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Comment on On the Posthumous Slut Shaming of Amanda Todd by Oreo

Oreo — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 19:23:53 +0000

That’s not what people are implying. They are saying there are terrible people on the internet who will make your life hell. Not everyone can accept mistakes are made. So yes, the moral of the story is not to show your tits unless you like cyberbullying. And to be frank, there is something wrong with you if you think posting yourself naked on the naked is okay. It’s really not. What she did was a mistake, but that doesn’t mean she deserved what she got.

Although I think we are ignoring she also slept with a 13 year old boy which really is wrong specially since he had a girlfriend. She shouldn’t deserve to die but she is not an angel. She was a teenager who didn’t have her life together and her death is her own fault since she was the one that downed the bottle of bleach.

She had the choice to live and get help, but she didn’t. No one should ever value life so slowly to all of you cutters out there.

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Comment on On the Posthumous Slut Shaming of Amanda Todd by Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 13:18:30 +0000

Perhaps the real issue needing to be addressed is helping those who have made attempt or are prone to suicidal tendencies. We should also not forget the survivors and family members who have to live with the trauma left when a suicide occurs. Let us honor this brave young lady’s sacrifice upon the battlefield of injustice. She died well and with honor. It is a shame that she never knew in life that she was not as alone as she imagined; That only in death did she find comradely. We must honor this fallen warrior by giving aid to those who still yet live as she did, shamed, bullied, cast out. We must stand up for these people and let them know that they are not alone. Also, we must fight for them, for many are too broken and fragile to defend themselves. If the bullies wish to bring war upon our brothers and sisters, upon those we love, then let this serve as firm and final warning, no mercy will be spared, no quarter given, an eye for an eye, a heart for a heart, a soul for a soul. We will hunt you. We will find you, and we will destroy you at every opportunity. You, the bullies out there and you know who you are, have left us no common ground for diplomacy. I encourage each and every person who has witnessed any acts of bullying to meet hostile acts of aggression with hostile acts of aggression. It’s time the bullies had to look cautiously over their shoulder and know true terror. Time to let them know there are more of us then there are of them. We have the power. To those of you who feel that you are alone and without a voice, stay strong and know that you are not alone in your suffering. Every day will not be a good day, but, then again, no two days are alike. Life is war you must always be vigilant and fight. The best reason not to end your life is this, your life is worth far more than you could ever imagine, if it was not, then why are so many people out the so hell bent to try and take it from you? Every day that you live, no matter how bad it gets, is a personal victory over your enemies and will make you stronger than your enemies will ever be. If you don’t believe me just look how powerful a warrior Amanda Todd is, even after her death her enemies still can’t let her memory fade. Because they know she is still more powerful than they will ever be. They know that long after their bones have become dust and history has forgotten their names, hers will still remain. She played the greatest action of humiliation upon her bullies. She through their cruelty she got them to immortalize her. The final victory is hers. Freed of her mortal corpse she may now grant us her strength and light our darkest hour with her light.

Comment on On the Posthumous Slut Shaming of Amanda Todd by Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:54:11 +0000

Flashing your boobs does not hurt anybody. Having consensual sex does not hurt anybody. So yeah, slut shaming is wrong. And Amanda Todd did nothing to deserve what she got.

Comment on On the Posthumous Slut Shaming of Amanda Todd by Kay

Kay — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:16:54 +0000

Ran into this by accident, a year late but feel like throwing in my two cents. I agree that people posting hurtful/mocking memes and comments after the death of anybody – regardless of age, gender and how they died – is disgusting. On the other hand, I do not think Amanda Todd should have been given all the publicity and praise by the media. She is no martyr. When you mess up, you ride the storm. Mistakes are met with repercussions. She flashed, people took the mick. She had sex with another girl’s boyfriend, the girl got angry. That’s life. My main concern is how people portrayed this young lady as a role model – like some symbol of hardship and warriorism that ended tragically, when in reality, she fucked up and weaseled out of facing the music. Suicide, by no means, should be pitied. It’s cruel to the ones that love you, pathetic and cowardly. Yet nobody points out the message this girl has sent children going through similar situations – god forbid it could be deemed trendy, after all, you do become famous. But the real moral of this story – which by all means truly is tragic, I do not think for a moment that it is not – is that kids are trying to grow up too fast. If anything, it’s societies fault. We put far too much pressure on our young by exposing them to an over-sexualized planet. Kid’s shouldnt be interested in having sex at 15 and being deemed attractive, they should be playing with dolls, for christ’s sake! Amanda Todd was nothing more than a victim of this cruel world, trying to run before she could crawl. Instead of wasting all this time trying to stop kid’s picking on others with slutty antics – which is really all that has happened “it’s okay to flash your boobs and have sex at 15 we all make mistakes” – yes, we do, but no. It really isn’t okay, it’s disgusting – we should be trying to stop children being exposed to shitty popstars who sing about sex whilst jiggling about a stage with no clothes and the like. You have all the time in the world to be an adult, but very few years as a child.

Comment on Out of Wedlock: A Single Person’s Take on Marriage Equality by Kate

Kate — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:57:40 +0000

Thank you for this post. I feel the same way but you have put it so eloquently. My sister lost her job because she wasn’t married. That is, they took her full-time job with benefits and changed it into 2 part-time jobs without benefits. Had she been married and had access to benefits through her spouse, she would barely have noticed the change. Instead, she had to move to a new city to get a new job. My point is, I would have given her my health insurance if I could! Unmarried people have family and loved ones just like everyone else! My sister, my brother, my nephews — they are my family. But the law sees me as alone.

Comment on On the Posthumous Slut Shaming of Amanda Todd by Leo White

Leo White — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:50:04 +0000

If I was her parent, I would’ve sent her into therapy and supported her and monitored her computer usage.

Comment on On the Posthumous Slut Shaming of Amanda Todd by Leo White

Leo White — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:48:14 +0000

I agree. Everyone makes mistakes. The difference is how we handle them.

Comment on “The Face” lift: Oxygen’s popular TV show inspires cut-up poem by Christine Shan-Shan Hou

Christine Shan-Shan Hou — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:04:22 +0000

Thank you, Philippe!

Comment on “The Face” lift: Oxygen’s popular TV show inspires cut-up poem by Philippe

Philippe — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:15:38 +0000

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All secrets of life lie within this poem , it’s incredible