank harms someone either physically or emotionally, then that’s when I believe it becomes bullying. ... I think that all pranks are a form of bullying.

Some experts also find themselves scratching their heads at how, given the physical violation involved (and the fact, from some of the children's reactions, that it seems to have hurt them), that this is meant to be particularly humorous at all. Researchers have described online pranking videos, and particularly those that focus on the emotional response and pain of the victim, as the "dark side" of social media culture.

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verbal, or emotional forms, and · often involves a power imbalance · between the bully and victim, causing significant psychological · and emotional harm. Pranks are meant to be harmless fun, while bullying is intended to cause harm · and exert power over someone.

Pranks start becoming a bully’s ... wouldn’t speak of it. Some pranks are dangerous, and some pranks just go over board and may end up being considered bullying....

The head of a private day school recently told me, “This bullying thing has gotten completely out of hand, John.” He went on to describe enraged parents — overwhelmingly, mothers — storming into his office to complain that their children are being bullied and then describing incidents that anyone possessing of a fair degree of objectivity would call harmless pranks — the sorts of practical jokes children, especially boys, are known for.

If your prank hurts someone physically/mentally/emotionally, then it is not a Prank. It is called Bullying.

But these are known as prank gone wrong, not bullying. ... Gevlon said... "intent and duration". Intent cannot be observed, can only be guessed. In case of NOHO: they did not expect loot, they couldn't expect kills (they couldn't reasonably expect you being so desperate to carry out the orders of Powers and Mynnna to throw your whole fleet as ransom). They didn't even have strategic goal, they could just wait a day and get the WH emptied by you for free.