Category: Bullying

Rob Raco // seen in Riverdale

I’m ‘Biting the Bullet to say, ‘Stand up for yourself.’

Growing up I was an odd kid…to everyone else. But to myself, I was me, imaginative and in my own world, thanks to my supportive, artistic family.

In school, I never really found myself in the “popular group”. In fact, I was spit on by a group of kids, punched in the face and held down as others piled snow on my face.

Now the fun part…all that energy was expurgated through my creativity. I retaliated by becoming a disciplined drummer and standing up for myself with art, not fists.

Stand up for yourself and others in need but remember you can’t fight fire with fire. Shine on! I got your back!”

Briana Buckmaster // seen in Supernatural

I’m ‘Biting the Bullet’ to say, your power isn’t found in a nutritional label.

I’ve been considered a big girl all my life. People loved to make jokes at my expense. As a 9 year old I was made fun of for how I looked in bathing suits at birthday parties.

As a high schooler, I was bullied endlessly whilst walking down the hall or raising my hand in class. It seemed the world was laughing at me. And yet, a very common question asked of me was “Where on earth do you get your confidence?”

It was always such a strange question. First off, why was everyone so shocked that a girl like me was confident? I mean, you think girls who shop at the plus-size stores don’t really deserve to hold their head high occasionally? But my thing was – I hadn’t really decided that I indeed WAS confident.

I still cried in the bathroom when people made oinking sounds at me. I still daydreamed about waking up looking like the women in my fashion magazines. And I, like most people in the world, generally felt like I had no idea what I was doing the majority of the time.

But I did like to laugh. A lot. And I REALLY liked to make other people laugh. A LOT.

Slowly I realized that the feeling I had after a perfectly timed punchline, or the high I got when someone asked me to “act out that bit again” far outweighed the pain of lame unoriginal jokes that were made at my expense.

So it’s interesting to me to be described as confident. I just like to think that I’m funny. And loud. I want things for my life. And I’m not shy about stating that. If that’s confidence, then sure.

I guess I’ve got it. But, I also have a long history of crying in bathrooms and not fitting into bathing suits. I just make sure to remind people that that’s the least fun part about me.

Anne Winters // Emmy Award Winning Actress // seen in 13 Reasons Why

I am ‘Biting the Bullet’ to talk about cyberbullying.

It is time to put an end to sharing hateful comments and instead share positivity. With all of the different social media platforms these days people have found it easy to hurt others while hiding behind a screen.

It is important for all of us to stand up for each other and show compassion towards one another. I am committed to spreading awareness on this issue to show that words can be hurtful, no matter who you are.

The topic of cyberbullying really hits home for me. Being on a buzz-worthy show like “13 Reasons Why” has caused my social media following to grow tremendously, which is such a blessing. But, with a larger social media following also comes more hate.

I have never really cared for the haters, but I am very active on social media since I like to give my fans a sense of my life on a daily basis. I love keeping everyone in the loop, but there are times that I get insecure and doubtful about random things that I post, based on people’s hateful comments.

With that said, I definitely know the impact that certain words can have on people. I would encourage anyone that has ever been cyberbullied to remain true to themselves. Remember that the person bullying you is likely someone that is not confident in who they are.

If they were, then they would not feel the need to put others down. You will go further in life trusting your own intuition rather than relying heavily on other’s opinions. No one knows you better than yourself!