Every time I watch this I tear up a little! As a mom, you worry constantly about your kids being bullied or being the bully....but I feel so powerless to protect them in ANY WAY against cyber bullying. This generation has so much more to deal with than we ever did. We could simply avoid our "bullies" by walking home a different way from school or not going to our lockers between certain classes but NOW....now it's unavoidable, it's everywhere, and it's so much more hurtful and permanent and public. BRAVO MusEffect for this wonderful, powerful, insightful and beautiful message against cyber bullying. Every school across america should watch this....
I'm amazed by all the negative comments on this! So what if you don't like modern dance, appreciate the message, it's the message they're expressing! Bullying is still a problem we need to solve.
This is such an amazing piece! My daughter was a victim of cyber bullying in middle school and early high school. We need more attention to this issue! Thank you, Jessica Starr, Azure Antoinette and MusEffect Dance Company!
Bullying is bad, everyone knows this. Bullying is also never ever gonna stop because there are so many factors and reasons why a person would bully someone else. They also keep expanding what bullying is. Like if you exclude or don't treat others like friends you're being a bully.That's just ridiculous, you don't have to be everyone's friend and include everybody. Just treat people like people.
Unbelievable portrayal of a basic human need. I love the way the poem captured how we are victims, instigators, and accomplices.Any person can relate to a number of the statements made. The movement was beautiful and the filming remarkable. Thank you MusEffect and Azure for sharing your gifts to create a positive change in the world.
This message really touched me, I also think the dance gives another depth to the message. Being a dancer myself, it speaks volumes of emotion so it isn't "stupid" or "doesn't fit the purpose" it echoes the message and yes there's millions of videos for bullying awareness yet it still happens more and more every day? So no the video and message isn't "pointless" in all honesty.
What an extraordinary, creative and unique way to bring attention to a serious issue. I hope this video gets tons of exposure....what a wonderful tool to teach kids AND adults...
I wish there was something more i can do than just like this video and share it. I want this video, more importantly, this message to be understood and heard by everyone. The simple fact that i have seen this video on my home page of Facebook is a step in the right direction. I wish there was more that i could do. This message may come and go but i don't want this video to just go viral and be relevant for a given period of time. Lets make a change guys. Lets examine ourselves instead of pointing fingers.
Hi Heather, we are so happy that it moved you! Please email jessica@musedancecompany.com to let her know where you teach, we would love to keep an eye of the schools the PSA is being shown in! Thank you for your support!
Some people on the comments on this video is cyber bullying are commenting rude or unessassary comments. This video is to show those people out there who are cyberbullyed. nothings impossible we CAN make cyberbullying through and done for. Itd possible. People just need to think before sending and remember that if you got told this how would you feel. I just kept watching it over and over because I love the way they are trying to prevent cyberbullying or rven bullying.
They want to anger those who think they are doing something wrong. They're doing the right thing, they're speaking out, and they've really encouraged some of the people around me, those who are tinkering with others. We've learned that hatred doesn't benefit anyone, it only causes more pain
The battle against bullying seems everlasting. This was a great performance depicting the struggles of cyber-bullying.Hopefully we'll overcome it one day as a generation. The choreography was on point and the editing on this video was great !
I understood the message well, what I didn't understand was the dancing...but hey if that gets more people to understand that message more power to it...but I'll give my like and share cause the Message touched me.
Amazing message as well as such a creative way to bring this issue of how bullying is not okay in any way!!! I was so touched by watching this video. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of others through poetry and dance!!!
Wonderful message and as a dancer myself, BRILLIANT. My studio out of NC did a similar dance to a spoken poem about bullying and it was something new and different no matter how many times I watched it. All we need to teach our kids is RESPECT, KINDNESS, AND LOVE. We don't judge a world full of different quirks and imperfections that we all have. Humanity is flawed and that is what we need to accept, and learn to love. I could rant forever….. I'll stop here. Awesome poem, and great job executing the dance kids! This video actually matters.
so grateful for those who continue this fight .. When I was a little girl .. no one stood up for the victim of bullies.. I was so tormented.. :( .. Anyway > Very glad to see and HEAR your message.. thanks
Honestly, I can’t stop listening to this. My dance studio, Miss Lores School Of Preforming Arts, does this piece each year. Next dance season, I get to do it. I’m excited; because it’s one of the best dance numbers in the state. We’ve done it at competition. It’s won several times. It hits me on an emotional level. This video is so much better than all of the other anti bullying videos. This is true art. Not just poetry, not “just dance.” This is art.
Thats amazing how the sound of the voice can create this moment of dancing and how the movement is the script of a hole voice of speechless kids,teenagers, people ... Love the video, love the choreo, love the voice.... Just perfect and awareness... You rock dancers , staff, directors, all and everyone who work for it .... Saludos desde Ecuador .... mi querida Jessica no se si todo lo q escribi lo entiendan como pense decirlo pero de todo corazon tu trabajo y el de todos los que hicieron 953k es inscreible....
Azure I love your voice and your poem .... Jessica you are amazing thats very "inspirador" ... ME ENCANTO UN TRABAJO EXCEPCIONAL .... FLAWLESS... greet from Ecuador ...
I do agree social medias such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are pulling people apart from reality but not all social media is bad. TH-cam for example is an amazing platform that is one of the best things that has ever happened to me and many others. I have met so many genuine people and made friendships that will last a lifetime instead of just a number in my friends list. I hope people don't add TH-cam to that list of social medias.
Andy Besbrode I agree, its really about separating social media... I know so many videos are anti-bullying, which I love, but now I want to be the person who educates on all the positive ways you can use social media to connect, to encourage, or to give your honest opinion because we are allowed...
I fully agree with That and honestly almost thought I was the only one, I mean I do fully agree with the message it’s trying to convey, but it’s also missing a lot of the good things about the internet and social media
Really loved this.. Yes, many of us realize "bullying" especially during the childhood years is just "part of life" and while that may be the reality it shouldn't be the case. Videos like this create awareness and slowly change hearts as a result. Just like a sex tape can go viral, anti-bullying should be able to as well.. Yes, you can ignore a bully, you can fight a bully but either way the education and videos like this need to exist so bullies understand the behavior is wrong and violence can be avoided.. I as a mentor of youth watched this video and know this story well and many mentees have shared it.. now I just want to create the video that provides the answers on how to deal with bullies and perhaps even educate or encourage them so the very reason they are bullying to begin with is resolved.
Okay, 0:13 - "How old are you anyway?" I'm not condoning cyberbullying, but age is a serious problem. I have been playing games on social-type networks for years and I can honestly tell you that the kids under the required age to play the game are the biggest bullies. Not only are these kids bullies, they are also liars. They lie about their age and sign off on terms of usage requiring that they be 13 or older. These websites take precautions for children under 13 including chat restrictions, the ability to even join, etc. What am I trying to say? If you're not the age requirement, don't play. Parents need to stop their kids from playing these games before they come of age. Nobody under 13 has any excuse to complain about something he/she has come across on an online platform which he/she had to experience due to a lie. A prime example is ROBLOX. "I'm 16... Okay I lied, I'm 14... Okay, I lied. I'm 11." If I had a dollar for every one of these kids that called me a faggot, I could pay ROBLOX to hire a team of people with common sense to stop this. That's a lot of money. These kids are honestly the start of cyberbullying and shouldn't be allowed to play. Parents, don't let your kids lie about their age. It's not okay. They either get bullied harshly for being younger than everyone else or take drastic measures to fit in. It needs to stop.
This is a pretty amazing video. The message is strong and pure. I love the mixed artistry of the dance and poem being mixed in this manner. It made me smile and I will pass it along.
How come nobody addresses the problems of bullying by obnoxious authority figures in schools? At my school, they were a lot worse. I understand peer to peer bullying. But why no attention towards bullying by the hands of teachers, deans, parents, social workers...etc.
Friends are people you meet in real life, can start conversations on, not video games, but life, and simply feeling safe around the person. Trust is, simply put, a person that, obviously, trusts you... But you also trust them. This is why friendship on ROBLOX exists... Blockland (by Eric Hartman) takes trust. Not friendship.
hi there, is there any way we can get this as a track, this was so powerful and i would like to use it as my HSC major composition dance!! please write back soon!!!
I am watching a cyber bullying thing for ela and the one line was if the internet was a school most people I knew would be in the principles office and I was in my head like bitch some people I know would be in jail not just in the principles office.
My 'net friends are closer than RL-spawned ones. We know we can be shitheads to each other without legal consequence and grow thicker skin to deal with actual problems. There's no vocal tones to make you assume they're serious all the time and it's very rare they are, unless they're extremely RL-focused or approaching things the wrong way. When you meet in person, it's way better than anyone you could meet initially through schools, parties, whatever. People don't get offended if you're temporary, either. It lets you see how damn temporary all relationships are, how little time we have on the planet. You seek out the best of what you want and no one is offended by it. Quality over wasting time whether you share interests/beliefs/etc or not. You have this HUGE ocean of people, which is a benefit, not a downside. You pull who is needed for what moment of your life. And they pull you. If you use this sort of resource any other way, you're doing things wrong. We're in a great age of impersonal communication that manages to be intimate at the same time. Why would you squander something like this by getting emotionally tied to someone shit talking you or being so clingy that someone from your ocean disappears? You can certainly mutually agree after a time that you'd prefer things to be permanent if things jibe well, but to assume anyone is so, "bully" or "friend", is setting yourself up for needless investment. And yes, agreeing to have a bully is useful at times. How else are you going to have intellectual sparring matches to bolster or convert your convictions? A friend will more likely hold back or back down after a time, losing the passion, losing the power held in a good fight. It's not for everyone, but the option being there is incredible. The more "bullying" laws encroach upon this ecosystem, the less genuine, unfiltered responses you'll get from people and it'll just become like RL. Walking on eggshells so your job isn't sacrificed. It's the first and last place to safely battle and educate. It's important to approach things in this way so we can preserve such a precious place. Those who are driven to self-harm would do so regardless of platform. We should teach that this is the last place you can be both peaceful and debate freely, that one should be detached and aggressively consume information before deciding whether to involve emotion. Make promises to only love or hate with any force if both parties agree that there is nothing left to learn and you want to permit human nature into such a pure realm. Remember that we are the force of ideas here online, not people. If you want to be people, take that to the meat-space. Let your bodily wiles stew together there. Since laws are fully laid there, it's the place to allow more human interaction. Contact, meals, day trips, families. Just as those who would self-harm over forceful ideas, those who will molest your person or belongings will do regardless of law or relation. If you've fortified your mind with all the information and thick-skinned social interaction online, you'll know how to react if that happens. The lesson from "bullying" online shouldn't be, "I was hurt! This person is mean!", it should be... how do I prevent this from happening, why did this happen, what ideas were behind these actions, what are the opposing forces to make this happen, what set off this chain of events? It's street smarts with a detective twinge. Take the gift you are given. Take these safe blows you're dealt and turn them into smarter responses. Of course, this is focusing on the sparring that occurs... feel free to interact in echo chambers and hobby zones, too. You might find someone to take that day trip with, that meal shared, that family formed, that fellow soul to mingle with. Just don't think that's the only thing this place is for and get offended when it turns away from that.
I'm pretty positive art can be an exaggeration of all things. They were making it simple and could have possibly been portraying how a victim can feel!
It has happened. I was in a class like that back in middle school... I wasn't the one being bullied though so I can't fully relate. But I saw it happen.
Calm down and stop bagging on the video. Bullying is real no matter how much you say it doesn't happen like this. At least one kid has been picked on by the entire class and imagine how bad you would feel if they saw your comment saying this is to far and it's pointless. This video has inspired so many people. This video is all about people using the Internet to hurt people and how they say hurtful thing, and you still say horrible things when this could have saved some one from killing them selves. If font like the video go and watch something else because there is no reason to be saying the things that you are.
Darren Koyle If this video causes anyone to stop being a cyberbully, if it dissuades anyone from starting to be a cyberbully, if it inspires anyone to do something to help reduce this problem, then it will be well worth the time, effort, sensitivity and creativity that went into producing it and sharing it. And as long as there continues to be a cyberbullying problem, and a problem with bullying in general, there is a need for messages such as this one to be shared over and over again. So, what can you do to help make this world of ours a better place? What are you doing?
They could have, instead of making a video of their own, helped spread the word of someone else's message that is the exact same. I felt that they want to be known as dancer not bully preventers.
Darren Koyle It will probably take more then another billion before some people learn. Even though you think they want to be known as dancers, so what? Get the message out there and help in anyway you can. I do not think it should matter if its done with very talented dancers like this or just one person doing a video of their own.
You know what, maybe we should encourage bullying. Everyone bully everyone! then there's no such thing as bullying. just people being people. oh wait... that's what it was like before the term bullying existed.
This is such a welcome video for a special month and age of time where kids and and teens cannot seem to flee the torment of cyberbullying. If you live in Orange County California please consider telling your story to a local professor of education. Go to www.edresearchoncyberbullying.com to get involved soon. And God bless, Dr. D.
You will never stop bullying someone somewhere and will always find a way to bully pick on someone else. It's human nature. But what you can do is give that someone else the mental tools and advice to deal with it. Buy making a real video about bullying instead of a silly dance video like every other video on bullying forever and ever until the end of time.
If you do your research, Cyberbullying is a real issue. I got to choose cyberbullying as a topic for my college paper and I couldn't be any prouder of how much awareness it brought. My class has become educated, and it might not be much, but it's a start. All these people are trying to do is artistically convey cyberbullying, because some people are touched by different forms of communication than others. In 2013, 15% of high school students claimed to be cyberbullied. That is about 1 in every 6 high school kids. That's terrible! It's an obvious issue. Learn more at websites like stopcyberbullying.org/what_is_cyberbullying_exactly.html & stopbullying.gov I have completely backed up evidence here. There is no way that you can come against me unless it is with opinion, and because of that I will not be responding to any comments that reply.
disliked oh we're muse dance academy and we're dancing and being emotional. Oh yeah and info about bullying and stuff that's bad and obvious and known by EVERYONE ALREADY! why not quietly dance and raise money localy towards the prevention of this in school instead of repeated info.
Many people do not know about cyberbullying or even about bullying in general. And knowing about it is only the first step - the next step is to "get it" and the next is to do something about it. What have you done to help? What can you do?
Hey Darren! I wanted to thank you for giving us another reason to promote this video. Your comments show that bullying is diffidently "a thing". I hope that you are able to find a way to be happier with your life since you are clearly struggling with something if you feel the need to comment stuff like this twice on our video. I hope sincerely that you have a good day sir. :)
Every time I watch this I tear up a little! As a mom, you worry constantly about your kids being bullied or being the bully....but I feel so powerless to protect them in ANY WAY against cyber bullying. This generation has so much more to deal with than we ever did. We could simply avoid our "bullies" by walking home a different way from school or not going to our lockers between certain classes but NOW....now it's unavoidable, it's everywhere, and it's so much more hurtful and permanent and public. BRAVO MusEffect for this wonderful, powerful, insightful and beautiful message against cyber bullying. Every school across america should watch this....
I'm amazed by all the negative comments on this! So what if you don't like modern dance, appreciate the message, it's the message they're expressing!
Bullying is still a problem we need to solve.
shut up lady
Yeah!! I'm sure this video will make a difference!!!!
Such a powerful message. Beautifully done. Wonderful job everyone!
Taryn did such an amazing job!
TiffianyAnn Green Thank You very much! So very proud!
This is such an amazing piece! My daughter was a victim of cyber bullying in middle school and early high school. We need more attention to this issue! Thank you, Jessica Starr, Azure Antoinette and MusEffect Dance Company!
Love it!
Bullying is bad, everyone knows this. Bullying is also never ever gonna stop because there are so many factors and reasons why a person would bully someone else. They also keep expanding what bullying is. Like if you exclude or don't treat others like friends you're being a bully.That's just ridiculous, you don't have to be everyone's friend and include everybody. Just treat people like people.
Amazing, touching and inspiring. It made me sad but it also made me think, made me want to change. Beautiful!
This is amazing and so blatantly true 😔 the dancing was amazing and the poem was so beautifully written. I'm waiting for this to go viral :)
That was beautiful. Only word I can think to describe it.
Unbelievable portrayal of a basic human need. I love the way the poem captured how we are victims, instigators, and accomplices.Any person can relate to a number of the statements made. The movement was beautiful and the filming remarkable. Thank you MusEffect and Azure for sharing your gifts to create a positive change in the world.
brought here by Sparkles Lund and glad she did!! Incredible!!!!!!
This message really touched me, I also think the dance gives another depth to the message. Being a dancer myself, it speaks volumes of emotion so it isn't "stupid" or "doesn't fit the purpose" it echoes the message and yes there's millions of videos for bullying awareness yet it still happens more and more every day? So no the video and message isn't "pointless" in all honesty.
How do these slam poets manage to pull tears out of my eyes over and over again? It will always be a mystery. Anyways, great poem. I cried.
Absolute perfection. Everything about it. The words, the dancing, message.
beautiful words, beautiful movement, beautiful message. Thank you for this.
What an extraordinary, creative and unique way to bring attention to a serious issue. I hope this video gets tons of exposure....what a wonderful tool to teach kids AND adults...
I wish there was something more i can do than just like this video and share it. I want this video, more importantly, this message to be understood and heard by everyone. The simple fact that i have seen this video on my home page of Facebook is a step in the right direction. I wish there was more that i could do. This message may come and go but i don't want this video to just go viral and be relevant for a given period of time. Lets make a change guys. Lets examine ourselves instead of pointing fingers.
Check out www.standforthesilent.org/ If you want to do more to help. It is a fantastic organization.
You could buy a shirt from Muse to help them be able to do more like this and spread awareness! :)
Together, we can all stop cyberbullying from happening. Together, we can all #makeachange
kalin green thanks for the info!!! Love this project!
Powerful message! Great job, guys! :)
I found this video in an old playlist.
more accurate then ever.
love the video and the message even more!
Great message and great interpretation through the use of choreo and Dance.
Love this!! Great job Taryn, you rocked
Thanks Miss Erin:)
Absolutely amazing! This is a message everyone needs to hear. I am definitely going to use this in my classroom!
Hi Heather, we are so happy that it moved you! Please email jessica@musedancecompany.com to let her know where you teach, we would love to keep an eye of the schools the PSA is being shown in! Thank you for your support!
Oh my god. Speechless.
Very powerful and inspiring message! Thanks for this video
Some people on the comments on this video is cyber bullying are commenting rude or unessassary comments. This video is to show those people out there who are cyberbullyed. nothings impossible we CAN make cyberbullying through and done for. Itd possible. People just need to think before sending and remember that if you got told this how would you feel. I just kept watching it over and over because I love the way they are trying to prevent cyberbullying or rven bullying.
I love this
They want to anger those who think they are doing something wrong. They're doing the right thing, they're speaking out, and they've really encouraged some of the people around me, those who are tinkering with others. We've learned that hatred doesn't benefit anyone, it only causes more pain
The battle against bullying seems everlasting. This was a great performance depicting the struggles of cyber-bullying.Hopefully we'll overcome it one day as a generation. The choreography was on point and the editing on this video was great !
I understood the message well, what I didn't understand was the dancing...but hey if that gets more people to understand that message more power to it...but I'll give my like and share cause the Message touched me.
We need more videos with social messages like this! Great job Jessica Starr, Azure Antoinette and MusEffect for spreading the word to stop bullying.
Amazing message as well as such a creative way to bring this issue of how bullying is not okay in any way!!! I was so touched by watching this video. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of others through poetry and dance!!!
Wonderful message and as a dancer myself, BRILLIANT. My studio out of NC did a similar dance to a spoken poem about bullying and it was something new and different no matter how many times I watched it. All we need to teach our kids is RESPECT, KINDNESS, AND LOVE. We don't judge a world full of different quirks and imperfections that we all have. Humanity is flawed and that is what we need to accept, and learn to love. I could rant forever….. I'll stop here. Awesome poem, and great job executing the dance kids! This video actually matters.
beautifully done!
I appreciated this movie Keep it up
so grateful for those who continue this fight ..
When I was a little girl .. no one stood up for the victim of bullies.. I was so tormented.. :( .. Anyway > Very glad to see and HEAR your message.. thanks
that was so good, great job
Great message, glad my daughter could be part of it
Emma is adored!
Honestly, I can’t stop listening to this. My dance studio, Miss Lores School Of Preforming Arts, does this piece each year. Next dance season, I get to do it. I’m excited; because it’s one of the best dance numbers in the state. We’ve done it at competition. It’s won several times. It hits me on an emotional level. This video is so much better than all of the other anti bullying videos. This is true art. Not just poetry, not “just dance.”
This is art.
Gave me goosebumps, especially as being a previous victim to cyber bullying it's about time something was done to change it.
Thats amazing how the sound of the voice can create this moment of dancing and how the movement is the script of a hole voice of speechless kids,teenagers, people ...
Love the video, love the choreo, love the voice....
Just perfect and awareness...
You rock dancers , staff, directors, all and everyone who work for it .... Saludos desde Ecuador .... mi querida Jessica no se si todo lo q escribi lo entiendan como pense decirlo pero de todo corazon tu trabajo y el de todos los que hicieron 953k es inscreible....
Azure I love your voice and your poem .... Jessica you are amazing thats very "inspirador" ... ME ENCANTO UN TRABAJO EXCEPCIONAL .... FLAWLESS... greet from Ecuador ...
Fantastic video, but I'm wondering where 953,721 come from? What does it mean? Anyone care to explain
I do agree social medias such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are pulling people apart from reality but not all social media is bad. TH-cam for example is an amazing platform that is one of the best things that has ever happened to me and many others. I have met so many genuine people and made friendships that will last a lifetime instead of just a number in my friends list.
I hope people don't add TH-cam to that list of social medias.
Andy Besbrode I agree, its really about separating social media... I know so many videos are anti-bullying, which I love, but now I want to be the person who educates on all the positive ways you can use social media to connect, to encourage, or to give your honest opinion because we are allowed...
I fully agree with That and honestly almost thought I was the only one, I mean I do fully agree with the message it’s trying to convey, but it’s also missing a lot of the good things about the internet and social media
Wow this really touched me
Really loved this.. Yes, many of us realize "bullying" especially during the childhood years is just "part of life" and while that may be the reality it shouldn't be the case. Videos like this create awareness and slowly change hearts as a result. Just like a sex tape can go viral, anti-bullying should be able to as well.. Yes, you can ignore a bully, you can fight a bully but either way the education and videos like this need to exist so bullies understand the behavior is wrong and violence can be avoided.. I as a mentor of youth watched this video and know this story well and many mentees have shared it.. now I just want to create the video that provides the answers on how to deal with bullies and perhaps even educate or encourage them so the very reason they are bullying to begin with is resolved.
Wow this is really special and touched me so now kids who bully me I know what to tell them
There is a solution. Do not use social media on the internet. Solve problems by yourself. Take control of yourself.
Omg this made me cry😭
Okay, 0:13 - "How old are you anyway?"
I'm not condoning cyberbullying, but age is a serious problem.
I have been playing games on social-type networks for years and I can honestly tell you that the kids under the required age to play the game are the biggest bullies.
Not only are these kids bullies, they are also liars. They lie about their age and sign off on terms of usage requiring that they be 13 or older. These websites take precautions for children under 13 including chat restrictions, the ability to even join, etc. What am I trying to say? If you're not the age requirement, don't play. Parents need to stop their kids from playing these games before they come of age. Nobody under 13 has any excuse to complain about something he/she has come across on an online platform which he/she had to experience due to a lie.
A prime example is ROBLOX. "I'm 16... Okay I lied, I'm 14... Okay, I lied. I'm 11." If I had a dollar for every one of these kids that called me a faggot, I could pay ROBLOX to hire a team of people with common sense to stop this. That's a lot of money. These kids are honestly the start of cyberbullying and shouldn't be allowed to play.
Parents, don't let your kids lie about their age. It's not okay. They either get bullied harshly for being younger than everyone else or take drastic measures to fit in. It needs to stop.
Is it possible to obtain permission to use this track, please? I love it!
This is so amazing!! :)
This is a pretty amazing video. The message is strong and pure. I love the mixed artistry of the dance and poem being mixed in this manner. It made me smile and I will pass it along.
How come nobody addresses the problems of bullying by obnoxious authority figures in schools? At my school, they were a lot worse. I understand peer to peer bullying. But why no attention towards bullying by the hands of teachers, deans, parents, social workers...etc.
amazing
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Where did the 953,721 number come from? It seems oddly specific to be an arbitrary number.
I have the same question.
After watching the video: "Wow, maybe there's hope for humanity after all."
After reading the comments: "Nope. Never mind."
Dance was made before music trust me💃
Realist thing I've seen in a long time
THIS. is important.
Who else is watching this for school
i still cry every time i watch this. so so so beautiful
Friends are people you meet in real life, can start conversations on, not video games, but life, and simply feeling safe around the person.
Trust is, simply put, a person that, obviously, trusts you...
But you also trust them.
This is why friendship on ROBLOX exists...
Blockland (by Eric Hartman) takes trust.
Not friendship.
Can we make a change? Please make this message heard. Please make this video go viral.
Where can I find the text of just the poem? Great video and important message xo
hi there, is there any way we can get this as a track, this was so powerful and i would like to use it as my HSC major composition dance!! please write back soon!!!
Anyone else here for class
I am watching a cyber bullying thing for ela and the one line was if the internet was a school most people I knew would be in the principles office and I was in my head like bitch some people I know would be in jail not just in the principles office.
Cyberbullying: because it's technology's fault that people are assholes and blocking people on social networking sites isn't dramatic enough.
if i was the teacher i would have joined in
Some PSAs pretty much go past all freedom of speech and says that any critism is bullying
No leafy is a cyberbully comments?
Well, call me Neil Armstrong, because Leafy is a cyberbully!
I get bullied more on TH-cam :( will see if my bully follows me like he has.
953,000 friends...? people usually don't have that many followers or friends on the internet.
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W h a t
My 'net friends are closer than RL-spawned ones. We know we can be shitheads to each other without legal consequence and grow thicker skin to deal with actual problems. There's no vocal tones to make you assume they're serious all the time and it's very rare they are, unless they're extremely RL-focused or approaching things the wrong way. When you meet in person, it's way better than anyone you could meet initially through schools, parties, whatever.
People don't get offended if you're temporary, either. It lets you see how damn temporary all relationships are, how little time we have on the planet. You seek out the best of what you want and no one is offended by it. Quality over wasting time whether you share interests/beliefs/etc or not. You have this HUGE ocean of people, which is a benefit, not a downside. You pull who is needed for what moment of your life. And they pull you. If you use this sort of resource any other way, you're doing things wrong.
We're in a great age of impersonal communication that manages to be intimate at the same time. Why would you squander something like this by getting emotionally tied to someone shit talking you or being so clingy that someone from your ocean disappears? You can certainly mutually agree after a time that you'd prefer things to be permanent if things jibe well, but to assume anyone is so, "bully" or "friend", is setting yourself up for needless investment. And yes, agreeing to have a bully is useful at times. How else are you going to have intellectual sparring matches to bolster or convert your convictions? A friend will more likely hold back or back down after a time, losing the passion, losing the power held in a good fight. It's not for everyone, but the option being there is incredible.
The more "bullying" laws encroach upon this ecosystem, the less genuine, unfiltered responses you'll get from people and it'll just become like RL. Walking on eggshells so your job isn't sacrificed. It's the first and last place to safely battle and educate. It's important to approach things in this way so we can preserve such a precious place. Those who are driven to self-harm would do so regardless of platform. We should teach that this is the last place you can be both peaceful and debate freely, that one should be detached and aggressively consume information before deciding whether to involve emotion. Make promises to only love or hate with any force if both parties agree that there is nothing left to learn and you want to permit human nature into such a pure realm.
Remember that we are the force of ideas here online, not people. If you want to be people, take that to the meat-space. Let your bodily wiles stew together there. Since laws are fully laid there, it's the place to allow more human interaction. Contact, meals, day trips, families. Just as those who would self-harm over forceful ideas, those who will molest your person or belongings will do regardless of law or relation. If you've fortified your mind with all the information and thick-skinned social interaction online, you'll know how to react if that happens.
The lesson from "bullying" online shouldn't be, "I was hurt! This person is mean!", it should be... how do I prevent this from happening, why did this happen, what ideas were behind these actions, what are the opposing forces to make this happen, what set off this chain of events? It's street smarts with a detective twinge. Take the gift you are given. Take these safe blows you're dealt and turn them into smarter responses.
Of course, this is focusing on the sparring that occurs... feel free to interact in echo chambers and hobby zones, too. You might find someone to take that day trip with, that meal shared, that family formed, that fellow soul to mingle with. Just don't think that's the only thing this place is for and get offended when it turns away from that.
Tbh, they exaggerated the video too far. No way would there be a class where everyone is just a prick picking on 1 person
I'm pretty positive art can be an exaggeration of all things. They were making it simple and could have possibly been portraying how a victim can feel!
Not so. It is possible to have a single individual ostracized by an entire class. I know it well.
I'd have to disagree. I was the one person. Sorry, it happens. And I will tell you it's horrible.
It has happened. I was in a class like that back in middle school... I wasn't the one being bullied though so I can't fully relate. But I saw it happen.
I was the one person on more than one occasion actually. I was a weird kid that believed in magick so everyone picked on me.
.....the heck? How is this "dancing"? *flails arms around* "its aaaaart!"
good message. modern 'dance' still sucks.
Calm down and stop bagging on the video. Bullying is real no matter how much you say it doesn't happen like this. At least one kid has been picked on by the entire class and imagine how bad you would feel if they saw your comment saying this is to far and it's pointless. This video has inspired so many people. This video is all about people using the Internet to hurt people and how they say hurtful thing, and you still say horrible things when this could have saved some one from killing them selves. If font like the video go and watch something else because there is no reason to be saying the things that you are.
I'm getting sick of these "bullying is happening still and its bad" videos.
I don't mean to take it out personally on this video. This just happens to be the billionth video
Darren Koyle
If this video causes anyone to stop being a cyberbully, if it dissuades anyone from starting to be a cyberbully, if it inspires anyone to do something to help reduce this problem, then it will be well worth the time, effort, sensitivity and creativity that went into producing it and sharing it. And as long as there continues to be a cyberbullying problem, and a problem with bullying in general, there is a need for messages such as this one to be shared over and over again. So, what can you do to help make this world of ours a better place? What are you doing?
They could have, instead of making a video of their own, helped spread the word of someone else's message that is the exact same. I felt that they want to be known as dancer not bully preventers.
Darren Koyle
It will probably take more then another billion before some people learn. Even though you think they want to be known as dancers, so what? Get the message out there and help in anyway you can. I do not think it should matter if its done with very talented dancers like this or just one person doing a video of their own.
You know what, maybe we should encourage bullying. Everyone bully everyone! then there's no such thing as bullying. just people being people.
oh wait... that's what it was like before the term bullying existed.
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why are they dancing???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
myspace? lol
YES, MYSPACE STARTED THE CYBER FRIENDS CRAZE! THANKS FOR WATCHING.
The dancing is so distracting I cannot focus on the information
This is such a welcome video for a special month and age of time where kids and and teens cannot seem to flee the torment of cyberbullying. If you live in Orange County California please consider telling your story to a local professor of education. Go to www.edresearchoncyberbullying.com to get involved soon. And God bless, Dr. D.
WE HOPE TO KEEP THE MOVEMENT GOING LONG AFTER THE MONTH OF OCTOBER HAS ENDED. #socialmediaforgood
Getting real sick of these videos where people can't handle their online presence and so assume everyone else can't as well.
I have a quick and easy solution for all of these issues: turn off your computer. Wasn't that simple?
PLs liek dis cument if u cri evrtiem. Praise GABEN!
I got bored. Kid don't have the patience for this.... NEXT
You will never stop bullying someone somewhere and will always find a way to bully pick on someone else. It's human nature. But what you can do is give that someone else the mental tools and advice to deal with it. Buy making a real video about bullying instead of a silly dance video like every other video on bullying forever and ever until the end of time.
Turn off your computer... Problem solved
If you do your research, Cyberbullying is a real issue. I got to choose cyberbullying as a topic for my college paper and I couldn't be any prouder of how much awareness it brought. My class has become educated, and it might not be much, but it's a start. All these people are trying to do is artistically convey cyberbullying, because some people are touched by different forms of communication than others. In 2013, 15% of high school students claimed to be cyberbullied. That is about 1 in every 6 high school kids. That's terrible! It's an obvious issue. Learn more at websites like stopcyberbullying.org/what_is_cyberbullying_exactly.html & stopbullying.gov
I have completely backed up evidence here. There is no way that you can come against me unless it is with opinion, and because of that I will not be responding to any comments that reply.
Cyber Bullying is a fucking joke.
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oh we're muse dance academy and we're dancing and being emotional. Oh yeah and info about bullying and stuff that's bad and obvious and known by EVERYONE ALREADY!
why not quietly dance and raise money localy towards the prevention of this in school instead of repeated info.
Many people do not know about cyberbullying or even about bullying in general.
And knowing about it is only the first step - the next step is
to "get it" and the next is to do something about it.
What have you done to help?
What can you do?
Thank you for perfectly illustrating the point of the poem. Darren.
Hey Darren! I wanted to thank you for giving us another reason to promote this video. Your comments show that bullying is diffidently "a thing". I hope that you are able to find a way to be happier with your life since you are clearly struggling with something if you feel the need to comment stuff like this twice on our video. I hope sincerely that you have a good day sir. :)
what do you mean by "comment stuff like this"?
my thoughts on why this doesn't help MUCH is bullying?
this is too dramatic
sounds like a feminist rant