Feminists

You got mad at me because I didn't just cry out "They shouldn't be doing this to her!"
OF COURSE that's the truth.
But this internet world, man, it's really really sick sometimes.

Kids don't grasp that reality until it's too late.
Some ADULTS don't grasp that reality until it's too late.

I had internet stalkers before.
They put my name into stuff I didn't even do & tried to shame me from a forum.
Tried to dig up my personal information & blast it everywhere.
Oh some other woman they tried to personally call her job & get her fired after digging up her information.
All this because they couldn't debate & tried intimidation tactics to silence the debaters they couldn't beat.
I knew I had to weather them & not let them intimidate me.

I knew it was a tool I would need in this internet world.
I looked at it like I was in a revolution protesting a police state.
Crying "it's not right" & "they shouldn't do this" is not enough.
We know it's not right & we know they shouldn't do this.
But they ARE doing what's not right & they ARE doing this.

Do you try to go after every single faceless person who posts a mean-spirited comment in on a internet board?
Or do you use this as an opportunity to teach kids smarter use of the internet?

Another poster in this thread got mad at me because I said that her highlighting this for kids will only stop a few of them from the dangers of the internet.
Since when do kids heed warnings from their parents?
How many of you all here stayed away from drinking & smoking from what some authority figure told you?
Teens make mistakes even when they were shown & told better.
Doesn't mean you don't keep showing & telling them but sometimes kids just have to bump their heads first to get a understanding.

A few kids heed the warnings, most kids take chances despite the warnings.
Some kids who took chances may come out unscathed, the others come out scathed.

I don't know how it's really possible right now with all the pic/vid recording, internet-connected smartphones around.
Best bet is have your kids know how to deal with the dark side of the internet.
You can't realistically keep them from it. They got internet at the library too.
John Lucas