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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 7:25 pm
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Allright, here it is. I just had the opposite experience from my last post. I spent the past 20 minutes on Zomg! defending myself to some young hooligans. One of them literally, as he put it, "hunted" me down so he could harass me. I reported him, but I don't know if anything will come of it. I was called names and all because I was typing words to a song with another member. I was threatened to be reported for "spamming" when I told him it was a song they insulted my spelling and began to call me derogitory names, including but not limited to, "f**" and "b***h", and told me I must have "pms" and "cramps." By the way, I'm dyslexic and my keyboard on my laptop is falling apart so when I'm trying to type fast it can mess up. But, that's beside the point! I just don't know what it is about kids today. I was never this cruel to people. Is it the fact that they feel like because the internet offers aninemity they can say and do whatever they want? Is it just a disrespect for other people? I just don't get it. For some reason this really hit me and upset me. It makes me not want to get on gaia and especially not want to get on Zomg!. Sorry, I had to get this out and see what other people think.
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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 8:15 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:41 am
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Delirium of the Endless Allright, here it is. I just had the opposite experience from my last post. I spent the past 20 minutes on Zomg! defending myself to some young hooligans. One of them literally, as he put it, "hunted" me down so he could harass me. I reported him, but I don't know if anything will come of it. I was called names and all because I was typing words to a song with another member. I was threatened to be reported for "spamming" when I told him it was a song they insulted my spelling and began to call me derogitory names, including but not limited to, "f**" and "b***h", and told me I must have "pms" and "cramps." By the way, I'm dyslexic and my keyboard on my laptop is falling apart so when I'm trying to type fast it can mess up. But, that's beside the point! I just don't know what it is about kids today. I was never this cruel to people. Is it the fact that they feel like because the internet offers aninemity they can say and do whatever they want? Is it just a disrespect for other people? I just don't get it. For some reason this really hit me and upset me. It makes me not want to get on gaia and especially not want to get on Zomg!. Sorry, I had to get this out and see what other people think.
I wouldnt let kids affect you.. its just 'words'... Why not have some fun with it? Just keep reporting them... and respond to them like any other teen would do? "yeah, sure, whatever, as if, duh... " LOL
Just report them. Then come back with "what a shame that you cant behave yourself while Mommy and Daddy are away... I wonder what Gaia will think when I report you?"
They are just kids... and youre an adult... dont let it get to you... is it really worth it to not go? When my daughter and I are online, we go where we damn well want to when we are on Gaia together. And yes, we run into little hellions from time to time... what ends up happening is we end up getting support from others when we laugh them off. Works great... and then when all is said and done, the supporters will come over, start chatting with us and then bomb us with the question "are you really mother and daughter?".. when they realize it, we have just acquired brand new friends and we laugh things off.... and its people of all ages, including kids...
Just go back to ZOMG and do what you wanna do, under Gaia's direction of course.. but, just have fun.. and remember, they are only kids... youre the adult...
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:08 pm
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Yeah, I know their just kids, and ususally I don't let stuff like that get to me, but for some reason it hit me that night. It's been one of those weeks and I guess that was just the proverbial straw! But, I keep seeing kids like this everywhere I go; shopping, coffee houses, grocerie stores, and the MOVIES!!! I had to threaten some kids at a movie recently because they wouldn't be quite! Literally, we're trying to watch a horror movie and the 6 girls behind us are giving us the play by play of the film!!!!!!!! They couldn't take subtle hints so I finally turned around, glared at them and told them if they didn't shut up I would get the manager and have them thrown out. I didn't hear a peep after that! I actually got compliments from people after the film. It was sort of empowering! Anyways, sorry I had to get that out. Oh yeah, I definetly was right back on Zomg! about 5 mins later. He had run away and I haven't seen him since.
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Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:52 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:02 am
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 6:28 am
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:50 pm
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 7:31 pm
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:41 pm
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I blame a lot of things really. Part of the big problem is that kids these days have become desensitized by the world around them. They spend their lives behind a computer screen with partents who have no clue what is going on in their lives. The only words they speak are when the kids ask mommy and daddy for a new car cause they crashed their brand new mrecedes, or they need more money for the newest $1200 Gucche bag!
I read recently about this poor young man who commited suicide online while the world watched. Kids egged him on, called him names, and watched for hours as he slowly overdosed. It wasn't until he lay still for a very long time that anyone thought it might be a good idea to call the website and the cops. By then it was too late. There were teh few that tried to talk him out of it and those who thought it wasn't real, but either way, people should have taken action. Seeing the horrible things people were writing towards him probably did not help. How could they just sit and watch while someone kills themselves slowly. Anyways, I digress, my point is that kids these days think anything on the otherside of this screen is inhuman and unworthy of respect.
Oh yeah, I figured something out, it's not generation Y, they are officially GENERATION WHY!?!?!?!?
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:35 am
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:05 pm
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