November 6, 1992 – October 17, 2006

Today’s Word Is…..

Bullying + Suicide = “Bullycide”

BULLYCIDE

• One third of children aged 12-18 confessed to being bullied during the school year

Three Types of Bullying

1. Direct Physical

2. Direct Verbal

3. Relational Aggression

BULLYING SUX

Relational Aggression

“refers to manipulation of relationships or friendships in order to inflict emotional pain on another, such as gossiping, rumor-spreading, or exclusion from a group” (Crothers, Lipinski, Minutolo, 2009)

“Nobody likes you”

“She slept with soooo many guys!!!!”

“Everyone is invitedexcept her LOL”“Did you know ____________

about her?”

“She went after my friends boyfriend”

Relational Aggression & The Media

Watch Surfer Dude & Blonde Chick Put Down Celebrities – WooooT!

Can’t believe Perez Hilton said that about Lindsay Lohan!

Can’t believe I have to wait in line at the grocery store AGAIN! Thank goodness there are all these magazine covers to read. BRAAAAIINS!!!

TelevisionWebsites

Grocery Stores Magazines

TODAY’S NEWS!

December 12, 2011

Personal Fave!

At least he’s not

sparkling.

Children formulate how to act in certain situations based on what they have seen and been exposed to.

Social Information Processing (SIP) Theory

“posits that individuals selectively attend to cues in any social situation and interpret them, accurately or inaccurately, to figure out how to respond; people set goals based on their experiences and what they consider to be pertinent cues. Action follows.” (Waters, 2011).

Children’s Perceptions

PAPARAZZIProvide content for entertainment media outlets, are invasive, show no respect for privacy

Paparazzi: Bullies:• Often taunt celebrities

being photographed• Verbally abuse to achieve

a response• Have been know to chase

down celebrities

• Often taunt their victims• Verbally abuse to achieve

a response• Have been know to chase

down their victims

July 1, 1961 – August 31, 1997

Paparazzinator(totally trademarking this)

October 2009

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill that “makes it a crime to take and sell unauthorized photos of celebrities in ‘personal or familial activity.’ Violators face fines up to $50,000” (CNN, 2009)

Making Arnold THE....

Unfortunately – these laws have proven to be ineffective since, as shown, we still see the same tabloid fodder on our store shelves as before.

Questions Remain:

• How are children and teenagers supposed to understand that it is not right to bully someone through the use of gossip and rumours, when they are exposed to it daily?

• Why has it become socially acceptable to allow the media and paparazzi to practice these bullying tactics openly?

• Can better laws be implemented that would dissuade the paparazzi and the gossiping entertainment media from continuing their socially irresponsible reporting tactics?

“Everybody Else is Doing it, so why can’t we?–The Cranberries, Album Title, 1992