Relational aggression
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Oct 5, 2026
speaker_1GUEST
And it makes sense that that has its pros and it has its cons.
speaker_1GUEST
And this whole gossiping, relational aggression style of discourse that is mostly women is a very interesting thing that also we're not talking about.
speaker_1GUEST
especially in bullying, like the bullying between girls.
speaker_1GUEST
This is something that Jonathan Haidt talks about a lot.
Chris WilliamsonHOST
And I don't want to do the reversal of the common trope, which is like women harmed, men most affected, which is often like the reverse that's talked about.
Chris WilliamsonHOST
But if you think about the tools that women wield, emotionally, linguistically, that is a fight that many men are unarmed to be able to compete with.
Chris WilliamsonHOST
It's the same, you know, a woman's emotional ability and that coalitional relational aggression thing is their specific strength when it comes, especially within small groups, in the same way as a man's is his physical power.
Chris WilliamsonHOST
Or groups would be the physical threat that they're able to bestow.
speaker_1GUEST
And it makes sense that that has its pros and it has its cons.
speaker_1GUEST
And this whole gossiping, relational aggression style of discourse that is mostly women is a very interesting thing that also we're not talking about.
speaker_1GUEST
especially in bullying, like the bullying between girls.
speaker_1GUEST
This is something that Jonathan Haidt talks about a lot.
Chris WilliamsonHOST
And I don't want to do the reversal of the common trope, which is like women harmed, men most affected, which is often like the reverse that's talked about.
Chris WilliamsonHOST
But if you think about the tools that women wield, emotionally, linguistically, that is a fight that many men are unarmed to be able to compete with.
Chris WilliamsonHOST
It's the same, you know, a woman's emotional ability and that coalitional relational aggression thing is their specific strength when it comes, especially within small groups, in the same way as a man's is his physical power.
Chris WilliamsonHOST
Or groups would be the physical threat that they're able to bestow.
Bryan GrossHOST
But bullying involves power being used repeatedly or with the threat that it will continue to harm, intimidate, or even isolate someone.
Bryan GrossHOST
So today, we're gonna look at physical bullying, cyberbullying, and relational bullying.
Bryan GrossHOST
More importantly, we're gonna talk about what adults can notice, what children need from us, and how we create schools where belonging is built into the environment instead of printed on a poster and forgotten out in the hallway.
Bryan GrossHOST
[upbeat music] Children are returning to school with new backpacks, new schedules, and enough supplies to open a small office supply store.
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Bryan GrossHOST
Removing the content is only part of the response.
Bryan GrossHOST
Rebuilding trust and belonging takes much longer.
Bryan GrossHOST
Now, relational bullying can be harder for adults to see because it often hides inside friendships.
Bryan GrossHOST
It includes spreading rumors, deliberately excluding someone, threatening to end a friendship unless the person complies, or damaging a child's reputation to control how others see them.