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Celeb News: Lady Gaga meeting with President to help combat bullying
Member Since: 12/1/2010
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Originally posted by Gui Blackout
Do you guys really, REALLY belive in that?
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Right. Clearly Gaga felt little to no emotion over the death of her fans. It is Gaga, who has not become detached from her fan base It isn't even about being a monster, however, as I am sure Gaga would have felt the way regardless. The fact is she has been on this campaign for a while. Stop acting like this is oh so very random of her.
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Originally posted by Orsay
As a Gaga stan, I agree.
I'm so sick of all this anti-bullying ****.
Don't get me wrong, bullying isn't okay, but it's becoming too much. There are so many bigger problems in this world.
And it's like, smart people (like Gaga) know that if they mutter ANYTHING to do with "anti-bullying" everyone is going to praise them, it's like an easy cheap way to be liked. And the way Gaga worded that....idk, it sounded so fake.
But I guess nonetheless...
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Bigger problems that apply to whom? Yes, there is poverty, famine, and many other issues...but why should Gaga focus on those? Obviously this issue is more relevant to Gaga, as well as some of her fans. As I said above, it isn't like this entirely new territory for Gaga. It isn't like the kid took his life, and Gaga suddenly started making inspirational self-anthems
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Member Since: 3/5/2011
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Originally posted by Bea.
Teachers have a better idea than you'd realize. They know the in's and outs of the rumor mill.
Some girls in my school faked an MSN conversation with me, printed it off and took it to the school. On this fake account I had threatened to kill myself apparently, they did this so that they wouldn't get in trouble and all the focus would be on me. I got unofficially suspended for my own good. So that is an issue too, people find ways to cover their asses.
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I agree. Talking to teachers in my school, a lot going around the teaching staff that you wouldn't think they'd know.
Teachers know who is unpopular, and they know who enjoys to bully others. Problem is, their powers of punishment are hugely diminished, and can be undermined by parents who do not feel their child deserves punishment...
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Member Since: 6/25/2010
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Originally posted by Gui Blackout
Yes, i'm sure she spent the past days reflecting, crying, and yelling. Especially at the NY Giants game.
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Do you really wanna discuss this when everyone else is having a hard time? I'm pretty sure you got bullied for the rest of your lives and your unworthy ass better be thanking this woman right here.
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Member Since: 3/16/2011
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I respect her for this and her gay rights support, probably a bigger legacy than her music. no shade.
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Member Since: 5/14/2009
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No shade,but if **** hasn't changed from day 1,it won't change now and she won't be tha one to change it. Sadly,We just have to deal
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Member Since: 6/16/2010
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Originally posted by Belle
The way people say she's doing this just for attention is ****ing ridiculous.
**** you.
Stop pulling that **** every time a celebrity stands up for a cause that they believe in. I don't care who it is; every little bit of support and action helps, especially in a situation as horrible as this one. There is no reason that these self-hating gays and jaded straights should be questioning or denying the helping hand of somebody with such influence. Take it and run with it, for ****'s sake; maybe something can finally be accomplished instead of more suicides happening while a bunch of angry pop fans sit apathetically in front of their computers.
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THIS!
She has the power to make a difference, it would be horrible if she DIDN'T do something.
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Member Since: 5/27/2010
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Originally posted by Nicole
I agree that it's gotten excessive. It's ALWAYS happened. It's not a new phenomenon. It's just something the media has decided to latch on to right now.
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Yes, but that doesn't mean the attention it's received in the past few months is a bad thing. Historically, there have been tons of issues that society doesn't address until it's shoved in people's faces repeatedly. Let the media latch on to it.
As far as her effort here goes, it's great that she's bringing attention to it, but she's probably misguided here in her suggested course of action.
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Member Since: 7/13/2010
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Its not hard to believe that this 14 year old kid who latched so strongly on to her message affected her emotionally. People who had no connection to Jamey felt disgusted so to think that she was as well isnt a stretch of the imagination...
Anyway, Gaga cant do anything without being criticized. Is she sincere if she simply just tweets about how Jamey was a good soul and she feels terrible? Even if nothing comes out of it at least she is representing the life of a fan that represented her message of being "born this way", even though he ended up taking his life.
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Member Since: 6/10/2009
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GaGa is always doing above and beyond for her country. I wish we had more GaGa's.
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Member Since: 5/27/2010
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Originally posted by Gui Blackout
Yes, i'm sure she spent the past days reflecting, crying, and yelling. Especially at the NY Giants game.
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Yes, because when someone says they've been doing something the past few days it means literally non-stop 24 hours a day. How petty can you get?
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Member Since: 5/14/2011
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New Jersey v. T.L.O. 1985
It was a supreme court case. The Constitutional Issue was: Do students in school have the same rights under the 4th Amendment as adults? (About searches and seizures)
The majority opinion stated that the rights of children and adolescents are not the same as those of adults and that school officials have a responsibility to maintain the discipline necessary for education.
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“The school setting,” White wrote, “…requires some modification of the level of suspicion of illicit activity needed to justify a search.” The rights of students must be balanced against the needs of the school setting.
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The law isn't that hard to make as some of you are making it seem to be but still, there are many obstacles the law has to face.
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Member Since: 6/16/2010
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Originally posted by MrPeanut
Yes, but that doesn't mean the attention it's received in the past few months is a bad thing. Historically, there have been tons of issues that society doesn't address until it's shoved in people's faces repeatedly. Let the media latch on to it.
As far as her effort here goes, it's great that she's bringing attention to it, but she's probably misguided here in her suggested course of action.
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This is so true.
Bullying isn't taken seriously enough until the kids body is found. It needs to be taken seriously immediately. Kids need to learn that it is not ok and parents and teachers need to stop telling kids to grow a thicker skin.
There is a difference between someone laughing at you tripping or pointing out a pimple and being harassed every day, being harassed at home via the internet and phone, for some kids there is no stop and schools just aren't prepared to deal with it or take it seriously enough. It's about time people take it seriously.
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Member Since: 6/25/2010
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Yes, it's gotten excessive. Thanks to artists who think speaking about this topic will gain them followers. NO. Did those people even make a step to fight? There's a big difference with artists who speaks about bullying and making actions vs artists who talks about bullying and spend their whole ****ing time ranting and speaking about it.
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It's an admirable effort and all, but a LAW? So every time little kids tease each other, they can be charged with a crime?
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You know what, whatever. Lady Gaga won't change bullying for me, she's not even in my country for god's sake. If she really wants to do this, good for her. I would love to see the results, i hope such results are not just a couple of TV interviews.
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Damn, Auraeolus coming with the receipts. Me gusta.
reposting since it was the last message on the page:
The way people say she's doing this just for attention is ****ing ridiculous.
**** you.
Stop pulling that **** every time a celebrity stands up for a cause that they believe in. I don't care who it is; every little bit of support and action helps, especially in a situation as horrible as this one. There is no reason that these self-hating gays and jaded straights should be questioning or denying the helping hand of somebody with such influence. Take it and run with it, for ****'s sake; maybe something can finally be accomplished instead of more suicides happening while a bunch of angry pop fans sit apathetically in front of their computers.
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Originally posted by Orsay
As a Gaga stan, I agree.
I'm so sick of all this anti-bullying ****.
Don't get me wrong, bullying isn't okay, but it's becoming too much. There are so many bigger problems in this world.
And it's like, smart people (like Gaga) know that if they mutter ANYTHING to do with "anti-bullying" everyone is going to praise them, it's like an easy cheap way to be liked. And the way Gaga worded that....idk, it sounded so fake.
But I guess nonetheless...
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Yeah, im sick of people caring about kids killing themselves too. So annoying.
Seriously, shut the **** up. Not even worth trying to respect you saying something to mind-numbingly stupid.
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Member Since: 6/16/2010
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Originally posted by Nicole
It's an admirable effort and all, but a LAW? So every time little kids tease each other, they can be charged with a crime?
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In 140 characters she probably wasn't going to get into specifics.
I just stated in a previous posts the difference between being teased and being bullied. Some people use the term bullying too loosely.
My little cousin claimed he was being bullied because no-one would laugh at his jokes
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Member Since: 6/25/2010
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Originally posted by Nicole
It's an admirable effort and all, but a LAW? So every time little kids tease each other, they can be charged with a crime?
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At least give respect.
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Member Since: 10/4/2010
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Originally posted by m-m-m-monster
Some of the comments in here are making me absolutely sick.
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Ha, I've been bullied my whole life for being a queenly gay boy, DON'T think for a second that anti-bullying doesn't mean something personal to me.
This just seems very fake.
Plus, we should focus MORE on race and sexuality equality in general and over the years, as society slowly, but inevitably comes to terms with the fact that it's not about skin color or what you're attracted to, bullying rooted in that kind of hate will cease.
But bullying in general? I don't see it ending. It has its roots at the very core of the self-hating human conscious, and there are always going to be little boys in the school yard who have something missing in their lives and take it out on other, skinnier little boys, unless we learn to live in some kind of perfect Utopia. I don't think there's anyway that the US law can stop that.
Teachers should be taught to do everything they can to stop it, ESPECIALLY if it gets violent, but my point remains.
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