fracas

I’ve followed links about this story from several different sites and all I can say is that while it’s disgusting and evil… it’s not the first time I’ve seen crap like this happen to people.

It didn’t happen directly to the Scobelizer, but even he has felt the impact.

March 30: Participate in Stop Cyberbullying Day

Like many of you, I’ve been online for years, running message board forums before anyone really had any idea that someday everyone (and their little dog too) would have their own blog. Before people ran towards sites like livejournal, blogger and wordpress, fleeing the message board and discussion forum circuit for “their own place” just as eagerly as the twenty year old lad flees his basement room in the bungalow on the cul-de-sac he’s called home since he was in diapers.

I’ve seen it before. I’ve seen it just as ugly. I’ve seen it done to women, by other women; to women done by men and to men done by other men.

It’s never funny.

If you’ve ever been a victim or if you’ve ever been a witness, today, you can do your part. If you’ve never been either, be grateful and do your part anyway.

Start by creating a post and tagging it “stopcyberbullying”. You can also visit Stop Cyberbullying - Because We All Need to Take a Stand and try some of the ideas there, certainly something will appeal to you.

I’ve dealt with this issue with my kids for some time and frankly, have no excuse for why I’ve not had something up at fracas earlier. I’ll start here and build.

I hope you do the same.

Other links worth reading:

Big Pink Cookie - Cyberstalking and fear online
March 30th is Stop Cyberbullying Day