“Do you think making fun of somebody or someone is a form of bullying?”

If both sides are happy and having fun, then there is no problem. It should not be hurting

Over a period, I have realized there are issues that don't go down well with me. I have time and again emphasized them. But if a person deliberately ignores those because it does not match with their thinking, and then hurts, and then tries to cover with up with a lie "I was only joking .haven't you come across such jokes in your family circle"...like hell, I ain't a fool. If you are not sensitive enough to have figured out why it is hurting, you are not sensitive enough to be in my circle of friends, and not sensitive enough to be hurt by me so I am going to hurt you as much till you cry in pain. I don't feel obliged to be good enough with those who knowingly hurt others and are not apologetic about it.

Yes I do and to do it so cruelly is even worse.

It is a form of bullying for sure and it is unkind as well.

I don't find it any good to make fun of anyone. It is really bullying.

Yes, it is a form of bullying If both the people involved are enjoying, then that's a separate issue

If t is clean fun enjoyed by both , it is ok. But when it is ridiculing and insulting another person, it is definitely not right ..

I guess there's a limit to it. Friends and family normally joke around and make fun of one another but there should be a limit to it.

Yes it's a form of bullying but some do not see them that way. They think they are just joking and having some fun of other people. I think bullies prey on weak people. I hate people that make fun of me. It hurts my feelings

Making jokes and making fun of others is different. I don't like to hurt anybody or hurt myself. I will avoid such situations.

Someone who speaks down and ignores people, often have unresolved issues of their own! Way of diverting attention to someone else, so people don't focus on them.Boarding school was full of bullies!

i bully my students constructively.

Yes that is a form of bullying. That can also leave a scar. I hate bullies. They find someone and think it is ok to pick on them.

Yes it is, either done by family or friends. We should never ever make fun of anyone, everyone has some unique qualities and no one gives us any right to treat anyone bad.

It all depends on the circumstances, what the intention of the person who is making fun of the other person is and how the object of ridicule is going to react. You cannot say that, just because the person being made fun of is likely to feel hurt, that the 'attack' is unjustified or 'bullying'. There are plenty of occasions when making someone feel small or foolish can be a good and constructive thing. Nobody likes being 'taken down a peg', of course, but if a person is perceived by his/her friends or colleagues as stepping outside acceptable social conventions (perhaps by being loud mouthed or being 'too big for his boots') then a little humour at that person's expense can shame him/her into behaving more acceptably. It is only when making fun of a person is done persistently and unkindly and without any purpose except to belittle them that it can be called bullying.

I agree with Prashu, if it is ok for both sides then nothing harm. If it hurt any other side then it won't be nice.

It was NEVER funny to me. It can really hurt you specially if they are not your close friends, Back in highschool it was terrible since I wasn't doing anything to them.

It depends, not every time that you make fun of a person you are bullying such person. If it is a sort of joke among friends and everybody is laughing there is nothing wrong. If someone feels offended, the best is to apologize and stop.

As you said there is a limitation of making fun on someone as it hurts them a lot. People should not play with others feelings :)

Intention and perception are important