[DCFan]

I was on another forum (Bungie.net) and someone made a thread about this amazing video, and so I thought I'd share it here. The video is of a really hot chick who is trying to overcome self-harm and is getting harassed, and she's trying to tell people to think before they speak or act, since they may not realize it, but they are hurting other people.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5QJa5NLaCU

inb4 some troll says that her problems aren't real because there are starving people in Ethiopia who have it worse

Also, at 2:40 there is a cat in the background that jumps across the screen.

[Flipside]

Actually, reading some of the comments on that Video, it does give some indication why some kids end up shooting up their school rather than getting the help they need, because apparently asking for it makes you 'selfish', 'spoilt' and 'arrogant'.

The funniest part is a 17-year old prattling on as though they are worldy wise in those comments. No offence to any 17-year olds here, I thought I was wordly wise at 17 as well, and 18 and 19 etc. By 38 I've realised there's no such thing.

[Dilmah G]

Whoa.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Hot chick? She's like, 13, man! That's younger than my sister!

Unfortunately I'm on dial-up and can't watch the video in its entirety, but from what I saw, she deserves to be commended for having the guts to come out and A) tell people, and B) make an effort to cultivate proactive change. 

EDIT: I try not to, Flipside.

[Black Wolf]

You've gotta wonder about the thought process here... "People are mean to me at school! I know, I'll post a video on the internet! Nobody's ever mean on the internet!

[Flipside]

Well, it's a trade off really, if you want to highlight an issue, you need to pick a place where it gets exposure, but the more people who see it, the more trolls you are going to attract, whether it be Internet, TV, Radio or any other Media.

Look at Bill O'Reilly, now there's a professional troll if ever I saw one, and he doesn't even need the Internet to do it.

[General Battuta]

This kid is like 12.

[Flipside]

I think she's 13. But the thing is, if she feels strongly enough about this at that age, then there are obviously concerns to be had.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying her concerns were worth feeling this way about in the 'larger scheme' of things, maybe they are minor things that the majority of us have endured and survived without self-harming, but it's sometimes too easy to say 'Well, If I could deal with it, so should she'.

[Unknown Target]

I think she's 13. But the thing is, if she feels strongly enough about this at that age, then there are obviously concerns to be had.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying her concerns were worth feeling this way about in the 'larger scheme' of things, maybe they are minor things that the majority of us have endured and survived without self-harming, but it's sometimes too easy to say 'Well, If I could deal with it, so should she'.

Why aren't you saying that? Who are we to judge if their concerns are "worth" it? If they're worth it to them to say, then I would surely listen and try to help.

[Flipside]

I didn't say her concerns weren't worth it either, I'm saying that the act of asking for help deserves an empathic response regardless of personal opinion, that's my entire point. I thought it was pretty clear from my previous posts that I did not consider her problems to be not worth worrying about.

Edit: Besides, when is it 'worth' self-harming?

[Mustang19]

Back off pedos.

What she needs is empathy, understanding, a six pack of beer and some time alone with me. Don't come knocking on her door, I'll be busy.

[Flipside]

She may be depressed Mustang, but I don't think she's so desperate she'd be interested in you.

[Qent]

Ooh burn.

I wouldn't mind meeting her anyway.

[Mustang19]

Damn, Flipside, your mom must have been pretty desperate then.

[Flipside]

That doesn't even make sense.

[Black Wolf]

Actually, you know what? This isn;t going anywhere good.

DCFan - take solace in the fact that everyone likes to have a look in locked threads to see why they got locked. So you'll get lots of people viewing your video there.

[EDIT]Dammit, everyone's beating me to the lock button these days.

[Flipside]

Heh, We both locked it at the same time.

[karajorma]

Damn, Flipside, your mom must have been pretty desperate then.

Well, you've been asking for a monkeying for a while.