I'm sure there was some form of xenophobia involved, but I'd suspect she was mainly bullied because of her looks. Awful whichever way you look at it.
Bullies will exploit any point of difference to get at another kid, and if they get a reaction they'll keep going for that point. It's like chickens with the sight of blood - as soon as one bleeds, the others go a bit crazy and peck at the wound.
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I'm sure there was some form of xenophobia involved, but I'd suspect she was mainly bullied because of her looks. Awful whichever way you look at it.