# How to be active bystander

**URL:** https://www.compsmag.com/blogs/how-to-be-active-bystander/
**Author:** Ayushi Chauhan
**Published:** 2022-11-06
**Updated:** 2022-11-06
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Today in this article we are going to discuss about the How to **be an active spectator**.  Are you going to stand out and say you don't want to hear racist jokes if a bunch of people are making them?  Are you going to ask someone to stop sending you derogatory emails or messages about women?  You will see that someone stays home safely if they are harmed by drinking and unable to do so?  Will you notify the police if you come across a critical situation that appears to require their help?

Bystander intervention is a strategy that can be applied to circumstances where it appears that someone needs assistance.  The strategy emphasizes being a proactive and constructive participant, someone who successfully and politely confronts misbehavior.

Being an active bystander is recognizing when someone's behavior is inappropriate or dangerous and making the decision to oppose or help someone who needs support.  Get help from a friend or security personnel if you're not comfortable doing it yourself.  Online, you can take an active role in viewer behavior by immediately reporting offensive posts to the social media network.  We have mentioned the steps below to be an active viewer

## Steps to being an active viewer

**To notice** the event/behavior.

It's about being told what's inappropriate and observing the behavior for yourself.

**To interpret** this as a problem.

Don't assume the problem is solved/underestimate its importance even if the target person doesn't say anything.

**To feel** authority to take responsibility for dealing with it.

Realizing that it is your responsibility to be active in some way.  Don't assume that someone else will step in, or that because you're not causing the problem, it's not your responsibility to be part of the solution.

**to possess** the skills needed to act.

This may involve having received training or information about how to to intervene.  That's what the rest of this document is about.

## Final Words

We hope you like our article about how to be an active spectator.  A spectator is a spectator who is present but not actively participating in an event.  An additional definition of bystander is someone who hears of an event or sees sexist or sexual harassment behavior in a group or context, such as on a bus, at work, in a bar, at a sports club, or on a college campus.

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