Banta Claus

Banter – often an excuse for taking the mick out of people.

‘Ah you can’t get bad about that we were just having a bit of banter!’

I think it’s easier to describe mocking as ‘banter’ if it’s back and forth. If two are participating.

An Eric Bantona and an Archbishop of Bant-erbury.

There’s less room for guilt if you were provoked.

In that way I think mocking is a lot like drinking alcohol – it feels better the more people are doing it.

But if the traffic is one way, if the mocking is unprovoked, then I have to say it sounds a lot like bullying.

I’m looking at you Derrick!