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10	->''"If life were to suddenly get fair, I doubt it would happen in high school."''
11	-->-- '''Will Stronghold''', ''Film/SkyHigh2005''
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13	It seems fictionland is inhabited by the worst [[TheBully bullies]] in existence, always ready to mock you and steal your lunch money, no matter what happened to you, you will always be different from AllOfTheOtherReindeer. Not even the LittlestCancerPatient gets a break. ''{{Especially\|Zoidberg}}'' [[EspeciallyZoidberg not the]] LittlestCancerPatient.
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15	The victim is almost always the protagonist; at least fictionland doesn't think bullies are good protagonist material. In TeenDrama, the AlphaBitch and the JerkJock represent this trope. One way to defuse the abuse is for the kid to make his aggressors [[DidYouThinkICantFeel realize what they're feeling.]] This only works if [[RousseauWasRight the mean kids are good but misguided]] though, if they aren't, [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown then a beatdown is in order.]]
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17	If the target of abuse could easily rip them apart if it wanted and the kids ''know'' it, then they're BullyingADragon (not to mention TooDumbToLive). And even if the target of abuse is not superpowered at the time, just wait until the BullyMagnet who UsedToBeASweetKid undergoes a StartOfDarkness, possibly as a result of the cruelty of other kids, and goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge, often at a point [[ButForMeItWasTuesday when the bullies themselves have forgotten the whole thing]].
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19	A favorite for films with grown protagonists is to reveal this as part of their BackStory via {{Flash Back}}s.
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21	See also TeensAreMonsters, BigBrotherBully, and HumansAreBastards. Contrast ChildrenAreInnocent. The RoyalBrat is a a consequence of this trope mixing with a child with vast social status and power. The PsychopathicManchild combines this trope with being a physical adult, having a 'grown-up' with a childlike cruelty to them. AdultsAreUseless for when the majority, if not, all the bullying occurs all the time because the adults ignore it, are oblivious or, in a few extreme instances, actively encourage it out of a sadistic desire to see the victim suffer. Cruel kids are ''usually'' the main cause of the BadlyBatteredBabysitter and DreadedKidsPartyEntertainerJob, and are also part of why MiddleSchoolIsMiserable.
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23	If you were looking for a child who isn't merely a {{Jerkass}} bully but outright ''evil'', see EnfantTerrible.
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25	Sometimes leads to WouldHurtAChild. But all too often the bullying has [[DrivenToSuicide catastrophic consequences]].
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27	One of the causes of this trope in real life is explained in Developmental Psych. It's called ego-centralism and until a child reaches a certain point in their mental development they don't understand that their actions can hurt others even though they are not hurt themselves. Unfortunately, another cause of this trope in real life is that a child who fits the trope is often himself being bullied [[AbusiveParents by his parents]] [[SadistTeacher or by some other adult authority figure]].
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31	!!Example subpages:
32	[[index]]
33	* KidsAreCruel/AnimeAndManga
34	* KidsAreCruel/ComicBooks
35	* KidsAreCruel/FanWorks
36	* KidsAreCruel/{{Film}}
37	* KidsAreCruel/{{Literature}}
38	* KidsAreCruel/LiveActionTV
39	* KidsAreCruel/VideoGames
40	* KidsAreCruel/WesternAnimation
41	* KidsAreCruel/OtherMedia
42	[[/index]]

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