Talk:Teasing

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[edit] Using pictures from this article in other languages

Does someone know whether it is possible of using the picture in this article in other language variants of Wikipedia. I cant seem to link to it.--Testing01 12:53, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dumb Question

Can someone please explain why people tease eachother in an emotional way?

Give a satisfactory answer to this question and I will die in peace.

I don't know if this answer will satisfy you, but I'll give it a shot. 'Teasing' is really a charged issue. When people I know reflect on their childhood experiences, 'teasing' is remembered as a painful thing. Me, too. When I was growing up, I was the short kid; the one with glasses and braces; the one who spaced out in class. Part of the process of growing up, for me, was being able to reframe those experiences, so I could stop being hurt by them. The people who's taunts hurt me were kids. They were taking a behavior they saw in their environment: 'adults joking around with other adults', and extending it past appropriate levels. My outraged reactions weren't percieved by them, weren't *felt* by them, as a serious expression of pain. They didn't really know what they were doing, I didn't know how to tell them, they didn't know how or when to stop.

Now I'm an adult, and I engage in give and take. Somehow, in all that chaff, I found the grains of experience I needed to figure out what *I* was doing; how to redirect people without offence, how to tease playfully, and (usually) when to stop. (Nobody's perfect :)) Why do kids tease? They see their parents and older siblings engaging in give and take, and enjoying the richness of the interaction. Why do adults tease adults? Social cohesion, power plays, affection, hiding personal insecurities, and probably other motives. Teasing is a form of social currency. Hope that explanation was satifactory.

Surely, you can also tease an adult to a degree that's against the law, and then that's not "child abuse"? 22-6-06

Teasing is about power. The teaser attempts to exert control of the feelings of the teasee. Success is gained when the victim responds as the teaser desires. 04:02, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Tease may refer to:

Teasing Teaser, AKA Cyrus Tabar, Hugest tease in the world The word comes from the way Cyrus is.

[edit] Jam bands

This term is used in the article for Phish, and it's a little difficult to define it in passing. I'd like to be able to wikilink to this article. —  MusicMaker 08:26, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Marijuana

Tease is slang for marijuana? I know "tea" is, but this doesn't sound right and it's not listed here [1] or here [2]... --Jcbutler (talk) 21:09, 7 May 2008 (UTC)