On this week’s episode of Radio 1’s The Surgery, Gemma Cairney and Dr. Radha will address the main factor of online harassment.
It’s a huge problem in the UK and can have a catastrophic effect on victims.
And being a celebrity doesn’t make you immune to the force of cyberbullies, as those seven pop stars discovered when they were targeted by trolls.
Despite being part of one of the biggest boybands of all time, Zayn Malik attacked cyberbullies when he was part of One Direction, who targeted him because of his race.
“Nasty things were said, as if he was a terrorist, and this and that,” he told The Sun in 2012.
How can you say that and get away with it?”
He told the newspaper that he may have ignored those comments, but that what affected him was when the abuse reached his relatives.
“You can say what you want about me, it doesn’t bother me,” he said.
“But when it starts to worry other people I care about or my mom tells me about it, then it becomes a problem.
“I thought we had made progress. If they told me that on the street or if someone said it to my face or whatever, then anything can be done about it. “
Lorde made her mark as an excellent pop rarity, but that place wasn’t easy, after she suffered violent online abuse related to her appearance early in her career.
“I’m absolutely desensitized to name-calling,” he told Rolling Stone magazine in 2013. “I’m a human being. “
She says other people mistake her nervousness for anything else, but she has decided to stay strong in the face of bullies.
“I’m paralyzed with nervousness, so I tried to be brave,” she said.
“The way I dress and behave, a lot of people find intimidating.
“I think my whole career can be summed up in one word I say in meetings: strength. “
Jesy Nelson attacked trolls while Little Mix was still competing on The X Factor in 2011 and long before they became the UK’s toughest and most daring group of women.
“It made me cry. I was surprised at the time,” he told Cosmopolitan in 2016.
“I was a young woman and I thought, ‘What have I done to you?Why do you have to be mean to me?’
“I’m not a bad user and I took it seriously. Some of the things other people said were disgusting. It affected me. “
But Jesy says the support of her peers and more successful friends in the LM organization has helped her through the tough times.
That of the years
“I don’t understand why people @menta me on Twitter to say ‘Olly Alexander can’t sing’ or ‘Olly Alexander, you’re so ugly,'” he told NME in 2016.
“If I’ve been on TV, I haven’t been on Twitter in a while. “
Some of the comments you say you receive may simply be a criminal offense.
“I meet other people who are disgusting and who make jokes about me about rape. That’s why I can’t read much anymore because I don’t want to see that. “
Selena Gomez is the most followed Instagram user in the world, however she doesn’t like the app because she obsesses over negative comments, despite the thousands of positive messages she receives.
“Sometimes you can’t,” Selena told The New York Times in 2017.
“I delete the app from my phone at least once a week. You’re in the [negatives]. They don’t tell you, ‘You’re ugly. ‘It’s like they need to attack your soul. “
She says online bullies are already finding a way to target precisely what she doesn’t like about her, which makes cyberbullying even more painful.
“Imagine all the insecurities you already feel about yourself and ask someone to write a paragraph highlighting each and every little thing, even if it’s just physical,” Selena said.
Demi Lovato has personally suffered from online stalkers and trolls, but it was Phoebe Prince’s suicide in 2010 that encouraged her to write a letter to Seventeen magazine urging young people to avoid tormenting others.
“When will other people understand that verbal abuse is just as serious as physical abuse?How many precious lives will it take to end the suffering caused by cyber abuse?” he wrote.
“I think other people use bullying as a way to achieve compatibility, and I’ve noticed that it’s not just the ‘cool’ kids who do it anymore.
“Sitting in front of a computer gives people a sense of anonymity, but everyone wants to understand that words, even the ones they write online, have a powerful force to harm other people. “
Nicola Roberts suffered greatly against Jesy Nelson when Girls Aloud won Pop Stars: The Rivals in 2002.
He took aim at his appearance when he was just 16 years old and has since led a crusade against harassment throughout his bureaucracy.
“Cyberbullying is a way to succeed at any time,” he said at an anti-bullying convention in 2011.
“It’s not just at school, it can happen to someone when they’re at home, where they’re supposed to feel safer. “
“Talking about bullying is considered a smart thing to do, but that mindset wants to change. “
1. “Know that the other people who bully you are the ones who don’t, and try not to take it personally. “
2. “Talk to an adult you trust, such as your parents or a teacher, as soon as you start. Don’t be left alone. “
3. “Keep a record of the messages sent so that you are aware of what happened. “
4. “Don’t text. “
5. “Report other people who harass you to the service provider or online page you use so they can take further action. “
6. “Consider temporarily abandoning or postponing your account. “
7. “Block messages or emails from the sender. “
8. “There are many organizations that can fight online harassment, such as Childline. “
9. “If things get serious, you can report it to the police. “
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