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20score

(4,769 posts) Sat May 24, 2014, 05:27 PM May 2014

Some People Suck! “Student Commits Suicide after Cyberbullying…

…for Appearing in Porn.”

Seems to me there is a direct correlation between how little a person has to offer the world, and cruel, judgmental, self-righteous behavior. There is a big difference between calling out those who harm others, and those who pick on people they consider less moral. (Bullies are assholes.)

Alyssa Funke, a 19-year-old who was earning straight As at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, committed suicide last month after her former high school classmates found out she appeared on an amateur porn site. Her parents believe that the online harassment she received over her porn shoot “played a significant role” in her decision to end her life.

When Funke was 18, she recorded a video for the amateur porn site Casting Couch X. According to a KMSP investigation, her high school classmates found the video and started sending her judgmental messages on Facebook and Twitter. Some of them called her a slut and a prostitute.

More at link:
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/05/23/3440976/college-student-suicide-porn/?elq=~~eloqua..type--emailfield..syntax--recipientid~~&elqCampaignId=~~eloqua..type--campaign..campaignid--0..fieldname--id~~

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Some People Suck! “Student Commits Suicide after Cyberbullying… (Original Post) 20score May 2014 OP

Mercy shenmue May 2014 #1

Second That ProgressiveJarhead May 2014 #6

Exactly. 20score May 2014 #24

I'm sure she got it from all sides. ForgoTheConsequence May 2014 #2

Who is shaming Belle Knox on this board? redqueen May 2014 #15

yes, who are these evil feminists you speak of? seabeyond May 2014 #23

Not my usual type of post, but I needed to vent after reading about this cruelty. 20score May 2014 #3

May Alyssa Funke rest in peace. In_The_Wind May 2014 #4

Nicely put. 20score May 2014 #21

What Was This Kid Thinking? ProgressiveJarhead May 2014 #5

And what made you post such a terrible comment? Sheldon Cooper May 2014 #7

Terrible? ProgressiveJarhead May 2014 #12

LOL Sheldon Cooper May 2014 #16

Seems a bit tough to me... Agschmid May 2014 #8

Absolutely ProgressiveJarhead May 2014 #13

You are, of course, talking about the kids who bullied her, right? arcane1 May 2014 #9

No. ProgressiveJarhead May 2014 #14

You're right. The bullies did nothing wrong. arcane1 May 2014 #19

Remember: the most important thing is to blame the victim Orrex May 2014 #25

The bullies didn't force her to kill herself. phil89 May 2014 #26

Remember: the most important thing is to blame the victim Orrex May 2014 #27

So I guess you don't know what victim blaming is. phil89 May 2014 #29

Remember: the most important thing is to blame the victim Orrex May 2014 #30

You like that meaningless line don't you? phil89 May 2014 #33

Remember: the most important thing is to blame the victim Orrex May 2014 #36

ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED NuclearDem May 2014 #31

You're so far behind you think you're in front phil89 May 2014 #32

Well obviously no one is. We're just saying the victim has her share of the blame as well. NuclearDem May 2014 #37

I didn't actually just read that, did I? NuclearDem May 2014 #28

Remember: the most important thing is to blame the victim Orrex May 2014 #35

I really believe that Gman May 2014 #10

Bullshit. Women are subjected to that kind of hate because society is misogynist redqueen May 2014 #17

Too bad you feel that way Gman May 2014 #20

then you must not be a part of the real world cause that is exactly what you just did. seabeyond May 2014 #22

Whatever Gman May 2014 #38

Not necessarily. dawg May 2014 #40

For sure, not everyone and my post implies that Gman May 2014 #41

The bullies will just use her suicide as vindication that even she thought she was worthless. aikoaiko May 2014 #11

That sucks. If she wanted to do porn its her own body. Mrdrboi May 2014 #18

"Some"? WinkyDink May 2014 #34

So sad for someone to lose their life so young. dawg May 2014 #39

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

1. Mercy

Reply to 20score (Original post)

Sat May 24, 2014, 05:30 PM

May 2014

I can't stand mean people. Whatever she did, people shouldn't judge and harass others like that.

ProgressiveJarhead

(172 posts)

6. Second That

Reply to shenmue (Reply #1)

Sat May 24, 2014, 06:56 PM

May 2014

20score

(4,769 posts)

24. Exactly.

Reply to shenmue (Reply #1)

Sun May 25, 2014, 01:51 AM

May 2014

ForgoTheConsequence

(4,869 posts)

2. I'm sure she got it from all sides.

Reply to 20score (Original post)

Sat May 24, 2014, 05:31 PM

May 2014

The faux feminists and right wing Christian crazies are both fond of sex shaming. Just look at the Belle Knox threads on this board.

redqueen

(115,103 posts)

15. Who is shaming Belle Knox on this board?

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Reply #2)

Sat May 24, 2014, 08:25 PM

May 2014

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)

23. yes, who are these evil feminists you speak of?

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Reply #2)

Sun May 25, 2014, 01:24 AM

May 2014

20score

(4,769 posts)

3. Not my usual type of post, but I needed to vent after reading about this cruelty.

Reply to 20score (Original post)

Sat May 24, 2014, 05:38 PM

May 2014

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

4. May Alyssa Funke rest in peace.

Reply to 20score (Original post)

Sat May 24, 2014, 06:25 PM

May 2014

20score

(4,769 posts)

21. Nicely put.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #4)

Sat May 24, 2014, 10:20 PM

May 2014

ProgressiveJarhead

(172 posts)

5. What Was This Kid Thinking?

Reply to 20score (Original post)

Sat May 24, 2014, 06:55 PM

May 2014

What made her make such bad decisions?

Sheldon Cooper

(3,724 posts)

7. And what made you post such a terrible comment?

Reply to ProgressiveJarhead (Reply #5)

Sat May 24, 2014, 06:57 PM

May 2014

ProgressiveJarhead

(172 posts)

12. Terrible?

Reply to Sheldon Cooper (Reply #7)

Sat May 24, 2014, 08:23 PM

May 2014

Get help.

Sheldon Cooper

(3,724 posts)

16. LOL

Reply to ProgressiveJarhead (Reply #12)

Sat May 24, 2014, 08:27 PM

May 2014

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)

8. Seems a bit tough to me...

Reply to ProgressiveJarhead (Reply #5)

Sat May 24, 2014, 06:58 PM

May 2014

My thoughts are with her family.

ProgressiveJarhead

(172 posts)

13. Absolutely

Reply to Agschmid (Reply #8)

Sat May 24, 2014, 08:24 PM

May 2014

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

9. You are, of course, talking about the kids who bullied her, right?

Reply to ProgressiveJarhead (Reply #5)

Sat May 24, 2014, 07:05 PM

May 2014

What a bad decision on their part.

ProgressiveJarhead

(172 posts)

14. No.

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #9)

Sat May 24, 2014, 08:25 PM

May 2014

Doing porn and then killing herself. Bad decisions.

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

19. You're right. The bullies did nothing wrong.

Reply to ProgressiveJarhead (Reply #14)

Sat May 24, 2014, 08:30 PM

May 2014

Orrex

(63,220 posts)

25. Remember: the most important thing is to blame the victim

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #19)

Sun May 25, 2014, 08:51 AM

May 2014

phil89

(1,043 posts)

26. The bullies didn't force her to kill herself.

Reply to Orrex (Reply #25)

Sun May 25, 2014, 09:26 AM

May 2014

Lots of us were bullied and didn't make that choice. It's not the external events that cause people to do things.

Orrex

(63,220 posts)

27. Remember: the most important thing is to blame the victim

Reply to phil89 (Reply #26)

Sun May 25, 2014, 09:29 AM

May 2014

phil89

(1,043 posts)

29. So I guess you don't know what victim blaming is.

Reply to Orrex (Reply #27)

Sun May 25, 2014, 09:45 AM

May 2014

I know you like repeating that line, but we choose how we react to events. Bullies didn't force her to do that to herself. That is a fact. She's responsible for her choice.

Orrex

(63,220 posts)

30. Remember: the most important thing is to blame the victim

Reply to phil89 (Reply #29)

Sun May 25, 2014, 10:00 AM

May 2014

phil89

(1,043 posts)

33. You like that meaningless line don't you?

Reply to Orrex (Reply #30)

Sun May 25, 2014, 10:08 AM

May 2014

Have any actual thoughts?

Orrex

(63,220 posts)

36. Remember: the most important thing is to blame the victim

Reply to phil89 (Reply #33)

Sun May 25, 2014, 10:11 AM

May 2014

When you post something deserving of a deeper response, you'll get it.

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)

31. ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED

Reply to phil89 (Reply #29)

Sun May 25, 2014, 10:02 AM

May 2014

SIDE WITH THE BULLIES - 10G

phil89

(1,043 posts)

32. You're so far behind you think you're in front

Reply to NuclearDem (Reply #31)

Sun May 25, 2014, 10:07 AM

May 2014

no one is siding with bullies.

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)

37. Well obviously no one is. We're just saying the victim has her share of the blame as well.

Reply to phil89 (Reply #32)

Sun May 25, 2014, 10:15 AM

May 2014

I mean, if she hadn't done what she wanted with her own body and then committed suicide, she wouldn't be in this mess in the first place!

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)

28. I didn't actually just read that, did I?

Reply to ProgressiveJarhead (Reply #5)

Sun May 25, 2014, 09:32 AM

May 2014

Orrex

(63,220 posts)

35. Remember: the most important thing is to blame the victim

Reply to NuclearDem (Reply #28)

Sun May 25, 2014, 10:10 AM

May 2014

Gman

(24,780 posts)

10. I really believe that

Reply to 20score (Original post)

Sat May 24, 2014, 07:36 PM

May 2014

anyone that shames someone like that is deeply very jealous that they don't have the nerve, the looks or both. So they lash out.

redqueen

(115,103 posts)

17. Bullshit. Women are subjected to that kind of hate because society is misogynist

Reply to Gman (Reply #10)

Sat May 24, 2014, 08:27 PM

May 2014

it pushes a double standard and there is no way for women to 'win'. They're either prudes or sluts. Madonnas or whores.

Gman

(24,780 posts)

20. Too bad you feel that way

Reply to redqueen (Reply #17)

Sat May 24, 2014, 08:48 PM

May 2014

But that's not the way of the real world.

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)

22. then you must not be a part of the real world cause that is exactly what you just did.

Reply to Gman (Reply #20)

Sun May 25, 2014, 01:20 AM

May 2014

shaming women for being jealous of the other woman.

all on your own. with no help. a perfect example of what redqueen said.

Gman

(24,780 posts)

38. Whatever

Reply to seabeyond (Reply #22)

Sun May 25, 2014, 03:43 PM

May 2014

dawg

(10,624 posts)

40. Not necessarily.

Reply to Gman (Reply #10)

Sun May 25, 2014, 04:04 PM

May 2014

Some people just love feeling superior. It doesn't mean they wish *they* could do porn. It just means they found an angle to torment someone and place that person *beneath* themselves.