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Hey guys! I have to admit that I've been bored lately, and unwilling to actually open up my sociology textbook so I can study it before the semester starts. I've just been wanting to get more involved with the world lately, and now's a great time to take up causes too, since I'm not doing a whole lot else. I don't want to spread myself too thin though, so this is going to be the last cause I talk about for a while.
This effort is an easy one, actually. It's anti-bullying, and I know a lot of us have already grown up and passed that stage where bullying is so prevalent in our lives. Bullying is very junior high, in a lot of ways, and bullies grow out of their habits by college, generally speaking. But even if you aren't in junior high anymore, you can still support the cause and help spread the word -somebody somewhere is still being bullied, even if you aren't. In fact, a lot of people are being bullied right this very second, and you have the power to change that, so don't waste your moment to act like a little superhero :)

All you need to do is hit delete! The next time you get into a fight with someone over the web, and feel like stooping to low blows, don't. The next time you want to play a little joke on the unpopular classmate on Facebook, don't. Hit delete instead; holding your tongue might be the first step in reducing the number of suicides that occur every year due to internet-propagated bullying and online violence. You never know which word will drive someone to desperation. The world is already so chaotic that we don't need to create any more drama for each other, so take the first step in being a better person and DELETE DIGITAL DRAMA!

Join the Facebook movement right HERE.
Add THIS badge to your profile picture on Facebook OR Twitter to show your support!
HERE is what Emily Osment has to say about the understated issue of cyberbullying and digital drama.
If the cute virtual button didn't convince you to commit to the cause, there's more! You can fight cyberbullying and digital drama with fashion! Head on over to your nearest Charlotte Russe store and pick up your own Delete Digital Drama T-shirt, just like the stars of ABC Family are sporting HERE. See what the stars of some of the hottest summer TV shows have to say about their own experiences with bullying while you're there!

Bullying is hurtful, and wrong, but cyberbullying is so much worse than in-person bullying, in some ways. Cyberbulling allows for a certain anonymity, and bullies end up bullying an image or a profile without ever considering the consequences of their words for the very real person behind that online profile. Real bullying is more painful in some ways, because bullies DO get to see and consider the feelings of the real victim, but still bully anyway. But at least real bullying takes strength. Cyberbullying is for cowards, because they need that anonymity that the computer screen provides, and they aren't bold enough to bully outside of that. A great rule to consider: if you're not bold enough to say it to a person's face, don't say it through your status or to their profile. If you are bold enough to say it to a person's face and physically bully them for real, then you need real help in stopping, because that's wrong too. But let's start one step at a time; stopping cyberbullying might decrease physical bullying, so with cyberbullying the rule of thumb:

I kind of feel like making t-shirts or tanks with the saying, "Say it to my face, not through your status" and distributing them or auctioning them on eBay to raise money for awareness or something. Hell, I'd give them away for free JUST to raise awareness, or at the very least, I'd like to start something by making a t-shirt for just myself. It's a cool way to advertise the message and spread the antibullying love.

In some form or other, at one time or another, we've all been bullied or picked on, some more than others. See yourself in other victims, and fight back for them when they can't; show your support and encourage victims to speak out against their tormentors. Karma will thank you one day anyway. :)

On another note... is it just me, or is the new movie, Monte Carlo an entire rip-off of the Lizzie McGuire movie? >.> No contest between actresses either; Hilary Duff was as cute back then as Selena Gomez is now. Watching Leighton Meester in her first movie since Country Strong, and Katie Cassidy in something outside of Gossip Girl, should be fun. (Yes, I'm guilty of being a huuuge Leighton Marissa Meester fan... Marissa's one of my favorite names too haha.)
Peace, not bullying. The campaign against war starts at school by being against bullying. Show your support! xx