Cyberbullying

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

At the same time, I urge people who are mentally and emotionally impacted by the GC minions to use the ignore feature. I can't say what impacts people on a personal level. I would never tell people to stop coming to GC if they don't like some of the posters. I will say that GCers amuse themselves in various ways and GC is not that important as to let it have a potentially lasting mental and emotional impact on you.

/public service announcement

If you or anyone you know has a GC bully or is a GC bully, please contact the GC police at 1-800-FUK-OFFF. Thank you.

If what someone says on an internet messageboard (not including harassment) has an impact on a poster's real life, they probably are too sensitive for message boards, period.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

If what someone says on an internet messageboard (not including harassment) has an impact on a poster's real life, they probably are too sensitive for message boards, period.

See, the day that I'm trying to be understanding and accepting, you are being a hardass.

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

See, the day that I'm trying to be understanding and accepting, you are being a hardass.

Yeah but I mean if I cry myself to sleep because someone is mean to me on the internet, lord help me in the "real world". At least here you just press the little red x in the top corner and it all goes away.

[rhoyaltempest]

I know one thing, the internet thuggery is out of control (not sure if that's the same as cyberbullying). You know the ones that have so much to say via the internet but would never have the guts to say such things to anyone's face. The internet is giving many cowards a voice that otherwise wouldn't be heard (especially racists and bigots).

[Lasonja]

Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest

I know one thing, the internet thuggery is out of control (not sure if that's the same as cyberbullying). You know the ones that have so much to say via the internet but would never have the guts to say such things to anyone's face. The internet is giving many cowards a voice that otherwise wouldn't be heard (especially racists and bigots).

I agree with this. The Dr. Phil show talked about this topic. Dr. Phil said that it's basically people who need to vent, pissed off at the world, or whatever, so they'll use the internet to take it out on people who might be easy to mess with. He said that people who cyberbully have some unresolved issues, and I'll take it one step further. People who bully people period, have some unresolved issues. For the times I've posted on here, I have seen certain people get picked on, but I wouldn't call it cyberbullying because you can either close the browser, use the ignore feature, not respond, or just talk the same shit back. If it's just as easy for the cyberbully, then it should be just as easy for the person being bullied. This is a good topic.

[honeychile]

Congratulations to you, AlphaFrog!

[Lasonja]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

Nope. If douchenozzles are bothering me here, I go find something else to do. If douchenozzles are harassing their middle school classmate, he/she still has to face them on a daily basis.

No, I'll find something else to do when I get good and ready to, not because somebody else is talking shit to me. When I was in middle school, if somebody was harassing me, I would just flat out beat their ass. Point blank.

It always seems to stop after a good ass kicking. I never was the one to get punked by anybody.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Ooh internet tough guy.

Dear lord, you sound like my clients. They'd rather go back to prison than lose 'face' and get 'punked.'

Well, she DID say "when I was in middle school"

Why is it hard to believe that people can and do stand up for themselves? Not everyone has been a victim of bullying (general statement, not directed at you DF).