I've always been curious

Honestly I think it is wrong to put someone else down period. Nobody has the right to do this since no one is perfect anyways. I think that the people that do this have self confidence issues and have to do it in order to feel better about themselves. It is wrong, I strongly believe in respecting others and everyone should do the same.

the word INSECURITY describes the topic best.. if you are not that good, they won't feel threatened or the like and won't be pulling you down.. they are just afraid that you might take their place that is why they tend to do such things to you, which is very much pitiful on their part.. and they won't mind you if you are not that special i think..so if you think someone is pulling you down, then i guess you should be thankful for that because you are that special that they bother pulling you w\down and attending to your mistakes..think it positively..^_^

I personally think people need to do this and do this when they are insecure and need to boost themselves up. They are trying to say well Im not so bad since x is worse because of whatever reason. If only they would work on changing whatever it is that is making them insecure or feeling bad about themselves they would feel better and not feel the need to put others down.

Hi mel and smile. Yes i agree its insecurity issues. They cant accept that you are happy, they are selfish, they want to be the one who have the " happiest life" ever. This case is so common with women. There are lots of catty women around. When you are around catty women, all they have to say is how bad your make up is, your dress doesnt look good on you, but the real thing is you perfectly look good but they cant accept that they are left behind. I am tired of this insecurity issue. I been dealing with it till now. Why cant people just be happy instead of making people down. Happy mylotting and smile always!

Most people that do this are seeking approval from others, so feel they need to try to make others feel worse about themselves. They feel a new sense of self worth in proving that they are better than another person, though in most cases this is strictly untrue.

I think it's because they are insecure about themselves and point out the flaws in others so that nobody will look at them and see their flaws. Either that or they're really just cruel people.

I've heard that people put others down for faults and flaws that they themselves have or imagine they have. I'm not sure why but there may be some truth in it. We had a thief amongst us at work. Things & money were coming up missing. We didn't know who it was but something was up for sure. One worker in particular was constantly putting down other people who were dishonest and bragging about how important honesty was to her and how honest she was. It was overdone. It turned out that she was in fact, the thief.

If you put somebody down, you are putting yourself above them. So yeah, it makes sense to me that you might be making yourself feel better about yourself.

because tehy had anything better to do, selfish and egoistic too. They think everyone is inferior compare to them and also because out of jealousy too. They feel hurt to see somebody else is much better than them.

I think people put other people down is because they don't have self confidence. The truth is they done that to masked their weakness, they affraid if someone will know that they have weaknesses so they make someone feel weak/ powerless and that make them think that they have power... So, i think we better not affraid and get down with people like that, because every person have strength and weakness... What do you think, is it make sense?

sometimes, we put others down unconsciously and unintentionally because perhaps we would like to prove that we are better. also, some put other people down to change to topic or the current happening like they were first one that is put down. Some would like to make others feel what they feel.

Those people who put down others are just simply jealous. A person who is sure of himself will never inflict any kind of harm on anyone else. He has no fear in life. He knows what he is worth. A man who feels he is inferior to someone has the tendency to make fun of others or get them into trouble etc.

A person with a real great achiever never show off himself for example there are many people in the past who invented many things in this world but they never came up because they did not speak out but there are people how took many advantage from others and they expressed infront of this world that they only did the whole things... SO its hard to believe in this world whether a person who says he did everything is true or false..its only a person with real intelligence or real experience will survive in this world and a person who cheats others will never come up..

I think too that they do it because it makes 'em feel themselves better than those who they are putting down. It's not a good explanation for your actions but its a natural motive to do so in my opinion. I believe it's tied to a supposed fact that people were apes before and we lived in a herd. There was strict hierarchy and the king of the apemountain could put other primates down. He was the alpha male. People feel that they have to prove themselves to be better because of this thing. They want to be alpha-males or -females. But i believe too that women doesn't do this very often, its more like our guys thing. Fix me if I'm wrong about this.

Hello, it is my feeling that if a person has to put someone else down the person is lacking something in their own life.I think they might feel some sort of accomplishment by doing that. I feel it is wrong to put people down no matter what the reason.This is what I think.

It is definitely wrong to put people down. Some people feel good doing it because they feel superior over the other. Maybe because they are really looking for argument because no one takes notice of them. It could happen anywhere. It could happen in the office, in your own homes and even in sites like this one. Just let them do whatever they want to do and do not waste time on time. They get pissed off the more if you ignore them.

I think that people put other people down because they're not happy with their own lives and they need to harp on others lives to make themselves feel better. I think it's a mean and nasty thing to do and I don't like it when it's done to me. Anyway that's just my opion.

It's really bad for people to put others down and think themselves in a very high status although they are better . It cann't be forgiven if someone keeps doing like this . It seems quite stupid indeed . i won't make such friends anyway.

Some people are born with Cruella De Ville's sense of compassion. It does not exist. Maybe they were mistreated or not loved well when they were younger, and as such, they have poor socializing skill. Or they don't know how to express kindness. So, they become harsh. It is natural for them.

Mel, you really need to do what you think is right. Some people may pull you down but you are a looser if you let somebody make what they want. You really have to be strong. Being strong will help you to become more confident and active in doing things for you and for the others. Keep up the good work..