Cyberbullying

agzg · #1 10-13-2010, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by als463

You'll have to excuse me for not keeping up with what is going on in CO. I also don't get much time to watch television, anymore. I literally work 7 days a week. Maybe I should have said THAT instead of about where I live in regards to not hearing about it.

Idk - I don't live in Colorado. It made national news.

A lot of people get their news on GC (thanks to posters like DS who troll news sites all day for interestion stuff - seriously - I don't believe him when he says he has some sort of job other than that, I think John is paying him) but I wasn't about to start yet another thread about rape.

als463 · #2 10-13-2010, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by agzg

Idk - I don't live in Colorado. It made national news.

A lot of people get their news on GC (thanks to posters like DS who troll news sites all day for interestion stuff - seriously - I don't believe him when he says he has some sort of job other than that, I think John is paying him) but I wasn't about to start yet another thread about rape.

You could start a thread, though. It would be a good topic, if you were willing.

agzg · #3 10-13-2010, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by als463

You could start a thread, though. It would be a good topic, if you were willing.

This particular topic is a little too politically and emotionally charged for a lot of posters on GC, and a little too little politically and emotionally charged for a lot of posters on GC.

It'd probably end up in closure.

als463 · #4 10-13-2010, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by agzg

This particular topic is a little too politically and emotionally charged for a lot of posters on GC, and a little too little politically and emotionally charged for a lot of posters on GC.

It'd probably end up in closure.

True. I feel like I derailed the thread when talking about victim-blaming but, I do think we need to consider how cyber-bullying affects people and how we shouldn't just say, "Well, they can get off that site." I'm mainly thinking about THAT SITE (you all probably know what site I am referring to) where you can post a thread about what a skank so-and-so is. It's pretty upsetting and I would be horrified if someone made a thread about me on that site. I can't even imagine.

Alumiyum · #5 10-13-2010, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by als463

True. I feel like I derailed the thread when talking about victim-blaming but, I do think we need to consider how cyber-bullying affects people and how we shouldn't just say, "Well, they can get off that site." I'm mainly thinking about THAT SITE (you all probably know what site I am referring to) where you can post a thread about what a skank so-and-so is. It's pretty upsetting and I would be horrified if someone made a thread about me on that site. I can't even imagine.

Is it still there? I thought it didn't exist anymore...

als463 · #6 10-13-2010, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Alumiyum

Is it still there? I thought it didn't exist anymore...

Oh, it is. In fact, it goes by a different name. If you want, I can pm you the site name. I just don't want to give it any recognition on this site.

agzg · #7 10-13-2010, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Alumiyum

Is it still there? I thought it didn't exist anymore...

There are a multitude of sites based on the same premise.

On the cyberbullying thing - I do think there's a bit of a difference between types of cyberbullying. For example, starting a thread like "SALLY IS A WHORE!" is different than starting a thread like "SALLY IS A WHORE, CALL HER AND TELL HER, HER NUMBER IS 555.0812, HER EMAIL IS sallyisa@whore.edu, HER HOME ADDRESS IS 515 Hooker Ave" etc.

knight_shadow · #8 10-13-2010, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by agzg

There are a multitude of sites based on the same premise.

On the cyberbullying thing - I do think there's a bit of a difference between types of cyberbullying. For example, starting a thread like "SALLY IS A WHORE!" is different than starting a thread like "SALLY IS A WHORE, CALL HER AND TELL HER, HER NUMBER IS 555.0812, HER EMAIL IS sallyisa@whore.edu, HER HOME ADDRESS IS 515 Hooker Ave" etc.

Whore.edu? Grad school, here I come.

Tangent: Seriously, this type of thing baffles me. When I was an undergrad, but school was transitioning from "commuter school" to "traditional school," but we still had a great deal of non-traditional students. Sure, there were times that people would say "I can't stand Sally. I hear she's a slut" but it didn't seem to go any farther. It makes me sick that college students would go to those lengths in order to bully someone.

Alumiyum · #9 10-13-2010, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by agzg

There are a multitude of sites based on the same premise.

On the cyberbullying thing - I do think there's a bit of a difference between types of cyberbullying. For example, starting a thread like "SALLY IS A WHORE!" is different than starting a thread like "SALLY IS A WHORE, CALL HER AND TELL HER, HER NUMBER IS 555.0812, HER EMAIL IS sallyisa@whore.edu, HER HOME ADDRESS IS 515 Hooker Ave" etc.

If her name and some other identifying information (last name, residence, sorority...something that would make it clear who the girl in question is), that's no different than posting her phone number. It's still cyberbullying. She'll have that follow her, and her potential employers will see it, her family will see it...etc. The internet is a part of our lives whether we like it or not, and when it effects real life (like the job example), that's over the line. I think the problem is a combination of people not understanding the impact it will have (especially for teens and younger kids), not caring, and not facing repercussions. I do hope we get better protection legally from this sort of behavior soon. That might help deter the "I don't care" set from spreading their horribleness.