Rebecca Black It's Friday

[agzg]

Originally Posted by 33girl

That's what I'm saying. How did they get that info? Apparently her parents didn't impress upon her to keep it private. In this day and age, you have to assume that when you become ANY sort of public figure, anything that people can access, they will. If you don't want to put up with that, don't be a public figure.

Live by the internet, die by the internet. Sorry if that sounds harsh but it's the truth.

Actually, they got it from a kid who went* to school with her.

*kid who posted it no longer goes to school there.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by agzg

Actually, they got it from a kid who goes to school with her.

See my above post re batshit psychos.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by 33girl

See my above post re batshit psychos.

If everyone "proceeded accordingly", nothing would be on the internet. Including all of us.

That doesn't mean she's getting what she deserves when people are going out of their way to harass her (which is what the 4chan plot boils down to, although I'm not sure if they carried it out) for putting something on the internet.

Criticism of her stupid video and stupid song are fine by me, even jokes about it are fine, but at some point a line is crossed when information is published that not only puts her safety at risk but that of her classmates as well. The kid's in 8th grade, come on.

[ASTalumna06]

If the kid wants to act like an adult, she should expect to be treated like one. Again, I’m not saying she deserves this, but to think that this information absolutely, positively would never be leaked is ignorant. This is the risk you take when plastering yourself all over tv/movies/the internet.

In my opinion, to claim this is cyber-bullying is a bit of a stretch.

Serious question (to those lawyers out there) – I know that cyber-bullying is still a fairly new concept, so maybe no one will really be able to answer this, but… would the burden of proof be similar to that of libel and slander, in regard to the difference between these crimes being committed against someone famous vs. someone like you or me?

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

If the kid wants to act like an adult, she should expect to be treated like one.

Did I miss where she's acting like an adult?

[adpiucf]

I think this may have been mentioned, but nonetheless I present to you the Bob Dylan version



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FISH...layer_embedded

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Did I miss where she's acting like an adult?

Well, clearly she isn't acting like an adult in the song...

I simply meant in terms of singing/making a video/wanting the world to see it/wanting to be famous, etc.

Teen stars don't live a kid's life. And she sounds like she wants the fame without all of the criticism.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Well, clearly she isn't acting like an adult in the song...

I simply meant in terms of singing/making a video/wanting the world to see it/wanting to be famous, etc.

Teen stars don't live a kid's life. And she sounds like she wants the fame without all of the criticism.

LOL. If you consider that acting like an adult, let me remind you of generations of children who wanted to perform. The Internet just provides a larger audience to those who want to perform.

Still children. Take issue with the real adults and not with the children. Children are not expected to fully understand the pros and cons.

Moreover, I'm quite baffled by the response to this song/video in this thread and elsewhere. Are people bothered by this? Does it offend their senses? People need to get over it. Seriously.