Bullies gone too far

Karissa Andrews, Journalism I Staffer

am tired of how these people treat me on my own social media time. I’d like to come home and sit on my phone or laptop and like people’s statuses and pictures, but I can’t. Someone somewhere will harass me; humiliate me, just because they don’t like something about me. If I want it to end, I need to speak up for myself and others.

Bullies are everywhere; they can be your friend, your family, even your loved one. Not everyone is this way but there’s always that 50-50 chance that that could happen. Most of them just like hurting others, some just want attention from their buddies; to think they’re cool. Whenever I see those messages or posts about me, I let it get to me just like most of the other victims. I try ignoring it but I don’t want to give up just yet, so I reply to them in a message or comment on the post. I tell them the real truth about who I am, I even try telling them to stop but they just don’t listen.  I know that some people will call me a wimp because I’m not awesome with come-backs, but when you have been bullied your whole life; you’d understand why I take it the hard way more often than fighting back when it’s just threatening remarks. I’m not giving up Facebook, Ask.fm or Instagram or even my Kik because someone is threatening me or spreading rumors online, I have my every right to enjoy Internet too.

I go online and see people hating about how I look or what music I listen to “You’re ugly,” “emo,” “you’re worthless,” “you will never make it,” “you deserve to die.” I read it from my old so-called friends; I read it on all of the social media sites I have logged onto.

I know this doesn’t happen to just me, I’m not alone. It’s mainly all the “un-popular” people who are not so well known that get punished online. Kids that are on theInternet should be left alone, let them be themselves, they’re just doing what average teens do; bury their controlled minds into social networks. Who cares what they look like, who cares what they listen to, who cares if you don’t like them, keep it to yourself.

If I ever want this to stop, I should tell someone, never work alone; it’d only hurt you more. Report them to a trusted adult. If I want this to massive online bullying to stop and get to help everyone else that’s going through it, I have to do something to make a change. Victims, who are out there, stand up for yourself; don’t let them ruin who you are. Tell someone; tell your parents, you’d be doing the right thing; you’re not a “snitch.”