my opinion on: cyberbullying

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cyberbullying is a loosely-understood term nowadays.  but i think most people get that it's bullying someone, except through e-mail or any form of communication thereafter.

i have been cyberbullied. i have been accused of cyberbullying someone (though it's hard for one to admit such things, i do believe i was doing it if you go by the loose definition).

i, personally, think that bullying in general is utterly pointless and stupid.  but saying something from behind a screen because you're too cowardly to admit it to the victim's face is much worse than approaching them.

and not only is it cowardly, but everything you say on the internet is permanently there. if you're a gmail user, like me, you'll notice that when you delete a message, it doesn't disappear; it goes to a folder labeled 'archive.'  and those kinds of things will affect you later in life, when, say, you apply for college and the people from the college look you up and find a scathing email sent to an enemy of yours.

if you're being cyberbullied right now, i'd advise you to save the messages. even if the bully deletes them, you will still have them as evidence, if you take the situation to someone of higher authority, or, in the case i just spoke of, you can just leave them for people to find.

but then again, i hope that if you're reading this, you and/or your loved ones are not getting cyberbullied because it's a senseless activity and something you should never do if you have any dignity whatsoever.

that is all.

my opinion on: acacia brinley

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before we get started, i need to clear something up: i don't know as much as some people about acacia.  please correct me if i say something false.

but i've definitely heard the name, associated with different things such as "attention whore," "strong," and "inspirational."

i agree with one of those.  can you guess which?

i don't know much about acacia, but i know that cutting yourself is a shameful thing.  i know that it is most definitely not something you do for attention, or broadcast it so people will pity you, call you strong.  most people will call it disgusting.  so if you're gonna go posting a picture of your scars on the internet so you can win an argument, you can guarantee that you won't earn this girl's respect.

that is all.

my opinion on: gay rights/marriage/in general

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"i think gays will burn in hell because the laowrd says that no man shall love another-" no. no. no.

first of all, to the people who actually think that, would you like it if someone told you that their magic man in the sky from their book of fairy tales says you can't love someone just because of his or her outward appearance? you wouldn't, and don't even lie.

now, whatever your opinion is about what "causes" people to be gay, i don't believe for a second that they're just doing it "for attention" or "to be rebels." that's bullsh*t.

just because someone's love doesn't meet your stereotype's requirements or just because it doesn't look like the love you have doesn't mean it isn't love.

and don't even start with the "what will we tell the kids" crap, because it's not the kids that are the "problem" here, it's the adults.

the point is, there shouldn't ever be laws telling you who you can or can't love, who you can or can't marry.  that's a right that i think everyone should have.  not to mention a major relationship milestone.  and, yeah, it's just some rings and a piece of paper, but it means a lot to some people.

therefore, i will not rest until gay people (and all variations thereafter - trans, lesbian, queer, pans, and all the others) have the same rights as straight people.

that is all.

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