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That's the worst possible lesson to take from this. I watched this video and I laughed at it. But that doesn't mean I ever thought the kid was a loser, or that
by InclinedPlane 14y ago
That's the worst possible lesson to take from this. I watched this video and I laughed at it. But that doesn't mean I ever thought the kid was a loser, or that I thought he deserved ridicule. Everyone does embarrassing things in their life. Everyone. It would be the height of ridiculousness to attempt to hide every embarrassing thing anyone has ever done from the world. Especially today. And it would be even sillier to attempt to prevent people from laughing at embarrassing moments.
What is more important is to encourage compassion and discourage ridicule and bullying. The difference between laughing at embarrassing moments and using such events as a basis for bullying is not at all subtle. There are light-years of difference between someone saying "this is hilarious" and someone saying "kill yourself".
- hansy 14y agoMaybe, but for all of us who laughed at a silly kid then resumed our normal lives after didn't consider the aftermath that ensued in his life. By doing nothing, we may have indirectly contributed to the bullying Raza experienced at school. I'm not saying watching videos == cyberbullying, but the truth of the matter is, this kid had to change schools because of that video. What would happen if I or you took two seconds out of our life to write a simple comment on the video saying something like, "yo that's hilarious. keep on keeping." He may have gotten a little mental peace that all of us who watched from miles away were simply laughing at his antics, and not him as a person. Instead, we laughed from afar and remained silent, leaving Raza by himself to face the onslaught of those who decided to be maliciously vocal.