Comments | gehayi: A Few Good Links...and It Gets Better

gehayi

A Few Good Links...and It Gets Better

Oct 01, 2010 00:10

In the wake of the Tyler Clementi tragedy--what the hell IS it with cyberbullies harassing college kids this September?--my friend Ani_bester points out that you can make a difference by doing any, some or all of these things ( Read more... )

it gets better, gay rights, civil rights, lgbt, human rights

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ani_bester October 1 2010, 17:51:30 UTC

That project is amazing! Thank you for the link and info on it!

gehayi October 1 2010, 18:26:52 UTC

You're welcome! I think it's an awesome project--especially since Savage is using a tool that a lot of bullies are using to hurt their victims and turning that tool against the bullies. Namely, YouTube itself.

Also, Ellen DeGeneres is pretty upset by all the gay kids being driven to suicide by bullies and cyberbullies. Check out her video:

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=592846987806

shaolina October 1 2010, 21:29:08 UTC

Thank you for sharing gehayi. This was wonderful and the video was really cute and touching. I've seen this happen and I've lived some of it myself. It really does get better.

gehayi October 1 2010, 22:05:46 UTC

I'm sorry that you've lived any of this. I'm sorry for anyone who does. I've been bullied too, albeit not for orientation; just being a short intelligent girl was dangerous for me.

I honestly don't recall it ending until I left high school. I do remember believing throughout grammar school that the bullies, who ran in a pack of twenty or so and who were frequently armed with baseball bats and hockey sticks when they ran after me, would kill me and then claim, "It was an accident. Goshers, Gehayi's mom, we didn't know that she was that badly hurt, and we were just playing. We didn't mean any harm. We're sorry ( ... )

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gehayi October 1 2010, 22:58:01 UTC

You are goofy, smart, funny, and extremely kind. And emotional abuse sucketh mightily.

It doesn't really help to know that others have it worse. At least, it's never helped me. I'm not sure how that's supposed to help, even. "I'm in a shitty situation, but I can still be happy because there are people who are infinitely more miserable than I am?" It sounds very Bella, doesn't it?

I am glad that you've got some good things in your life, however. Because damn it, you deserve them.

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