Posted on 09/27/2011 5:15:55 AM PDT by wolfman23601
Catherine Devine had her first brush with an online bully in seventh grade, before she'd even ventured onto the Internet. Someone set up the screen name "devinegirl" and, posing as Catherine, sent her classmates instant messages full of trashy talk and lies. "They were making things up about me, and I was the most innocent 12-year-old ever," Devine remembers. "I hadn't even kissed anybody yet."
As she grew up, Devine, now 22, learned to thrive in the electronic village. But like other young people, she occasionally stumbled into one of its dark alleys.
A new Associated Press-MTV poll of youth in their teens and early 20s finds that most of them - 56 percent - have been the target of some type of online taunting, harassment or bullying, a slight increase over just two years ago. A third say they've been involved in "sexting," the sharing of naked photos or videos of sexual activity. Among those in a relationship, 4 out of 10 say their partners have used computers or cellphones to abuse or control them.
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That’s because anti-bullying is being promoted by homosexuals. Interesting the girl they picked for this article is named Devine, also the name of a famous homosexual performer.
bullies bothering you? then stay off online sites...do not put your life out there if you can not handle the stress from a-holes.
and for safety sake do not put your life out there with your real name, address etc....
that being said, if you want to post in places like FR with a nice secure alias...well have fun....
1) don’t use Facebook or other social media.
2) learn to use the “delete” button for e-mail.
any chance that journalists where picked on in high school, and they never learned to get over it as adults.
50% of kids used the experience to build character and grow.
May I add one, G Larry?!
3. Don’t take a nude picture of yourself and send it to a “friend”... and think that it won’t be passed on. (seriously.. how stupid is that?!!)
Thank goodness I only post on FR, where everyone’s universally polite.
4. Don't be "in a relationship" with a "partner" who's a total creep.
Word.
“... I only post on FR, where everyone’s universally polite”.
LOL!
We had a big kid on the block when I was 13 who terrorized all of us. His name was Mike. Mike was also known to try to make kids look at his private parts.
One day Mike stole my bike. He kept riding by me and taunting me. As he made another pass I had had enough and with all my might I hit him as hard as I could in the face. He was about 160 lbs and I could not have weight 100 lbs. Mike wore big black rimmed glasses. I had hit him so hard one of the nose pieces had pushed through one of his nostrils. Not only had I broke his nose he was bleeding all over the place. He was screaming and crying on the ground as he withered in pain.
I picked my bike up and road off. He never bothered me again.
well at least we are spared the nude pix!! LOL!
Gee, I guess the “my way” lifestyle has finally come home to roost. For years, self esteem has replaced self respect, and now the poor darlings are realizing that esteem is just another way of saying “insecure”.
Well, I use the cell phone to control my husband. I text him and say, “Going to kill, dismember Bill, bury parts in 3 counties. Bye.” Then DP will call Bill and tell him to shape up.
“... we are spared the nude pix!!”
And for that... we are very, VERY grateful. LOL!!
I love “take down the bully” stories! Good for you!
“I use the cell phone to control my husband...”
I like to tell mine, “Why don’t we book a cruise?!” Seems that lots of men disappear on cruises. ((( giggle giggle )))
Eh, I’d still have Bill, though.
I fear that not many boys are taught, when it comes down to it...that sometimes you just have to face the bully. Not in every instance, but sometimes. This used to be common knowledge...what a Dad sat down and told his son. Now? Bullying has become a life or death situation...or so the media says. It is part of the wussy-fication of our culture. “Our young people are dying!” Screamed one mag (I think People). Well, yeah, I guess that a few teens do commit suicide and it is a shocking, horrible thing...but REALLY...Bullies have been around since cave men. You have to look out for your kid, but you have to teach them to stand up for themselves because you will not be able to protect them from everything.
I predict it will be very UN-COOL to put your personal info and pics on “social media” pretty soon. I find it embarrassing to see some of the stuff people put up now. All the fake smiles, trying to look like celebrities....Yuck. I'm embarrassed for these people.
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