Who Cares?

I just want to share my thoughts on cyberbullying. I've always been kind of a realist or an "oh well" type of person, so I know many won't see the cyberbullying situations the way I do. In my opinion, people should just ignore others, and this goes for verbal bullying in real life also. So what if someone said something about you? Chances are the person who is doing the bullying has holds no importance in the bully victim's life anyway. If the people are anonymously saying things that's even more of a "so what?". There is nothing you can do about it, so just do not worry about it. If you ever grew up playing online video games, you experience these type of things often. The best and easiest thing to do is just laugh at the fact that random people are really taking the time to type out something stupid to you and move on. My dad always seemed to have a "who cares what people think" attitude, so I learned from that, and it makes these type of encounters for me way easier.

Warning: Trolling Straight Ahead

Personally I believe that we are a society that has become extremely sensitive to words that are directed to us and at the same rate insensitive to the things we say to each other. Truthfully, and I mean this in the frankest way possible, people really need to grow a backbone because we live in a world filled with people who will not like you whether it be your looks, race, religious affiliation, etc. Meaning the world isn’t this great LaLa land filled with sweet, loving people, sorry to bring this to light but there are many people crude individuals who wander this earth, but specifically the net, because they have issues with themselves. Now I do not state this in a way of portraying my sincerity to the trolls; however, I am an understanding person and do not take rude comments to heart. I am able to do so because I am confident in who I am and I know my worth, so there isn’t a single being alive who can stab me to my core and make me feel less than.


Nonetheless, I understand that not everyone is like me and some truly care how others perceive them, or are greatly impacted by words. However, if that is how a person chooses to go about their life then they need to be sure to guard themselves because it wouldn’t make sense for them to open the door to people whose desire is to provide negative opinions about them but rather to people who are sincere and compassionate. Maintain a private account if needed and if they choose to be public block the troll immediately.


You know it’s a shame that trolling has had this great uprise online at a time when our society needs the most unity. It hurts to know that trolls have reached the ultimate level of breaking their victim down to the point the victim pulls their last string where they feel compelled to take their life as a white flag of surrenderance. However, as users of the internet we must stand guard in this battlefield and protect our emotional, mental, and (in some cases) physical well-being at all times opposed to feeding ourselves to the pack of trolls.


Although we all handle things differently, be wise enough to step away from the media when you’re being attacked by the cynical beings behind the screen and find someone who you know you can trust and confide in them the issues you’re going through on the net. It doesn’t make you weak if you step away from the net and doesn’t make you stronger to simply tolerate the verbal abuse. You know what you can handle so be brave, take a deep breath, and remind yourself how awesome you are and that that troll is simply displeased with the issues in their life. Block them with a quickness and carry on with your beautiful life.


All in all, know your worth and show some compassion as Thumper said best “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it all”. Keep the peace.

#dontfeedthetroll

In many situations, people are unable to get rid of trolls or they are unable to ignore some of things they say because there are so many attacking them. They say lots of hurtful things to just get one reaction out of somebody, and this is especially true for many public figures. These days, you see people just saying anything to hurt or make fun of others, but a lot of trolls are left unsatisfied because they do not get the reaction they want. In some cases, people that get trolled ignore them or acknowledge that the things being said are only to get a reaction. It bothers trolls when this actually happens because they are so used to breaking people down instead of getting dry responses. I have personally seen trolls get trolled. Trolls do not like it when you agree with their statements or when you just don't give a reaction at all. I have seen a lot of times where trolls got frustrated or gave up on saying hurtful things once it was acknowledged they were trolling. Lots of people dislike trolls and they usually warn others not to "feed the troll" because the troll will get the reaction they were longing for. If someone is trying to troll you by breaking you down, block them or ignore them. Do not give them what they want because it would only encourage them to cause more harm to others. Remember to just be yourself and ignore the hate from people trying to only bring you down. Don't feed the troll.

"Bullycide"

http://time.com/5044974/ashawnty-davis-10-year-old-suicide-bullying/

The article above entails in how a young girl is bullied to where she is driven toward suicide. In most bullying stories I have heard, victims of bullying are driven toward suicide. The ten-year-old girl in the article committed suicide after a video of her and the person who bullied her was posted on Musical.Ly. The fight was outside of school grounds, and the fight was also not during school hours. This article reminded me of a discussion we had in class regarding whether schools should be responsible for resolving bullying situations among their students. Although, most altercations between students occur outside of school grounds and school hours I think schools still should be held responsible. Doing so, I think schools could prevent suicide attempts from occurring.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-42002981

The Prince's take on cyberbullying to me was really interesting. I think that his input on how people should react and handle cyberbullying would be beneficial, for it makes people aware of how serious such a situation is.

y tho?? don’t be a troll yo

I honestly don’t understand why some believe it’s okay for one to bully another to the point where it ruins the victim’s life. It’s sad because cyberbullies waste their lives by stalking someone online, only to be negative towards their victims, while hiding behind their screens, in hopes of making themselves feel better in their sad lives. It’s crazy to hear and see how many have taken their own lives because the cyberbullying was too much to handle. Cyberbullying victims come in all ages, in one case, a 12 year old girl took her own life because she was getting cyber bullied by her classmates. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amp/new-jersey-family-sue-school-district-after-12-year-old-n788506
Nobody should go through this and nobody should start it. We need to take a step out of our ignorance bubbles so we can understand that our words DO affect others.

welcome to the internet

The internet is the home of many trolls and often they go around and hate on people for no reason or just write funny things online.  You can find a lot of trolls in places like YouTube comments or other sites that allow people to comment about others anonymously.  I believe that people who troll people unanonymously and continuously aren't considered trolls but just bullies.  Some trolls can be funny and give you a laugh too.  My thoughts on this chapter are that trolls with bad intentions to actually hurt people should be stopped but people messing around for some laughs shouldn't be punished.

Learning about internet trolling and cyberbullying has opened my eyes on many things that I never even thought about before. It's very important to look at how people and social media sites can stop trolling and cyberbullying because it's hurting many and spreading more every day. Cyberbullying is a problem because kids care what others think about them and when they're being embarrased in front of many on the internet it can lead to a lasting impact on their mental health and even lead to suicides in some cases... Because of this, we need to find solutions to cyberbullying. One possible solution is for social media sites to hire more moderators to look at posts that are being made and check whether they need some sort of guidelines to make sure they are not being used for bullying. Although some may argue that this is against free spech, it's totally legal for the sites to do this because it's stopping people from getting hurt. It would be difficult to do this though because social media sites do not have the logistical resources to carry it out. Another possible solution could be to just educate students and teenagers to watch what they say on the internet and demonstrate the effects it has on victims of bullying. Doing this would show people that what they say on the internet has the same outcome to things they say in real life and it could lead to less bullying and trolling.