I am against bullying and don't buy the "freaks need to get bullied to make them normal" argument, BUT I do agree that it can toughen you up in the sense that you learn what real violence is vs. mean words. With boys even the threat of violence is something that teaches us how to behave. Something that most women would never learn anyway, which partly explains the feminization of society. Now everyone has a thin skin and is shocked when someone doesn't agree with their insane ideas.