“Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you.” Do you think it's true? False? What do you think?
Dawn and WeiLing:
This is FALSE! Words can hurt people badly.Cyber bullying can hurt a person mentally and can be more destructive than physical bullying. Cyber bullying is more destructive than physical bullying as it is 24/7, and the bully may be anonymous. The bully need not to be there in person. This way of bullying will make most of the victims feel helpless.
So, if you know a friend / yourself(Touch wood)is bullied? Try and speak up and talk to someone who can help, like your parents, teachers or counsellor. You may also want to block the contact or something. You can also save the evidence of you being bullied by saving a screenshot of evidence. It is very precious. Practice selective disclosure of information, which means that you might not want to show the blog to the public. You may just want to show this blog to invited readers.
Remember that words have power, online or offline. Try and be respectful and responsible for what you say.