Week 7: Cyberbullying

Week 7: Digital Relationships and Respect.

Dear random person on the internet that is being bullied online, 1. Ignore it. 2. if it can’t be ignored, tell an adult. 3. If you are too scared to tell an adult, don’t go and get depressed and contemplate cutting or suicide, I mean come on.

-PleasentPeasent

My siblings, when I asked them is they had any advice for next school year, told me that i had to be careful what I said because what I might think is okay to say, might not come out that way. I have accepted the fact that I’m brutally honest with people. Sometimes I’ll catch myself, but most times I’ll notice after. I will pretend to be strong and pretend that I don’t care when, honestly, “the worst part about being strong is that no one asks if you are okay.”

Ichi: Ignoring It. This is the easiest thing to do. Close the computer, don’t go to that social media site for awhile, block the source, watch anime instead, move the emails to a different file… Anything that will distract you from it and help you focus on what is important. If it travels into your interactions at school or around town, play dumb. All the person wants is a reaction. So to Trent and Maya, if you hate eachother that much, just be quiet and keep it to yourself. We get it, you’re both annoying and have different goals in life. Alright? cool. (I will be available to be bullied at any time! Preferably through email. I don’t really go on facebook all that much.)

Ni: Tell an Adult. Okay, so you can’t ignore it any more, maybe there is just so much that throwing your computer out the window is the solution. Fine, but your parents bought that computer for you and you need to ask permission first. Two things could happen (at least in my house). One: they tell you to open the window first so they don’t have to pay for a new computer and a replacement window. Or Two: they will ask why. If they ask why, you would explain how you’re being bullied. Then being the parents that wield authority, they will fix the problem for you. Soon the problem is fixed and you are happy, your parents are happy that you are happy, and the bully is sad and angry that you are happy. And you only had to talk to your parents.

San: Depression and Death. For some reason you are scared to tell anyone. You think, but if I tell my parents then <bully> will think I’m a wimp. Well my friend, if you can’t (wo)man up, you don’t deserve to be happy. <bully> is right. … (ow!, stop pulling on my ear! fine, I’ll fix it!) Well my friend, (cliche) you are beautiful. That bully doesn’t know what they are talking about. You are much better than them and doing that would prove otherwise.

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