Yesterday, there was some ruckus on Twitter. Someone slashed her wrists because of cyber bullying. I didn't know what happened exactly, but apparently, there's this one girl who told the other girl to go kill herself. And she tried to.
Wow.
Make no mistake. I dislike bullies, though I have never been bullied before so I can't really honestly say how it's like to be bullied. I really don't like them. They are mean creatures of the earth who enjoy hurting people, making other people feel small and unimportant so that they can feel superior. Which is pathetic.
But.. honestly.. instead of feeling some sympathy towards this girl, I kinda got annoyed at her. I mean.. come on! It's Twitter! I don't know why she kept entertaining those tweets. There is the block button. Block and ignore. If you entertain cyber-bullies, they'd just come after you more. Just BLOCK and focus on the people who love you.
Goodness!
I don't know her, really. She's a random person on Twitter. I'm guessing she has issues. Everybody does. But life is too precious to be thrown away, just like that. And because of cyber-bullies? Pffftt!! Those people are not worth dying for!
The questions she should have asked herself were..
"Are you stupid enough to just let other people tell you what to do? Or are you smart enough to stand up to them, be the bigger man and show them what you're worth?"
I think she chose the former.
I've been told several times to kill myself. Many times. Those words hurt. Words always hurt. But damn.. Just because someone tells me to kill myself, then I'd follow and do it. I would never do that!
I would never take my life just because someone told me to. That's bullshit!
Note:
I am stating my opinion. You may or may not agree with me. That's totally fine. And yeah. I cussed. Sorry about that.
i don't get do it i hate suicide it took someone special to me once and ill never gonna let that happen again
ReplyDeleteanyways i experienced bullying back at my early high school days thanks to my mom it never happened again
It's a sad fact. People commit suicide almost everyday.. :(
DeleteYes Leah, please don't kill yourself <3 I love you and don't want you to be getting hurt. Despite how much I was bullied I have no sympathy for people who kill themselves. I still see it as the easy way out. At first I used to think I was too weak to kill myself, and then I realised I was too strong to. It takes more strength to keep on living, and so I kept on living. I have happiness as well as sadness, so I can keep on going.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love you, too. <3
DeleteEXACTLY! Taking one's self is easy.. Living life is hard. And it takes true strength to do just that.
im here visiting your site dear..
ReplyDeleteWell.. Thank you for visiting my blog. :)
Delete...welcome to the internet, the hate-machine?
ReplyDeleteLet me be honest with you here. From your POV, it's easy to say "man up, don't listen to 'em, etc. etc.". And you're right, those actions should be taking. But would you be able to do that if you were in her position? I've been bullied at a younger age (it wasn't extremely severe), and trust me, it's really damn shitty, and you can't just break loose from that and ignore it or whatever. The feeling of not being liked sticks with you, lingers for long periods of time. If more and more is added to that shitpile, people tend to break, and that's exactly what happened here.
Don't get me wrong, I do agree with you, just saying it isn't as easy as you make it out to be, to stand up to those who're getting you down.
Oh, it's totally fine, Fang. I love hearing your side. It's nice to have someone disagree, once in a while. hehe..
DeleteI see your point. Like I said, I have never been bullied my whole life. Well, I've been bullied online.. like here in my blog and even on Facebook. People wishing me dead and stuff.. and all I do is unfriend them and block them. But in real life.. nope. I guess I'm just lucky.
yeah.. it's easier said than done..
I'm just annoyed that.. well, LIFE. Life is.. something so precious. You take it away, you won't get it back. She even posted some pictures of her slashing her wrist and holding a knife in her Twitter. Which is... what? What good will that do?
Anyway.. I hope she finds all the love and help she needs. Bottomline, life is far too important to just give it away because of bullies. :(
I would never take my own life just because someone told me to and I find it really sad that she tried to. To me, those people are the really vulnerable and insecure type which might explain why she listened to what her bullies were telling her to do.
ReplyDeleteI was bullied esp online and my teachers told me to ignore my bullies and block them but I never did for a long time because... well it's going to sound silly but I WANTED to know what they were saying about me so that I could defend myself. I hated the thought of not knowing what people were saying about me and maybe this girl was the same.
Like you, I'm just stating my opinion :)
And I respect that. :)
DeleteYeah, I guess so. I think she blocked her in her RP, but she continued talking with her in her RL account. I followed their convo.. The girl did say some very bad and hurtful words at her, then told her to go kill herself. And she tried to..
Well, me.. I do that, too. Like one time, some hater sent me a message, saying that she/he wants me dead, I tried my best to know who sent it. So that I can at least defend myself.. But after a while, I just blocked and turn off the anon option to the comment box..
It's great to hear different sets of opinion. :) Thanks, hazel.
ok. ako lang magtatagalog. nanosebleed ako sa comments wahaha anyway..suicide?mga duwag lang gumagawa nun at mga taong may mental issue. dapat di siya nagpaapekto. dyusko naman kahit anong sabihin sayo ng isang tao through cyberspace di ka masasaktan kung di mo sila papayagang saktan ka. parang yung kasabihan lang yan eh "walang taong manlololoko kung walang magpapaloko".
ReplyDeleteang engot lang nya ah. buti sana kung personal siyang binubully na ibang case talaga pero kahit ganun na personalan na di pa rin sagot ang suicide.kumakain ang tao para may energy. at pwedeng gamitin ang energy na yung para lumaban. tsk tsk tsk
My point exactly. Kasi nasa Twitter. Madali lang namang magblock kung gugustuhin nya, pero pinapatulan pa kasi nya. Tapos, kahit nga masakit yun, eh salita lang naman yun. Sana hindi na nya pinatulan. Nakakainis pa lalo, kasi nagpost sya ng pictures.. parang.. ewan ko na lang. Hayz..
DeleteIba nga naman ang pambubully kapag sa personal. Syempre, physical, emotional, pshychological and epekto nun.. Yun lang. Sana hindi na sya pumatol. Nainis lang ako kasi instead na nag-seen sya ng help sa mga friends and family nya, dahil lang sa tweets na yun, ginusto nyang tapusin ang buhay nya.. hayz..
Awww really? Hayyy...
ReplyDeleteI guess people have different coping mechanisms, and some just need the support to be able to get through such situations... This is why it is so important to speak out and ask for help, especially if you're getting bullied. Some may be scared, or some may be ashamed. Nonetheless, life is too precious to not do anything about it... If you can't ignore, ask for help... It's just sad that not everyone can do this... =( Whenever I see some who cannot stand up for themselves, I really try my best to offer assistance... There are some who just need some reminders and guidance to be able to cope... But really, speaking out helps...
True. She should have asked help or at least talk to a good friend, and just ignore that cyber-bully. Instead, she added fuel to the already huge flame. Ayun! Tomodo na. Dami na tuloy masasamang words ang nabasa nya.. If only ignored and blocked her, end of story. :(
DeleteShe had pictures of herself, holding a knife.. and her wrists. I honestly don't get that..
Many sent her messages telling her to ignore and just go offline for a while, go out and take a breather, Pero wala.. pinatulan talaga nya eh. Hayz.. Ayun. I bet that bully was smirking with satisfaction when she saw that she really did it.
I understand completely what you're trying to say with this Leah. It's an incredibly selfish thing to do but at the same time, despite it being done on Twitter it can hurt when someone tells you to kill yourself. Like a few years ago my father told me that I would be better just ending my own life and I can't help it, it really affected and upset me. I know that's way different to a Twitter argument but I hope you can understand what I'm trying to say.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like she was just looking for attention though, the more I read into details and that's something I hate. For many people suicide is considered as a final way out when nothing seems fixable and people who are just pretending just make a mockery of that. I'm glad you'd never kill yourself though.
Thank you. And yes, message understood. :-)
DeleteI'm sure those words hurt. I've been told that many times, as well. But... wow.. not from my father. I'm sorry. Actually, a lot of people thought of that. That she was just looking for attention. Tch..
Anyway...
Thaat thought actually comes to mind, sometimes. I'd be a hypocrite if I say, I have never thought of ending my life. But I will not do it. Not ever. That, I promise.
That's awful. I don't even know what to think.
ReplyDeleteI've been told to off myself by an ex-boyfriend once. I decided to live an extra 100 years just to piss him off.