Kuala Lampur, Aug. 14 -- Have you ever called someone "rabbit teeth" or "gigi jongang", laughed at a friend's crooked smile, made fun of a person with a cleft or scar on their face, commented on a stranger's teeth in a TikTok video, or shared a meme mocking someone's face? You might not have meant to be cruel and probably it was just a joke, or something you thought would make others laugh. But for the person on the receiving end, those words can cut deeply and leave scars that last far longer than the moment of laughter. It's worth asking ourselves: Am I a bully?

When we think about bullying, we usually imagine the schoolyard - kids shoving, name-calling, or whispering in groups. But the truth is, bullying doesn't necessarily stop after...