Facebook C&P statuses / Bullying

monster · 06-29-2011, 09:15 PM

annoy the hell out of me.... I finally put the worst offender friend on ignore after she posted this one:

Quote:

A 15 year old girl holds hands with her 1 year old son. People call her a ****. No-one knows she was raped at 13. People call a girl fat. No-one knows she has a serious disease which causes her to be over weight. People call an old man ugly. No-one knows he had a serious injury to his face while fighting for our country in the war. Copy and paste this if you are against bullying and stereotyping. 95% of you won't.

Isn't the "copy and paste this if you're cool, most of you aren't" just another form of bullying?

And she is a friend. But really?

Aliantha · 06-29-2011, 09:42 PM

I don't think it's bullying. Those statuses are just the same as all the 'pass this on or you're going to grow big pimples on your arse' type emails. Just ignore them if you don't like them. Some of them are ok, but others get a bit old after a while.

Having plenty of teenagers on my fb, I see a lot of this stuff.

Crimson Ghost · 06-29-2011, 10:26 PM

Isn't using the "Quote" button the same as "cut & paste"?

/My flame war, let me drag you into it....

limey · 06-30-2011, 03:36 AM

Monster - I ignore most of them, and have put up the odd spoof to show my scorn, but just sometimes I'll do as I'm asked for people who I know have a real, personal reason ...

Spexxvet · 06-30-2011, 07:44 AM

ur sew nt kewl

casimendocina · 06-30-2011, 07:55 AM

Was just looking at fb and came across this - which is the first spoof I'd seen. Love it.

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Please copy and paste this as your status if you know someone, or have heard of someone who knows someone. If you don't know anyone, or even if you've heard of anyone who doesn't know anyone, then do still copy this. It's important to spread the message, even if no-one knows anything about anyone. Oh, and the hearts. ♥ ♥...
For goodness sake, don't forget the hearts. ♥

If your 'friends' take you to task/subject you to some kind of unpleasant and unnecessary behaviour for not pasting this kind of message on your wall, then perhaps the term bullying could be applied, but surely people should be able to evaluate each of these messages for own merits (or lack thereof) and not just post blindly.

footfootfoot · 06-30-2011, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by casimendocina

...but surely people should be able to evaluate each of these messages for own merits (or lack thereof) and not just post blindly.

Thanks. You've just invalidated my internet raison d'etre in one swipe.

:power sulk:

casimendocina · 06-30-2011, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Crimson Ghost

:power sulk:

Pat, pat, soothe, soothe

...but you're so good at it 3Foot.

infinite monkey · 06-30-2011, 08:36 AM

Woah, wait, what? How'd you do that, casi?

casimendocina · 06-30-2011, 08:39 AM

Let's wait a bit and see if he's still speaking to me.

Spexxvet · 06-30-2011, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Miss Universe 2010

Woah, wait, what? How'd you do that, casi?

Is that hard to do?

infinite monkey · 06-30-2011, 08:51 AM

No, but she was more cleverer...clicking on her link takes you to the poster she posteded.

Smartass.

footfootfoot · 06-30-2011, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by mi casi es su mendocina

Let's wait a bit and see if he's still speaking to me.

footfootfoot · 06-30-2011, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

No, but she was more cleverer...clicking on her link takes you to the poster she posteded.

Smartass.

what link? Are you talking about FB?

infinite monkey · 06-30-2011, 08:54 AM

The little arrow thingy when you quote someone.

06-29-2011, 09:42 PM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I don't think it's bullying. Those statuses are just the same as all the 'pass this on or you're going to grow big pimples on your arse' type emails. Just ignore them if you don't like them. Some of them are ok, but others get a bit old after a while. Having plenty of teenagers on my fb, I see a lot of this stuff. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-29-2011, 10:26 PM	#3
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	Isn't using the "Quote" button the same as "cut & paste"? /My flame war, let me drag you into it.... __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

06-30-2011, 03:36 AM	#4
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Monster - I ignore most of them, and have put up the odd spoof to show my scorn, but just sometimes I'll do as I'm asked for people who I know have a real, personal reason ... __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

06-30-2011, 07:44 AM	#5
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	ur sew nt kewl __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

06-30-2011, 08:36 AM	#9
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Woah, wait, what? How'd you do that, casi?

06-30-2011, 08:39 AM	#10
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	Let's wait a bit and see if he's still speaking to me.

06-30-2011, 08:51 AM	#12
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	No, but she was more cleverer...clicking on her link takes you to the poster she posteded. Smartass.

06-30-2011, 08:54 AM	#15
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	The little arrow thingy when you quote someone.

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