Saturday, October 20, 2012
The Amanda Todd "Situation"
Before I saw the video, I didn't have much compassion for Amanda Todd. All I knew about her was that she had flashed her breasts on the internet, was bullied for that and sleeping with a boy in a relationship and had committed suicide. I had felt she was getting way too much publicity, when part of it was her fault. Countless others are going through the same thing but she is the one being glamorized.......... but then I watched the video. My "feelings" towards it were changed as dramatically but I understood the "situation" better. Amanda was not just bullied, but prosecuted and rejected. All this resulting in her moving schools many times, having no friends, drinking bleach and sadly taking her own life. Yes, she could have done things differently but so could many others. People should have corrected her, accepted it and moved on, but sadly this wasn't done. I now have much more compassion for Amanda Todd and I hope her story will be a lesson and help prevent bullying. Her story might just help save lives.
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