Policing Banter - a podcast by Ian Nissi

My opinionated self couldn't keep myself from recording this episode. I logged off a space conversation on the same topic because I felt I couldn't get all that I needed to say out in the time-slot allocated. Thank God for podcasts I must say. Bullying on spaces has become a thing and it's a reflection on a society full of shitty people. I learnt about online bystanders on that space and that got me thinking real hard about my place in all that. An online bystander is someone, strangers included,  who witnesses bullying, either in person or online and does nothing about it. Bystanders have the potential to make a positive difference in a bullying situation by becoming an upstander. An upstander is someone who sees what happens and intervenes, interrupts, or speaks up to stop the bullying. An Upstander is someone who takes action when they witness bullying. Even one person’s support can make a big difference for someone who is being bullied. When youth who are bullied are defended and supported by their peers, they are less anxious and depressed than those who are not. Let's be upstanders in future and help stamp out the bullying.

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