Teen bullying, cyber-bullying, teen suicides....these topics have been all over the news lately and we can't avoid talking about it. I have posted three stories below. Please take a look at all of them, then respond to this post with a thoughtful response. Here are some suggestion questions:
- How did you feel when reading/watching these stories and why do you feel this way?
- Describe a time when you or someone you know has been bullied or affected by bullying.
- How do you think technology (ie. facebook, video chat, youtube, instant messaging, etc.) has changed or affected bullying? Has it made bullying easier or harder? Or not affected bullying at all? Explain your thoughts...
- What can be done to stop bullying, and cyber bullying in particular?
Video clip about Tyler Clementi, a college freshman who took his own life after being cyber bullied. You will not believe what his roommate and roommate's friend did to him:
Another story about a recent teen suicide due to bullying:
Video clip from Ellen Degeneres:
- Im shocked!, i didn't knew that bullying was such a big problem im so concerned now. well to be honest i've never pass throw a situation like this. Yes, i had problems with people but i didn't see it as bulliying.My opinion is that technology has affected bullying and has made it harder. Because the cyber bullying its the most common bullying today and its all because of the easy acces to people in internet. I think that peolple should be careful with putting personal things in websites and do not accept people you dont know and if someone tells you something or intimidates you, you should report the person.
ReplyDelete-bullying is something very bad in our world. To be honest I've had never passed through a situation like this before and I hope not! I think technology has affected bullying and has made it alot harder than before. I think that people don't care what other people feel inside they just post things on internet and some of them are really bad and those post can hurt other people's feelings! iF your going to post something be very careful because once you post it you can deny it or deleted.. !
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ReplyDeleteWow! All of these situations are very choking to me. In my opinion I think that nobody should reject or make feel bad another person.A think that although we all have different interest in life we should respect the other personas opinion. For me all of us have passed a bullying situation. In school is where we can see a lot of people that are being bullying. Some examples are when they make fun of you, or when they don’t show respect for you. In this moments technology had advanced a lot! I think that that make bullying easier. Because the bullies sometimes will be afraid to said things in persons and they can easy post a comment in your facebook or send you a massage in your messenger. We can all do something to stop the bullying; we can tell to an adult if you know that someone is being bullied. And do not be afraid just talk with an adult; teachers, parents or friends, maybe they can help you. Don’t let anyone make fun of you!
ReplyDeleteBullying has been a great concern in our society, today. It's sad how many teenagers have committed suicide by being treated badly. Some comments are highly offensive, and may affect a person in many ways. In our society we can see that every day, people are bullied and made fun of. I agree with the fact that technology has eased bullying. Even though social networks, such as facebook or myspace, are good for interacting with many people, it may bring problems like these to our society. Sometimes it's hard to prevent this, because we can't control other people's bad intentions, but if we see this we should consult it with an adult or someone related to the person being bullied. We as part of this society can help change this situation that has, as well, affected us teenagers.
ReplyDeleteBullying is probably the easiest way of getting into any person's feelings and emotions.Alot of teenagers now a day can't handle these situations and the result of it is suicide. I've never experienced bullying before, neither would I like to experience it. Some bullies result to violence maybe because of lack of atention, problems at home, or envy. Sometimes teenagers can't handle problems by talking normal about it, and they just end up posting random offensive things about each other. I also think that such social networds like messenger, myspace or facebook is a great way of socializing with your friends and family. But sometimes people take this opportunity for granted and use it as an offensive way against others. Most of the time we can't consult this with adults because maybe it can make it worse, but its the best option to think of in times liike this. And if your friends of family is conflicted of cyber bullying you should try to help that person by calling the authority, consulting your school principal, consulting your teachers or talking about it with your parents that will responsibly talk to this person and discuss about the situation.
ReplyDeleteWell every time I here about sucide caused by bullying my heart sinks for that person who was pushed so far off the edge that he/she had to kill themselves because they couldn't find a way to get out. Well I have been bullied before but it really was nothing that serious I was just got pushed around a bit, but me being me I never stay quite, and gave them a peice of my mind, and now I don't get bullied. I think technology has made bullied harder, because now people don't just get hurt in the face but they get hurt in the web were everybody can see. Which I think thats even worse, and now thats why you see alot of suicides specially in the younger generation, because we are so into the technology right now that it just get harder once everything is out their in the web. But now people get bullied by evrything the way you look, your race, your gender, your inteligence everything, and that just has to stop. But just try to talk to someone it may help.
ReplyDeleteThis is shocking but at the same time it's sort of expected. These people, I can't imagine how they felt. To prefer to die than to keep up with the pain.... Reading this made me feel sad, scared, anxious, nervous..... And to think that these people are the future leaders of our World......that is going to be a messed up world! Well when I was in 4th grade I was bullied. A classmate of mine blamed me for breaking his bookbag. He told his older cousins and everytime they passes by me, the would push me, shuve me, act as if they were going to punche, etc. This one morning, I was ariving at school and they were witing for me at one of the gates that lead up to school. We I passed through the jumped out and pushed me hard against the rail. They gained up on me and I was terrified. A little, weak 4th grader against two 6th or 7th graders..... I started crying. They finally left me alone and I just wanted to leave school so I head out through the gates of school crying. I was terrified of being alone again. My mom had been watching from behind, I never noticed. When I was heading towarfs the gate she grabbed me and we headed toward the office. I do believe that technology has affected bullying, in a bad way ofcourse. It has made it easier!!!! Also it is more efficient because everyone can see it and bullies want to make fun of you in front of everyone!! I honestly don't know what can be done to stop bullying. I just hope that it stops soon before the death rate of victimes of suicide due to bullying keeps climing.
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOD! It's horrible what happened to Tyler! I'm just shocked watching these videos and I feel really bad.It's just mean to put videos of someone else's personal life! It is way more mean if the person commits suicide! I think I've seen bullying before, not that kind of bullying! Well maybe when someone takes a picture of another person and puts it on facebook or myspace, but I don't think that's such a big deal! Technology has definitely changed or affected bullying. Because before this social network including facebook, myspace or youtube, bullying was just in the school and of course it did had terrible effects, but not as terrible as the whole world knowing it! Now anyone can be bullyed by just printing a pict5ure of or downloading a video which leads to suicide, depression etc. I don't think cyber bullying or bullying can be stopped at all. I mean sure people can be warned about not bullying because they will go to jail, but there's not a definite solution for this problem. The only solution for this problem would be if everyone just matures. But that's not gonna happen!
ReplyDeleteI'm real shocked on how far classmates and so called "friends" can get into bullying and trying to hurt other peoples feelings, I personally haven't been bullied on, not that I remember of, but this is a very serious situation going on right here. i think that technology has shown that it has its good thing but also bad things like this one
ReplyDelete(cyberbullying) being a negative one. I think we could stop this if we show a little more amount of dignity and show more respect for other people and at least asking their opinion on posting something about them weather it is a foto or just a simple comment, if you think they would not agree with you than simply dont do it.
This is not shocking to me because I have seen the effects on peoples life and this is something that many people use as a way of releasing all of it sadness and problem. I know is the wrong way but the people use this methods anyways. Now, I know this because I have seen this with my own eyes. It feel lonely, sad, and like you are desperate for someone to help you but no one does. I know this because I was bullied in one point of my life and was my worst moment of my life. But thanks to my friends and families I didn't get to the point of trying to commit suicide. Now I know that I don't have to care for what others thinks of me but what I think of myself. The bullying and cyber bullying is been done with a great ease through the internet. This is becaause you don't have to seee the person to bully him or her. Also a can bully another person anytime he or she wanted. This is something that affects a person and the world. Now is our duty to say enough is enough.
ReplyDeleteI'm not shocked because now all the teenagers are suiciding for resolve their problems. But I think that bullies act like this because, is what they had learned from their family. I've never been bullied, and hope that never happens to me. Although it happens I'll react as normal, as who I am, and resolve the problem with an adult, teacher or someone who can help. Technology is now the easier portal to bullying. Now the bullies can send you a message through facebook, myspace, or IM, and may react badly to them and ending in suicide as these kids do. Stop bullying is not easiest as say it, we have to demand bullies and making them pay for being bullies (detention, etc.) or making campaign for stop the bullying.
ReplyDeleteWhile I was watching these videos felt so impressed. The whole time I was thinking hoe could people be capable of doing this. What goes through their minds when they are hurting other innocent people for no good reason? Bullying is such a big problem that is affecting all of us in some way. I think all of us have been bullied or have bullied some time. In my case, when I was younger I was always told that I was really fat and ugly, and stupid comments like that can lead to serious consequences. Some people may take stupid comments like that and don't care at all, but others may take in a really bad way and that's when bad things, like suicide, happen. Technology makes bullying 100 times easier. In facebook or myspace people have the freedom to post any comments they want of people's fotos or blogs etc. And these comments may be good or offensive. I think that what can be done to stop bullying is to tell everyone to think twice before saying or posting any rude comments about anyone, and the people that are bullied should not stay quiet, and they should not try to comeet suicide, they should try to tell someone about the problem so that it could be stopped.
ReplyDeleteThis is something that is very sad and shocking to hear about. I know that bullying and cyberbullying have been an issue everywhere but I never thought it would get this far, to this extent. These are all horrible stories but at the same time these are real and are a concern to everyone. This something that can't also be fixed, this is something that we as teenagers need to take into consideration that is a bad things and it has its consequences and we need to stop it ourselves and never let it get pass a certain point. Because I know that bullying is not just going to stop, the ones who do it need to change their attitude and figure out it is a very wrong and horrible thing to do because you never know how the person he is bullying will react and how their emotions will change.
ReplyDeleteThank god, I have never been bullied before. But I do have a friend who has been bullied for a long time and the problem hasn't been like completely fixed but it has gotten better. My friend talks to me about how they feel about everything that is going on and it is really a horrible feeling. Talking about it and getting things off your chest really helps a lot.
I think that the internet definitely has changed and made bullying a lot easier. Now a person can just post things on facebook or twitter and it can be very hurtful. You don't even haave to like confront the person. I think there really isn't anything that will stop bullying. It is just something that the bullies need to figure out it's a bad thing and stop doing. Because like I or anybody else can't stop bullying. It's a problem that needs the cooperation of everybody.
I felt depressed after reading and seeing all these things about bulling. I fell sorry for them and also sad for them, it is not an easy situation. I know this person that has being bullied alot and also punched by many people, the error that person has comitted is he/she does not do anything for tje situation he/she only cries and talk with their real friends and also sometimes laugh because don't have any more options. Technology such as facebook has been more easier for bulling because you only look for the person and do it, also is an easier way to catch somebody bulling. In my opinion for stoping bulling punishments must be harder and peolple should acuse bullies in an anonymus way.
ReplyDeleteWhile listening to these stories I was thinking how somthing like this shouldn't happen at all and could be prevented in so many ways. These stories were so shoking especially the one about Tyler, I mean how can his own roomate do that to him. It's a total invasion of privacy and shouldn't ever be done at all. I feel so bad for those families that lost their children, siblings,etc. I know how it feels to be bullied becuase I have been before. There was this one situation where I was having a really bad day and this boy came up to me and started teasing me and calling me names, I didn't care about it that much because he had done it before, but what hurt me the most was that my supposed friends joined in calling me names and pushing me around. I tried to ignore them, but they wouldn't stop so I just left. The bullying was so bad that when I got home I just started to cry. I believe no one deserves this. I think that technology has made bullying easier because they have much easier access to the person and some times the person bullied won't tell anybody because they are too embarrassed or believe its their problem. I think we can prevent bullying by getting help, talking to others or telling some one who can do something about it and not keep quiet because then it will just continue and you might not be able to stop it.
ReplyDeleteIt's astonishing how heartless some people can be. Nobody deserves such treatment. I luckily have never been bullied. Technology has made bullying easier because now you can affect people not just when you're with them, but also when they get home and check their e-mail, FaceBook, etc. We can't really control the intentions of other people, but we can quickly report any kind of bullying we see and that when other people see the consequences, maybe most people will stop doing it.
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