@skinnylatte jfc
That sounds like primary school to me. I'm sure I even did that, early on.
We all grew out of it and/or learned better by third grade. I guess that's when kids become aware of how that shit actually hurts others. Then there's mortification that it actually happened at all. Having to interact in person with whoever is getting othered is a powerful counter and a strong lesson on impressionable kids.
I guess the people you ran into never learned that? Or somehow were never sensitized to the impact of their taunts. Ugh
I hope you weren't that hurt by it, although I can't imagine not being