Textual Harassment
18 Oct 2011 Leave a Comment
in Media
It seems that I’m on a bit of a video kick lately. Below is another great campaign for addressing cyber bullying and textual harassment. As technology changes and becomes more of the norm in young people’s lives, it also becomes more commonly used tool for spreading hate. We definitely need to address the root causes of bullying and peer violence when we address root causes of intimate partner violence since they have many of the same risk and protective factors. In plain speak – the skills and methods developed to bully an individual are the same ones used to put down or abuse an intimate partner.
While I really like the ‘A Thin Line’ campaign, I think this particular video lacks something for the viewer to do. Great way to raise awareness and define the problem… but now what? Maybe that’s where we can step in. What can we do to prevent cyber bullying?
