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The question that drove Rebecca Black out of school.
Mar 17, 2013 10:53 PM
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TopGunfortheloveofplanes
I am ashamed to know that this happened to her at multiple schools around my area including my old schools.
suddo
If that's all they did would it be considered bullying?
sharksandsentiment
If I were her, every time someone asked, I'd start singing it just to be obnoxious.
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She'd have to carry her autotune everywhere...
hotwag
YES.
Noxana
Kinda hoping this is an Onion article...
merrick83
THE ANSWER IS FRIDAY YOU IDIOT
scarfox
Whoa. There is a ton of kettles and pots here.
scarfox
are* i do grammer gud.
JamalJr
"What day is it" "The day I made millions off a song and you're working at McDonalds"
BeardKhan
But i still have my dignity, so yeah.
DuneMafia
What makes you think I'm working at McD's? And why do you assume I'm unhappy and unsatisfied without millions in my coffer?
dcostanza1
My thought too! Celebrate your own happiness and leave it there
chickenwingking
INTERNET MILLIONS!!!
Lefthandofgod
"The day I made millions off a VERY SHITTY SONG and you're working at McDonalds."
afroniner
The truth is...she left because she didn't know what day it was.
letspoopinstrangeplaces
So what all you people are saying is that if you were her classmates, you wouldn't say ANYTHING about what day it was? Doubtful. Too funny!
sirnoble
i hope she doesnt go into porn
NikoPhiNiko
I thought she was like 32
KalleSchnikov
My bullies put me and my buddy in a corner and took turns farting on us. You never see originality like that nowadays.
Antiwigger
So kids kill themselves over being gay, a skin color, slightly mentally retarded...and THIS is the shit that makes her forsake school?
OneTonBrute
What if they really didn't know? "Man I forgot what day it was." "Me too. But who would know?" *gasp in unison* "REBECCA!!"
nubsause
I still believe this whole time she's been singing about fried eggs
SnugglesMcgee
DAMN YOU!
DevoutSkeptic
I don't give a shit about bullying. This is amusing.
NM00
If I was 13 and my parents paid for me to make a music video, I would have loved it and it would have been 100X worse than Friday!
girugamesh
If you listened closely to her song, you may get a clue as to what day it is.
TisMeSirMario
Reading how some people are reacting to this is quite sad. She's a young girl and bullying is a very serious problem..physical or not.
Thisisexactlythirtytwocharacters
Well what fucking day was it?
JustASmallTownMinnesotanImgurlLivingInALonelyWorld
I really hope this is meant to be informative and not entertainment. Like her or not, this is fucking sad. I hate people these days.
CiriusTrio
Teenage kids are stupid.
AdrianC30R
Since when?!
archimedesowl
Is the a reference to Rebecca Black or those who bullied her?
Graphically
This is a reference to all teenage kids I believe.
Pyrohawk
Yes?
ThisIsMyCommentThereAreManyLikeItButThisOneIsMine
BilboSwaggins1
make fun of her. but she made millions. more than any of those kids will ever make in one song
raen
Would she have made millions with that one song? Now I'm curious..
alansugar
Did she actually, or are you just assuming? Genuinely curious. I'm sure she COULD have if she was smart with her career like Psy
BilboSwaggins1
she did make over 2.2 million dollars through advertisements, itunes, and youtube combined.
alansugar
Good for her. Doesn't mean it's alright that she's bullied like, but that probably cushions the blow somewhat.
geophysicist
Bullying is too serious of an issue for this to be funny.
lolatu
I disagree -1 for you.
iamnotironman
Indeed. We should go back to joking about less serious things, like African famine, Hitler, and Tyrone getting his shit together.
kiwi93
if nobody made jokes about or involving serious issues there wouldn't be any point to humor
NickRivieraMD
I'm going to upvote you because you're right. This is one of the best things comics do.
captainsciencebutt
The holocaust on the other hand...
twothousandtimesfourpluseight
I agree. +1 for you.
Washdaytomorrow
No, it's still funny, no matter how po-faced someone is.
manchurianwok
Bullying is asinine, but can we all agree her whole situation was her parents' fault?
MeessterVal
I have no idea how to understand the nature of your thought on this one.
someonefigureditout
(To ass on to DanThePropMan) There is a point where a parent needs to learn to tell their child "No, that's a terrible idea."
Grassy21
For your consideration http://www.cracked.com/blog/why-rapper-from-friday-thanksgiving-evil/
manchurianwok
Yes! I've read something like that before and completely agree. But hell, he's good at making catchy songs. The parents still paid for it.
tastymcdouble
im not sure what asinine means
benj1008
Ask your friend Google...
Antipus405
This is not okay. Bullying is never okay. Because the people bullying never know when to stop.
FuckMeInTheBeard
Shut up. I'm pretty sure you've upvoted shit on imgur that would be considered "bullying" towards celebrities like Justin Bieber
Antipus405
Go ahead. Find something.
Graphically
well, there was that post with justin beiber photoshopped into diapers, being portrayed as a baby.
Antipus405
Went looking. I didn't say anything at all. I actually feel bad for Beiber, too. I don't like his music, but the guy will be driven...
Antipus405
Pt. 2: will be driven to the edge at this rate. I wouldn't be able to take it. Day after day, week after week, with nowhere to hide...
Graphically
I think he knew what he was getting into when he decided to make money getting famous off teen pop music.
iamnotironman
There is big difference between teasing and bullying. I would venture to say she was teased a little and overreacted.
Antipus405
"A little" isn't 2 years. 2 years of constant harassment. It'd drive me nuts.
iamnotironman
I tripped over my own feet in 6th grade and heard about it until senior year. I wouldn't call it being bullied though.
Antipus405
You weren't a national phenomenon. Her entire life is defined by that song, now
iamnotironman
Irrelevant to whether it is bullying or not. The simple fact is, she was teased for making a shit song and because she grew up with a silver
iamnotironman
Or people who are a little different so they are outcasts who endure relentless maliciousness over it. Bullying and teasing aren't the same.
iamnotironman
People who lump together something harmless and minuscule such as this with actual bullying are why true bullying isn't taken more seriously
iamnotironman
spoon in her mouth, used to everything going her way, she can't handle going through something everyone experiences.
iamnotironman
I refuse to put her on a level with kids getting the shit kicked out of them because they are smaller than everyone else.
Battlepanda911
There is a difference between asking someone what day it is and bullying.
Assbandit
I'm sorry but you don't dictate what's hurtful to each individual person. A joke taken too far can become bullying.
Battlepanda911
Neither do you. Everyone here is crying bullying. Why are they right?
Assbandit
We're right because we encompass a broader definition to the word bullying whereas you're set on limiting it's definition.
Battlepanda911
So everyone who sees a crack in the ground and is bothered by it has OCD? Broad doesn't mean better.
Antipus405
Don't pretend that the kids harassing her about this don't know their days of the week. That's insulting to them, and to her.
Battlepanda911
(2)....actually mean.
Battlepanda911
That's not what is was implying. I was saying it isn't like they are actually mocking her like calling her fat or a slut or anything....
Antipus405
Calling her fat or a slut wouldn't be true. The true insults hurt the most. And they're saying the song was terrible.
Battlepanda911
the song was fucking terrible. Don't make terrible songs.
HeyFolks
It's like saying to a fat kid, you want some pudding. You're not calling him Chubby chub chub but we don't know the full story.
Battlepanda911
no it isn't. You are still making fun of him for being fat. Saying what day is it is making fun of her music, not her
ShamrockFury
As fucking terrible as that song is, no kid should be bullied to the point of having to leave school.
MistaSmiles
I feel like my laugh is worth her humilation
tarataqa
"So what day is it?" "So what day is it?" "So what day is it?" "So what day is it?" "So what day is it?" "So what day is it?"
ampelamati
An ex- friend of mine was bullied out of school by her ex bf. They're back together. I wonder how it's gonna go this time...
Lunchify
This. A thousand times this.
Thekingofbeans
Unless he's a nazi.
funkjacket
Judgment culture attacked her because she put out lame music, and for some reason, it got way wider promotion than an average hs kid.
Conartist17
It happened to me mate.
lolatu
I'll make an exception in her case.
brfatal
Except Rebecca Black for making that awful song.
UntalentedVEVO
That's not bullying, softie.
Mobocracy
Kinda took that route, people judge me all the time because of it. :l Yay. Have a nice day.
FuckMeInTheBeard
No shit. But she left school because she was asked THAT. I wouldn't even consider that bullying
doclivingston
It's a pull quote for a headline, and it's an obvious reference to her infamous song. If you can't extrapolate more from that, well...
ShamrockFury
It was probably relentless. Who knows though, we don't have the full story.
MisterPresident
i beg to differ
ShamrockFury
You have approached this in a civilized manor. I award you 1 upvote. No more, no less.
MisterPresident
why thank you sir.and just for the record i am not at all condoning bullying, i just believe some ppls ridiculousness's must be pointed out
ShamrockFury
I usually have a great sense of humor, but this one kinda hit close to home for me.
bulpii
I have to agree. Bullying is wrong but she kind of became a celebrity. not that surprising that it happened.
morbidcuriosity
Don't make a terrible fucking song, then.
wellarentyouspecial
Tell that to the Ark Music Factory. All of their songs are terrible, but Friday at least had some comedic value.
ShamrockFury
So you're saying I shouldn't release my songs?...
morbidcuriosity
That depends...are they also hilarious?
ShamrockFury
My feelings have been called hilarious by some....
Anenome
I seriously doubt that asking her what day it is, even in a joking manner, constitutes bullying. It's a question, not a fist.
Demiguise
Ever heard of verbal bullying? Mental trauma is as serious as physical trauma
ShamrockFury
You know, I'm sure there was more to it. I imagine it had to be relentless. But, it does come with wanting to be famous, I guess.
MeAndCats
Verbal abuse is one of the worst. How is a teenager supposed to cope when there are people telling her to kill herself and teasing her?
sweetpeasoup
Yeah you'd think that huh? But even in community college I was bullied to the point of having to change schools. You'd think adults 1/2
asdlknmqelfin
you got bullied in community college? may I ask why?
sweetpeasoup
I had cancer and lost part of my jaw bone and people make fun of me for it
asdlknmqelfin
aww man. that's not cool. hopefully that doesn't happen anymore.
sweetpeasoup
that'd be nice huh? in June, I'm getting bone reconstruction so hopefully that'll make me feel better again :)
sweetpeasoup
would be mature enough not to bully in college, but they aren't! -sigh- :< (2/2)
bulpii
Why did they bully you though? Im sorry to ask but your post just made me too curious. What was the problem in your school?
sweetpeasoup
I lost part of my jaw bone to cancer and my jaw hangs at a slant. So I get basically get bullied for beating cancer
bulpii
oh wow what a bunch of fucking assholes... i cant believe it :( im sorry that happened to you.
JrElmoe
Yeah but her reason is stupid as hell. She wasn't physically or mentally abused,she wasn't publicly humiliated. She's pathetic.
Assbandit
You're calling a 13 year old who got bullied 'pathethic' over the internet. How good do you feel about yourself?
JrElmoe
Seriously? You're gonna QUIT school,you're gonna quit life because "They kept asking me what day it was" her fault for making bad music.
Assbandit
1 Pease keep blaming the victim more. 'She deserved rape because she wore revealing clothing'. That's pretty much akin to the same argument.
Assbandit
2. She's a minor and not everyone is known to make sound judgement. She made bad music, who fucking cares? She still doesn't deserve to get
Assbandit
3. bullied for it. And you have no idea what the context or what she faced in school besides 'what day it is'. Kids can be cruel & creative.
JrElmoe
1.That's an exaggeration. 2.Of course she is. She made it. 3.If there was any other reason it would say something better than "The kept..."
JrElmoe
If you quit on school because of bullying,you're weak. STAND THE FUCK UP! This ain't a drama,you can't run away and hope for someone...
JrElmoe
...to go after you. In my primary school,I had an anger problem,people would piss my the fuck out but then I would stand up without anger.
JrElmoe
Now,whenever someone is pissing me off,I either learned to ignore them,or stand up for myself and argue back.
JrElmoe
IN THE END! I honestly will say she is pathetic,if you think she deserves the sympathy,I laugh at you. Same goes for all the teens who quit.
ThomasHFoolery
No parent should let their kid quit school bc she cant handle people asking her what day it is. Life gets a lot harder than that.
egonronay
You know, it probably wasn't limited to just that. Try to think beyond a headline.
keyboardkind
The writers of this article really sugarcoated it. She actually got a death threat and a LOT more shit than it says here.
FallenTurtles
This same type of "bullying" is done every day by tabloid journalists, and they can very easily ruin lives.
NickRivieraMD
God, thank you.
AliceInPunderland
Was searching for this comment, so thank you
ShamrockFury
Absolutely true. But these are also the same parents who set her up for this kind of treatment by letting her do that song.
FallenTurtles
She wanted to go in and pay a service to make a music video for her. How is this her/her parents' fault???
snaptitude
Everything got out of hand. It was a 13 year old having fun with her friends, posting a video on YouTube. Why did everyone give a fuck?
greyfoxv1
No that's wrong it's the bullies fault. Shifting the blame to anyone but the bully is pretty fucked up.
ARedShell
Every celebrity gets shit on. Remember the celebrities reading their Twitter hate. No different just because you knew her before the fame.
opad
See, I think with all the teen suicides, why NOT just switch schools? If my dad made 10k more a year away I switched- why not for this?
michaelgallagher125
That's because most teen suicides are underlined with mental illness...regardless of bullying, they have a medical issue..
ThomasHFoolery
Teaching them to run away from them doesnt do them any favors later on when they face real problems (2/2)
Toastfrog
I switched schools for being bullied and the next school was great. I disagree with what you say completely .
michaelgallagher125
Yeah this guy probably never had issues like that...and as such can't relate it to the problems he had which were bad in a different way...
michaelgallagher125
Kind of seems like good logic and all, but the only person who can really judge how bad it is, is the kid right. If they can't take let emgo
opad
If an adult person was repeatably mocked and belittled at work, they would switch jobs I assure you.
ThomasHFoolery
and if you cant?
opad
Moreover you have kids that are not emotionally mature 1- being horrible to each other and 2- not able to handle it.
michaelgallagher125
Whats your definition of real problems though? Problems are only as hard as the coping skills a person has, even if you think its stupid.
ThomasHFoolery
Id say getting raped is not on the same level as getting bullied, regardless of coping skills. But you sort of agreed w/ me in that...(1/2)
ThomasHFoolery
coping skills are vital in diffusing bad situations later in life, which is why i think its generally bad to let your kids quit on things2/2
ThomasHFoolery
Bc personally i think we should be teaching our kids 1) to be nicer to each other, 2) not to run away from your problems (1/2)
opad
Yes we should teach kids to be nicer, but I have a dog, if she can't run away from a conflict she fights. It's natural.
opad
Freedom to escape a situation dials down the pressure
CiriusTrio
NO NO NO, YOU DON'T GET TO PLAY BOTH SIDES OF THE FIELD. You can not take an anti-bully'ing stance with this photo
sowetoninja
I have accepted the hypocrisy, people say whatever they think might get them upvoted. In the end it seems that the points DO matter, eh?
connerthebro
I for one am tired of the whiteknights.
makescreamogreatagain
Whiteknights are good in moderation.
connerthebro
Well said, I just hate when they're overly sensitive, humorless, or hypocritical.
Smarbury92
Honest to God, I actually like the song Friday. Through countless arguments, insults and even a few near punch ups as a result of my (1)
Smarbury92
forbidden love for this song, I have earned my right to sit here and defend this girl. I honestly don't know why she gets so much shit. (2)
teaismylife
I'm sorry, but funny as it is she is like 13 and that is awful. (Sorry I was bullied rather badly as a child/teen)
DomonKasshu
You certainly wouldn't get away with a picture of Emma Watson with a black guy at her behind, that's for damn sure.
DomonKasshu
How curious that this comment was downvoted.
DomonKasshu
Sorry, CiruisTrio. Imgur plays the game of accepted hypocrisy by "majority rules" rules! You must have not gotten your mask of Harvey Dent!
SoapyMammaryMasturbation
ACTUALLY WE DO. You see, we're all talking about something on a public forum. 1. There are different opinions. 2. Saying 'I hate this...
SoapyMammaryMasturbation
...harassing him there. 3. Rebecca Black does not have Bieber's fans or wealth. She is therefore more vulnerable to bullying than he is.
SoapyMammaryMasturbation
...guy's music, and think he seems like a dick.' is different from actually sending those messages to him, or going to his school and...
DanHubel
the problem is there is more then one person on this site, so they have different opinions, so they actually can do both.
CiriusTrio
That, my friend, is the definition of being a "hypocrite" and wasn't aware it was something worth striving to be.
DanHubel
2/2 they are just two different people with two different opinions.
DanHubel
no, imgur itself cannot be hypocritical, it is not a person. if one person hates beiber and another doesnt, that isnt hypocritical 1/2
DomonKasshu
This is just a cheap way to weasel out of having to take any blame. Are you going to tell me that the same group of people didn't see this
DomonKasshu
picture after seeing the Justin picture at 4000+ points? The opposing side always is always mysteriously absent in these examples so blame
DomonKasshu
Oh, that is a load! Yeah, there's a lot of people on the website, but the majority still makes their presence known with their votes and
DomonKasshu
comments. We know what a large portion of imgur is fond of through this.
DanHubel
the problem is not everyone downvotes, if i see something i like i upvote, if i see something i don't, i hit next.
DomonKasshu
It's pretty funny. Imgur certainly doesn't grant a group like the Republicans this kind of scrutiny. Speak ill of all of them! But when it's
DomonKasshu
imgur's turn, now the grains of sand argument shows up.
SayIAmYou
imgur doesn't have official representatives. And doesn't this logic also make you a hypocrite?
CiriusTrio
and then go to the nearest Justin Beiber photo to ridicule and use every name in the book to insult him.
iamireland
You're lumping the entire population of imgur into one person with one opinion, it's easy to see hypocrisy when you generalize.
CiriusTrio
Fuck, forget Justin Beiber. You can't do that to ANYONE anymore, Imgur.
MakiahTime
I think the biggest reason people hate on Beiber now is because his fan base is INSANE. I don't think rebecca black even has a fanbase
ShamrockFury
Bieber brought it on himself by being a huge douchebag to everyone and acting like a tool.
CiriusTrio
That may be so, but we're a bunch of grown adults on an image sharing website complaining about a pop singer.
avidatheist
Actually there are a lot of non-adults on here.
ShamrockFury
But it's usually over a pic of him acting like a douchebag. Not many others get to the viral gallery.
FuckMeInTheBeard
dude stfu. You don't know justin bieber.
CiriusTrio
the latest one has been after his confrontation with a man who called him "a little cock" and "to fuck off back to America"
CiriusTrio
Was his reaction a bit much? Yes...but definitely doesn't make him a douchebag by any means.
DomonKasshu
Seriously though. Imgur LOVES playing both sides of the field, so it can be morally superior and have it's jokes at the same time. So yeah
DomonKasshu
"we'll" make fun of someone based on a baseless rumor if "we" hate him enough and then frown at you if you do the same towards someone who
DomonKasshu
isn't on our list of "acceptable targets"
SoapyMammaryMasturbation
...the same as sending hateful messages to him.
SoapyMammaryMasturbation
Bullying is not just 'being mean about someone', it's the strong harassing the weak. Saying that Bieber sucks amongst ourselves is not...
badherman
What if I told you...different folks, different strokes.
SoapyMammaryMasturbation
...fans who tell him he's marvellous, and considerable wealth from his music. Rebecca Black has neither of these things.
liliputian7
You end a comment with 'So yeah' and you get no fucking respect. Go rethink your life.
DomonKasshu
So don't try and get morally superior with me, if you're going to be a fucking moron about it.
DomonKasshu
Do you see the + there? I have not finished my comment, hence why I wrote past it.
SoapyMammaryMasturbation
IMGUR is not a single person. Imgur is lots of people with lots of different opinions. And, for the record, Bieber has legions of adoring...
DomonKasshu
By that logic that a group can't be judged as a whole by their actions, well then we should stop hating the Westboro Church then. They ALL
DomonKasshu
can't be bigots then, right? You've got to judge everyone in the group individually!
SoapyMammaryMasturbation
Don't be stupid. Westboro Baptist Church is a group *defined* by its religious principles. Imgur is an image hosting site.
DomonKasshu
By that same standard, everything Harry Potter related being rapidly supported is just a fluke of random fellows
DomonKasshu
Rather than the idea that a large majority of imgur are just fond of Harry Potter.
DomonKasshu
If imgur has a group of people (That don't mysteriously disappear when spoke about) that are so against these double standards, then why is
DomonKasshu
that only a minority of people speak out against it? Clearly not everyone is supporting is, so if there's as many people who don't like it
DomonKasshu
as you say, then we should be able to see their statements, right?
DomonKasshu
Yeah. I know not everyone is the same. I am talking about website as a whole based on the large amount of votes and statements made towards
DomonKasshu
the statement I'm making. Clearly, I'm referring to the large group of people that are apart of what I'm talking about.
SoapyMammaryMasturbation
Yeah, except that's the kind of statement made my people who don't actually examine imgur. What is 'upvoted' is often...
SoapyMammaryMasturbation
...not a religion or political movement. Hell, within a few days of a trend beginning, you see a counter-trend of images bitching about it.
SoapyMammaryMasturbation
...near the top. Indeed, on the same image, you'll often see conflicting opinions near the top. Because imgur is an image hosting site...
SoapyMammaryMasturbation
...a case of fluke. You'll see 'Republicans' on imgur complaining that conservative comments get downvoted, then you'll see one of them...