tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939659229212767042.post-36315879460105339212008-07-23T11:29:00.002+01:002008-07-23T11:29:00.762+01:00Cyberbullying - Talentshow<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/seOQyMvG99w&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/seOQyMvG99w&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Saw this and reminded me of a tragic story I read last December. It's actually hard to believe this even happened.<br /><br />'<span style="font-style: italic;">Megan (13, St. Louis) had a MySpace profile when a cute boy "Josh" (16) begins courting her. All is well until Josh breaks up with her online by sending cruel messages about how she hurts her friends, is fat and a slut, and "the world would be a better place without you."<br /><br />Shortly after reading this, Megan commits suicide. Josh turns out to be a fake profile created by Lori Drew, the mother of one of Megan's former friends.</span>'<br /><br />I know this kind of thing can happen offline too. Still scary and very sad. I've lifted it directly from <a href="http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2007/12/05/overprotective.html">Danah Boyd's</a> post. You'll find a fair bit of discussion there.<br /><br />Found video via <a href="http://toddand.com/2008/07/06/cyberbullying-psa/">toddand</a>Paul.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18094512742232736380noreply@blogger.com