Cyber- bullying has made a huge rise within the last couple of years. The first two stories sent to me dealt with this type of bullying and they both really show that even something that could seem so subtle can really leave a scar. The first person wrote saying, “This one time there were these girls who were pretty much mocking me on facebook by taking my profile picture and putting it as their own as a joke for them to laugh at. it wasn't funny, and it was humiliating.” The other person wrote saying, “These guys photoshopped my face on a fat ugly chicks body. Not only did they pass it around the school but also put it on this "RateMe" site. I was constantly emailed about the ratings i got.” Both of these situations really show that some things that people do that may be “funny” or meant to be a “joke” are most of the time not taken as a joke. Put yourselves in their shoes for a second. Think about if someone did this to you.
These situations can especially leave a mark if a person has a problem with their appearance. I am not saying these two people had appearance insecurities because I do not know them. But, if someone does have insecurities about how they look, this kind of bullying can affect them for the rest of their lives. From my own experience, I was constantly getting told I was fat on the site “formspring.” I laughed it off a lot, though, because at this point in my life I did not care what other people thought about me. BUT, I told myself that I was going to prove them wrong and really try losing weight. So even when laughing at it I was still beating myself up, especially when I wasn’t losing the weight.
If I were in those specific situations or if you are one now, I would do one thing. Kill them with kindness. This is worst thing to bullies. Being nice and cheery will kill them because their point of doing what they do is to hurt you, make you feel bad about yourself. If you act like nothing is wrong, that will stand out more than anything and hopefully they will get the point that what they are doing is a waste of time and pointless.
Quote of the day: "Hate the sin, love the sinner" --Mahatma Gandhi
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