What is the attraction to making fun of someone?

it's a peer pressure thing. And, we skinny runners in or shorts are easy targets. We have all been there. And, I can only speak for myself; I was also one of those teens making fun of people "back in the day"

Making fun of someone is a show of dominance. It demonstrates to others or reaffirms for yourself that you are higher up the social hierarchy than someone else.

By putting you down, the guys in the car elevated themselves in their own minds, or in the minds of their companions. They bested you. They were superior to you.

Don't worry about it, it's human nature. But try to think about it this way - the alpha male doesn't go around trying to prove himself. He knows he is the man. It's the beta males who are always trying to overthrow him who make all the noise. If you're self confident, you don't need to make fun of anyone; there is no need for you to elevate yourself at someone else's expense.

However, if you feel you must put others down in order to prop yourself up, you must be lacking something, because you're acting like a beta male. Don't be pissed at those guys in the car - feel sorry for them.

I hate it when people mess with you on your runs, but you've just got to brush it off.

Making fun of people is FUN though, could you imagine how boring comedy would be if they never poked fun at certain groups of people?

There is a difference between making fun of someone and then actually harassing them though.

Basically it's an admission of self-weakness and the superiority of your rival. It happens with adolescents, adults, athletes, politicians. Examine how the parties in question are related and you will see that the weaker party begins with the verbal jabs the 1st time around.

The son of a friend of mine was being harassed like that by four young men in a car, they actually threw stuff at him - this went on for some time, enough to scare him. He finally got pissed off enough that he devised a get even plan. He found out where they hung out after school, got a firm read on the license plate and identified one of the people in the car. He then made an anon call to the parent and to the school AD that he believed those young men were doing nasty things to each other when they hung out after school. You can imagine the furor this caused among the parents and the school. The running kid was never identified, probably because he attended a private school. But he walked around with a smug look on his face for a long time.

Harassment can come back to bite you.

This fat lady in San Antonio said teenagers threw leftover taco bell at her while she was walking down the street. She had taco sauce and beef dripping all down her shirt. Nobody bothered to help her. Needless to say, it was the motivation she needed to go on a diet.

It's the same for me, I'm really skinny and I mean skinny. 120 lbs and over 6 foot and run with really short shorts, vest or topless when it's warmer. My ribs, hips, shoulder blades stick out, I can't see my stomach for my 26 in. waist, but I'm happy with my body, but people call me skinny F*&^^ or starving boy, even had four people get out of the car grab my arms and legs and try stretching me and push his hand into my diaphragm.

True, I only consume maybe just over 1300 calories a day, fast regulary and run over 10 miles, even 15 miles a day, but are one of the fastest in my club. So It doesn't bother me, if fact I feel great and love every second of my running and hardly do anything else...

POD, even if troll gibberish.