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Im guessing none of you have been bullied

posted 13 years ago by kiss_kamilla
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Well first of all.. even if you are drop-dead gorgeouse you can still be bullied. there is no steriotype bullied person. and in a lot of high school's, being called a slut etc is a big deal! to me this movie is right on the spot! this is realistic. i've seen it happen like this. im guessing those who have this coments have never been bullied. And to those who don't think it have happend at their high school are just blind. cuz it happens everywhere. just that people react differently. look at the different characters. the "gay guy" doesnt stop going to school or have a melt down. but still its tearing him up. I think its a great movie that kids need to see. cuz this is happening everywhere

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[–] kiss_kamilla 13 years ago

Well then that message wasn't ment to you then :)
My story is pretty alike to the one in the movie except it laster over many years. which kinda made me fat. but thats life.. we have to learn to deal with it :)

[–] SailormoonSk2 13 years ago

I was bullied, but just as the other person said you deal with it and move on. No offense, but her "bullying" just wasn't the same as everyday "stuff you in the locker" bullying. She cried because someone said she "smelled like a sewer." Wtf? How old are we? Also, there were plenty of ways for her to avoid and ignore it. She could have deleted the page. She could have blocked people. Or she could have just dealt with it by saying her page was hacked and laughed it off, but did she do that? No, she didn't. Even when her mother told her repeatedly to delete the profile she didn't listen. I don't want to make it seem as if I feel it's her fault for getting bullied, because I'm not. No one deserves being bullied. However, there are many ways to deal with cyberbullying instead of a terrible "I can't get the cap off" attempted suicide. Anyhow, that's just my humble opinion.

[–] deadbunny28 12 years ago

I was gonna argue your point because obviously bullying can follow someone whether it be online or not...but the you busted out the "I can't get the cap off" line :)...

[–] JannTosh 12 years ago

I was once bullied and called names, but I don't call for censorship

[–] deadbunny28 12 years ago

p.s. i love sailor moon :)

[–] ShrinkMD 12 years ago

The difference between her situation and the typical "stuff you in the locker" bullying is magnitude. Things posted on the Internet spread quickly and become ubiquitous. Yes, she should have deleted the page and/or blocked people, but that still wouldn't have stopped others from gossiping, at least not in the short term. And you'd have to be made of steel to just laugh off being picked on by an entire school.

As for the suicide attempt, she says that her intent was to die, and maybe in the moment it was, but it seemed more like a cry for help to me. You're right, there are other ways of dealing with bullying, but different people react in different ways, and given that she was a teenager experiencing "the worst" thing that could happen (it's in quotes for a reason, but to her it was reality), I could see where she would reach that point of feeling too overwhelmed and trapped to continue.

That said, sometimes people actually do smell like a sewer...

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[–] the_la_baker 9 years ago

I was bullied, but just as the other person said you deal with it and move on. No offense, but her "bullying" just wasn't the same as everyday "stuff you in the locker" bullying. She cried because someone said she "smelled like a sewer." Wtf? How old are we? Also, there were plenty of ways for her to avoid and ignore it. She could have deleted the page. She could have blocked people. Or she could have just dealt with it by saying her page was hacked and laughed it off, but did she do that? No, she didn't. Even when her mother told her repeatedly to delete the profile she didn't listen. I don't want to make it seem as if I feel it's her fault for getting bullied, because I'm not. No one deserves being bullied. However, there are many ways to deal with cyberbullying instead of a terrible "I can't get the cap off" attempted suicide. Anyhow, that's just my humble opinion.

Exactly, kids these days are so sheltered. They think cyber-bullying is traumatic, but you can just not go online. Being bullied IRL(like was done before the internet) is far worse because you cannot delete it or log off, other than suicide. No one has the right to not be offended. Thats called life. Deal with it.

[–] sassyboots555 12 years ago

This movie really hit home for me. People don't realize that you don't have to really do anything to become a target of bullying. I went to high school in the 90's..before facebook or myspace. There wasn't "cyberbullying" just old fashioned BULLYING. I lived in fear every day. I had stuff written about me on lockers, bathroom stalls, etc. I couldn't imagine what life would be like if we did have facebook back in the day. Teachers did absolutely nothing to stop the bullying.People say they thought it was hilarious when she couldn't get the pill bottle open. That's the part that made me cry.Like the OP said most of you must not have ever been bullyied, because you wouldn't be making light of something like this. Anyway.....Bullying, cyber or otherwise is serious. It really messes with a young person's psyche

[–] burkettryan 12 years ago

I have tourette's syndrome and was bullied a great deal by many growing up. People imitating my ticks and laughing at me as well as leaving notes on my desk for me to find saying very awful things. I certainly know what its like to be bullied. That said, this movie is ridiculus. Any one who gets that bad and lets others get to them this way either already was suffering from depression or has severe dependency issues. When i was bullied i just knew they were a**holes and went about my day. I also made fun of myself a lot. When you show that it doesnt get you they lose interest. Any one suffering from cyber bullying who is affected this bad needs to improve their self image and self confidence. Not saying their to blame, clearly thy cyber bullys are to blame. But in almost everyones life they are going to be put through emotional abuse of some sort. At some point you need to learn to accept other people are jerks and enjoy life. For anyone having issues with this i would highly suggest therapy. Their are many free clinics and having someone to talk to means all the difference. Therapy is fantastic at teaching you to love yourself. If you like yourself then all the other peoples words cant hurt you.

[–] ancline 12 years ago

This movie is very realistic when it comes to cyberbullying. In fact, this same situation has happened to me. I just don't understand how people think this is a stupid or unrealistic film. This happens everyday.

[–] JannTosh 12 years ago

This movie is very realistic when it comes to cyberbullying. In fact, this same situation has happened to me. I just don't understand how people think this is a stupid or unrealistic film. This happens everyday.

if it does then do something about it. Block them, report them. Don't go crying about it

[–] budoka_ch 12 years ago

This movie is very realistic when it comes to cyberbullying. In fact, this same situation has happened to me. I just don't understand how people think this is a stupid or unrealistic film. This happens everyday.

if it does then do something about it. Block them, report them. Don't go crying about it

A few EXCELLENT suggestions. However, I think one of the points of the movie (which unfortunately didn't have a lot of emphasis paid to it in-story, for a variety of reasons) is that, once the bullying starts, it kind of gives you tunnel vision, such that you tend to magnify the problem and think that it's worse than it really is, and that you're all alone; you go into kind of a self-defense mode and think you have to deal with it YOURSELF. Plus, add in all of the 'normal teenage girl issues' that seem to mysteriously show up in one's day, and, well.... One of the issues I had with the film is that I wish a bigger deal was made of how Taylor finally getting her own computer represented her independence. As it is, we just saw her in the beginning seemingly computer-savvy, happily typing away, etc. There was even a joke made, iirc, about someone early on posting an insult on her account page. Which Taylor laughed off, again, iirc. I guess it sort of made sense, to see how fast she started shutting down after someone hacked her, but...

[–] Tracey73 10 years ago

if it does then do something about it. Block them, report them. Don't go crying about it

Such an ignorant, uneducated statement to make ...

ETA - People like you (who think like you do regarding this subject) are what's wrong with this society. I pity you that you can't educate yourself on this subject prior to making such an ignorant comment.

She had the saddest look I've seen in years, A kangaroo cry ~ Blue October

[–] HombreOfAnotherEra 12 years ago

to me this movie is right on the spot!

thanks you. after reading all the other threads, i'm beginning to realise my theory of this world being heartless and cruel is right! your thread however is the only one who agrees with me.

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[–] SatanReturns 12 years ago

Ah yes, the judgmental person.
How do you know that people making threads laughing etc at some scenes have not been bullied?

I can safely say that for two years of Primary school I got bullied, thus entering high school I decided to equip myself with a knife & once I used it the bullying stopped.

However, regardless of the choices I made in my live with alcohol & drugs regarding the bullying, I don't take every single thing serious.

& Yes I found the "I can't get the lid off" scene rather hilarious.

[–] InTheClouds90 12 years ago

I've been bullied. You know how? I've been called a *beep* a dyke, a queer, a lesbo, and have been told time and time again to die. A couple of guys have gone up to me and sexually harassed me, saying they could cure me with a good *beep*. In lunch, people spit in my food and on me. I get insulting letters in my locker and have been forced to leave the soccer team. Suicide is constantly on my mind. Though, I have to say, I watched this movie and laughed my ass off. If your not smart enough to go on the internet, don't go on. This girl, played by Emily what's her name, is the type that would delete system 32. It's not the internet's fault most of you guys are morons.

[–] holographica 12 years ago

There's definitely stuff Taylor could've done to help herself, but that doesn't make it right for the other side either. No one's blaming the Internet...it's people that do this. Blame the people.