Cyberbully Notes

This is my first blog post of the school year 2011-2012.

What is a cyberbully?

A cyberbully is someone who uses the Internet to send or post bad things about you. He or she is a bully just online.

What are the different types of cyberbullying?

The types of cyberbullying are: gossip, impersonate, excluding, or threaten and on the wiki direct messages.

What should you do if your being cyberbullied?

You should always tell a trusted adult. Ignore bad messages so they think you didn't get it.

What are some reasons that people cyberbully others?

The reasons are that they have been cyberbullied before. They wanna feel powerful, might be jealous, or to just simply feel better.

What is Taylor's attitude toward the website?

Her attitude is a good attitude. She thinks its like private that her family shouldn't see it. It seems as if she couldn't live without this website.

What type of relationship does she have with her family?

She doesn't really trust her brother. Her mother really doesn't trust Taylor so Taylor sort of hates her mom.

What type of friendships does Taylor have?

Taylor has a very good friendship with her friends at the beginning of the movie. Then since she's getting bullied one of her friends leaves her to deal with the problem alone. Her friend doesn't want to deal with people teasing her because she's friends with Taylor.

When does the cyberbullying start?

The cyberbullying starts when they post a picture of Taylor and her friends, then a girl comments and calls her dog face. Afterwards in the chat room people start calling her bad things and that's when she starts feeling at her lowest point in her life.

How does Taylor react to the mean comments people keep posting of her?

Taylor couldn't take it anymore so she makes a video that's about her saying goodbye to the world. Then Taylor tries to commit suicide.

Does she ever try to stop people from posting insults? What could she have done different?

To try to stop the things people are saying Taylor tries to deny everything but they don't believe her. Something she should of done is cancel her account.

How do you think Taylor felt about her friends betraying her?

I think she felt very bad like she couldn't trust anyone for sure. She might think that they never were her real friends.

What kind of changes do you see Taylor experience throughout the film?

At first she is very happy and has friends who care about her. In the middle she starts getting the bad comments that one of her friends can't deal with. At the end she figures out James was actually one of her best friends pulling a prank. Then she starts feeling better towards the end because she got her friends back and has more confidence then before.