Originally Posted by
br3ttl3w
I'm sorry, I watched this and I couldn't help but be just a touch annoyed by the whole thing.
Firstly, eighth grade, that's what, 13-14 years old? He shouldn't be getting depressed because people call him names. If he's being bullied, he could do something about it. Teachers, helplines, there's a whole multitude of things he could do.
Secondly, of all the places he thinks to go, he goes to Youtube? It's full of people who will troll, flame, and make fun of him. Half the comments have nothing but crap to say about his video, while the remaining half are speeches about how everyone's precious, which won't help him one iota. His parents could help, his school could help, again, there's helplines all over the shot in place to do just that; help.
Thirdly, I'm not even really sure what the point of the video was. He's bullied; and? I've been bullied, I know people who've been bullied. It's something a hell of a lot of people go through. And what did he expect people through the internet to do; come to where he lives and build him up again? Meanwhile, he ends the whole video by saying what most of the people who weren't trolling him would've said anyway, that he needs to be strong. If he's got that sort of clarity of thought, all anyone else can do is pat him on the shoulder and say, "Yeah, good plan." ¬_¬
Finally, I just felt the whole thing was a cry for attention; which i'm sure it probably was. Let's face it, it sounds like he's had some pretty crap attention by being bullied, but lets not forget that I'm sure people in far worse positions deal with things way worse than simply being called names. Unless there's something else that happened to make his life worse, and I'm not saying there wasn't, then I think he could've made the effort to make his life better without going through the process of making a long-winded video.
Anyway, that's just my 2p.