Online bullying?

[DaWilsonator]

How come a lot of people care too much about what people say about or to them over the internet?
1. its the internet its TYPED words not said to your face and I guarantee the person who is typing badly to or about you wouldn't even say a word to you VERBALLY in person if you were to see/meet them.
2. a block button is there for a reason.
3. seems to me not many people know how to use that block button.

-sigh-

[ktheodos]

well...i think the fact that it's typed means its easier to say bad things....people don't have to worry about the face-to-face confrontation...plus, it's hard to read the emotions/feelings involved with typed text, making it more challenging to communicate....though, I agree, if it's annoying, the block button is there and yes, probably not enough people use it....

[vicogden]

You're right, you can block any message or choose not to read it.  And of course the US Constitution guarantees us Freedom of Speech.  However, there's nothing wrong with being polite, whether in person or on line.  Wouldn't it be a nice planet if everyone everywhere was nice to each other.  Give it a try, you might actually like it...

[ShadeTree]

Here's how I feel about people that partake in bullying/rude behavior online...

"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." -Aesop

It definitely can be difficult to decipher emotion behind someone's text but since one can't always tell, you can always ask. Also, it's best to not be a ConclusionJumper and assume the worst. Even if you are unsure, brush it aside, especially if the person it's coming from is someone you don't know personally; if you know them personally, you can always talk with them offline right?

[wjd22011]

why if somebody or something is making you mad online then why no say something make no sense lol     

[frozenimage]

It's a shame there are some people who feel they have to pick on someone else to feel good. If the internet gave out the bully's full name, ip address, I doubt there would be as much harassment.

[sorrowful777]

I agree that it shouldn't bother someone that much. It wouldn't bug me personally. But as a young unconfident girl I think it might has bothered me to see hurtful words and verbal attacks on my computer screen being directed specifically for me. Most teenagers haven't even found who they are yet- meaning they are extremely unsure of themselves. So I guess its better to be safe than sorry.

[thetotalfool]

1. its the internet its TYPED words not said to your face and I guarantee the person who is typing badly to or about you wouldn't even say a word to you VERBALLY in person if you were to see/meet them.

That's the truth.  Years ago, some people I knew from high school were throwing public hissyfits online.  They were typing the nastiest threats at everybody they had known.

I didn't get upset over what they wrote, only frustrated because they grew up to be huge idiots.  They were passive-aggressive wusses in real life.  I wouldn't even call it bullying, because the threats were so empty.

[raven1114]

i think that if adults would be adults and if they would learn to properly monitor their children and teens internet activity cyber bullying wouldn't be as much a problem as it is.

[Shanyyah1]

How come a lot of people care too much about what people say about or to them over the internet?
1. its the internet its TYPED words not said to your face and I guarantee the person who is typing badly to or about you wouldn't even say a word to you VERBALLY in person if you were to see/meet them.
2. a block button is there for a reason.
3. seems to me not many people know how to use that block button.

-sigh-

lol

[animikokala]

Words can have the same type of power over others, whether they are written or spoken.  ....Of course, hurtful words on the internet can be worse in a way:  imagine how a person hurt by those words might feel knowing that not only can the people directly involved read them, but potentially so can billions of other people!

Perhaps people should stop encouraging bullying by acting like it's no big deal?......Wouldn't the world be better if people shunned the bully for their hurtful words, and not the bullied for being "weak" or "sensitive"?