Comments on: Is Cyberbullying Really That Bad?

By: Dude

Dude — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:17:16 +0000

Net neutrality douche clown – I guess idiots shouldn't do stupid things and record themselves doing said stupid things

By: Bob Saget

Bob Saget — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:51:16 +0000

*You're
Oh, the irony!
Next time, before you call someone down without even supporting evidence, at least remember to use proper spelling and grammar.

By: Rai

Rai — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:15:38 +0000

Alastair is more right then anything else, and I'm agreeing with sheila. If you really want to know what bullying is instead of the petty, dulled, PREVENTABLE, internet patty cake stuff, go out to school; dress in a weird form of clothing and experience it for a day. I assure you you'll know what's real bullying after that.

By: TheMan

TheMan — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:36:16 +0000

anyone who thinks bullying is a big deal is an idiot, the problem is the kids who kill themselves ,they need help ,do you really think its normal for someone kill themselves over a little teasing,that school, the real world is much more harsh,you think they would make is then.they also think it ok to cave in because it not their fault "it's the bullies fault",stop babying your children your the one's who screw them up , theres your problem not the bullies. i wonder if these kid now you could not go on the internet, i know i was shocked too,if your physically bullied thats a different story, not a reason to kill yourself,but a different story.
this is harsh but it the true if your kid committed suicide because of bullying they wouldn't have made it far in the outside world.
i assure you there are more children who didnt take bullying to heart than "victims".
this is something that has been blown way out of proportion,im sure laws will be passed against bullying,but one day you will wake to a world where peopple flipout because some didnt greet them goodmorning,something more trivial ,thats where we heading.

By: sam

sam — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:00:00 +0000

i am "a young teen going through adolescence" and people are are hurt when people make fun of them on the internet are weak and deserve everything they get. i dont give a fuck if people dont like me and make fun of me, and im not going to kill myself because someone called me gay. i think this whole cyberbullying thing is blown out of proportion, as if it isnt easy to avoid talking to people on the internet. every social network has ways to mute or block people who harass you, and people who let things go until they kill themselves are just being ridiculous(oh no, im being called gay over the internet, and it depresses me so much i cant just close the web browser).

By: sheila

sheila — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:58:26 +0000

I also agree with Alastair. I am 20 years old and spent my middle school years being ACTUALLY bullied. It wasn't just some kid calling me stupid online. Guys would corner me in the hallway and grab me and girls would spread horrible rumors about me and turn people against me. If you're being cyberbullied, guess what? BLOCK THEM OR CHANGE YOUR SCREENNAME! That's it. It's really that simple. And if you're a parent of a kid being cyberbullied, then be attentive to your kid. Tell your kid that the cyberbullies don't even know them and try to make them feel better instead of burying yourself in work and ignoring them. Do words hurt? Yes. But I think the whole cyberbully campaign is a waste when there is real time bullying going on and administrators do nothing to stop it.

By: holly

holly — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:34:56 +0000

I had to post on here after reading some…err most of these post. I agree in regards to the quote that "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me". Since cyberbullying no longer involves just words, but can now tag photos of you real or created. They can post personal information that you've allowed "friends" to view. I am now 25 years old and I was never cyberbullied. I never put myself in that situation to let it happen (ergo I did not have a personal email account until I was 19). And the main reason was because while in a group home when I was 15 another youth committed suicide at 14 years old because someone "said" they posted a picture of him in the shower. He was embarassed. He did not think on it, he did not wait 24 hours for everything to cool down. He didn't even wait to see if anyone cared the next day. He was found dead hanging from his bunkbed before dinner. There were no pictures only a couple more guys who felt horrible for the joke as at that time it was a joke. But for someone who is insecure as a 14 year old will be regarding both their body and peer image, that was a joke that cost a life. It was a half hearted prank that took a life. Get the picture, how about this one. I am now 25 (just making it clear), my brother and his wife are seperated because someone commented via facebook on how their 5 year old "allowed" himself to ''almost'' be vicitimized by a 12 year old in the boys and girls club where he went to daycare (The older was supposed to wait at the door for my nephew, he went in and tried to force fellatio on a 3 year old. My nephew screamed and pushed at the boy enough to get a staffs attention where they intervened). Mind you this happened in Feb of 2010. These are grown people attacking other peoples children. That little boy was only 3 and people commented on this. They bullied him and his family. The blamed the parents, they accused the parents of doing worse. It was horrible. My brother and his wife have been trying to shelter their son, but were fighting others and themselves on how to handle the insinuations. We now know it was spread by a vindictive co-worker who they trusted with the devastating news shortly after finding out. This is now in cyberspace and when you search the name it comes up on the page. Please before you judge think about the implications of something never coming off the internet. When his jobs look up his profile when he's 18 they will probably see a post regarding that. His friends in middle school and high school are going to see that, and then what more bullying because that's just what kids do. Think before you speak because you cannot eat the words that you've spoken.

By: asdf

asdf — Thu, 05 May 2011 12:29:51 +0000

for most of you guys who dont know cyberbullying isnt just someone saying mean things to you on the internet. it can be making a fake profile of someone on facebook or myspace and just putting bad things on there making other people think that theyre real or it could be a picture of someone being sent around cellphones.

and words really do hurt. many teens already committed suicide because of cyberbullying

By: nerd

nerd — Mon, 02 May 2011 20:58:46 +0000

ive been cyber bullied before it isnt really a problem its just mind over matter if u let i get to you it will dont be a pansy dish it back right to them

By: Ahmed MJ

Ahmed MJ — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:59:18 +0000

Hello Everone!

Cyber Bullying is when a child or teen who uses the internet is harrased, threatened, humilated, or embaressed. Another way of cyber bullying is if a teen embaresses another teen. The results of cyber bullying are big. Some examples of the results are: complete sadness, lack of sleep, and lack of eating. Now all this is emotional results. There are also cyber bullying results that can make problems for the victims at school. At school results include: Bullying other students because of you got bullied, getting lower grades, and not listen to your teachers. Now I think that to prevent all this cyber bullying, is by letting your parents know about everything that happens with you on the internet, and if you get bullied, you must immediately go to the police station and tell them about every single thing happened with you before you got bullied and how you got bullied.