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Understanding the Difference Between Banter, Teasing and Bullying
- 2. Learning outcome Understand the difference between ‘banter’, teasing & bullying behaviour
- 3. ‘It’s just a bit of banter’ What is ‘banter’?
- 4. Crossing the line Is banter the same as teasing?
- 5. When does banter turn into bullying behaviour? Good teasing or banter • There’s no intention to hurt and everyone knows the limits Ignorant teasing • ‘crosses the line’ with no intent to hurt. Will often say sorry. Malicious teasing/bullying • Done to make a person feel inferior, it’s relentless and often in public
- 6. Using the ‘b’ word Do you think people use the term ‘banter’ to disguise the fact they are ‘bullying’?
Editor's Notes
- This is one of a number of bite sized activities designed for Anti-Bullying Week by John Khan, lead practitioner at Anti-Bullying Works. Explain that this years’ theme ‘Make a Noise About Bullying’ is about enabling young people to speak out about bullying behaviour, whether it is happening to them or to someone else, face to face or online A big part of this is to encourage ‘talking schools’ where all young people are given a safe space to discuss bullying and are supported to report all forms of bullying behaviour. Another aim of the week is to raise awareness of the impact of bullying on children’s lives if they don’t tell anyone it’s happening. This short bite sized lesson can be used as a stand alone assembly, as tutorial discussion or as part of wider discussion about bullying behaviour to examine the notion of ‘banter’ and how this can sometimes lead to bullying behaviour.
- Start by asking learners to define what they mean when they use the word ‘banter’. Do learners have differing views of what banter means? Banter is defined as: ‘the playful and friendly exchange of witty remarks’ often between friends. Ask if banter can get out of hand? ‘Is banter just about words?’ You may need to explain that ‘banter’ should be used in moderation so that it doesn't get out of hand.
- Ask the group if they think that ‘banter’ is the same as teasing’?
- State there’s nothing wrong with banter, joking or good teasing as long as everyone knows what the limits are. Explain that banter might be seen as ‘good teasing’ which is okay, but how do we know if we cross the line? How might we know if we have ‘crossed a line’ with someone? How might they be feeling or behaving? However, the person doing the malicious teasing/bullying will often say ‘I’m just messing around’, just joking’ or ‘don’t be so gay/retarded’ to make the person being teased/bullied feel stupid or weak in front of others.
- Ask whether they think people use the term ‘banter’ to disguise the fact they are in fact engaged in bullying behaviour. Can the group give an example of when this might have happened?