Jada slams bullying of Bieber, Taylor, Rih and Wallis
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Are we bullying our young artists?
How can we ask for our young stars to have a high level of responsibility if we are not demonstrating that same level of responsibility towards them?
This last week, I had to really evaluate the communication in regard to our young artists in the media. I was trying to differentiate cyber-bullying from how we attack and ridicule our young stars through media and social networks. It is as if we have forgotten what it means to be young or even how to behave like good ol' grown folk. Do we feel as though we can say and do what we please without demonstrating any responsibility simply because they are famous?
Is it okay to continually attack and criticize a famous 19 year old who is simply trying to build a life, exercise his talents while figuring out what manhood and fame is all about as he carries the weight of supporting his family as well as providing the paychecks to others who depend on him to work so they can feed their families as well? Does that render being called a **** by an adult male photographer as you try to return to your hotel after leaving the the hospital?
Or what about our nine year old beautiful Oscar nominee who was referred to as a **** as well?
Or what about being a young woman in her early twenties, exploring the intracacies of love and power on the world stage?
And should we shame a young woman for displaying a sense of innocence as she navigates through the murky waters of love, heartbreak, and fame?
Are these young people not allowed to be young, make mistakes, grow, and eventually transform a million times before our eyes? Are we asking them to defy the laws of nature because of who they are? Why can't we congratulate them for the capacity to work through their challenges on a world stage and still deliver products that keep them on top.
We all know how hard it is to keep our head above water, even in the privacy of our own homes let alone on the world stage. Imagine yourself, at their age, with the spotlights, challenges and responsibilities. Most of us would have fallen to the waste side before we could even get to a crashed Ferrari, a controversial romance, several heart breaks, or an Oscar nomination at NINE. We WISH we could have had the capacity to accomplish HALF of what they have accomplished along with ALL these challenges they face. But...maybe THAT'S the problem...we WISH we could have or even...we WISH we could.
If i had to deal with a PINCH of what these young celebrities go through, I'd be out for the count. While I do think they act like brats sometimes, most of the time I don't think the things they do are really THAT big of a deal to receive the kind of hate they do.
Very good point still doesn't excuse Taylor's response to a joke about her though.
I don't know why they came at the 9 year old though that was so mean.
I don't know why they came at the 9 year old though that was so mean.
It was The Onion satirizing, albeit poorly, how people act towards celebrities during these awards. Or they were just being ironic and stupid considering how adorable the girl is.
It was The Onion satirizing, albeit poorly, how people act towards celebrities during these awards. Or they were just being ironic and stupid considering how adorable the girl is.
I mean, it was completely tasteless. That poor girl didn't even do anything
... while figuring out what manhood and fame is all about as he carries the weight of supporting his family as well as providing the paychecks to others who depend on him to work so they can feed their families as well?
Tell me why these people who did nothing to hurt others and entertain many fans deserve any hate at all. We shouldnt allow hate in our already so hate-filled world, especially for such minuscule things as what these celebrities recieve negativity for. At the end of the day we are all human and we should all help eachother out instead of tearing eachother down. Everyone these days just try to tear others down to make themselves feel better, make it feel like theyre on top. But the world would be a much better place if we let go of our pride and our negativity and just live and let live.
Umm, no. People need to re-learn the proper definition of Bullying. It is not BULLYING every SINGLE time one person makes fun of or criticizes another.
Bullying implies incessant, drawn out attacks and typically involves the Bully having some sort of power or status over the bullied which makes it difficult for them to stand up for themselves.
If you're a celebrity, you've signed up for a near-total lack of privacy, and if you're going to publicly make an ass out of yourself, you will be made the f*** fun of. Period.
I mean, it was completely tasteless. That poor girl didn't even do anything
But that was kind of the ENTIRE POINT of the joke, I don't know why people don't get that. The humor of the tweet was the unfathomableness that a 9 year old girl would have said or done something worthy of the C word.
The joke was a good joke, unfortunately, it wasn't one that clicked with most people.
I thought it was a Boston band 
