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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis ought to be good. David Hogg's sister has tweeted for Melania to get involved
in the cyber bullying that her brother is enduring.
Link to tweet
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Parkland survivor calls on Melania Trump to intervene after Fox's Laura Ingraham 'cyberbullies' her brother https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/parkland-survivor-calls-melania-trump-intervene-foxs-laura-ingraham-cyberbullies-brother/
9:21 PM - Mar 28, 2018
Parkland survivor calls on Melania Trump to intervene after Foxs Laura Ingraham cyberbullies her...
Citing First Lady Melania Trump's campaign to end cyberbullying, Parkland survivor Lauren Hogg tagged the president's wife in a tweet asking her to intervene after a Fox News personality attacked her...
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beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)SoCalMusicLover
(3,194 posts)Melania is enjoying her vacation, and doesn't want to be bothered. She really doesn't know much about combating bullying, someone told her she had to pick a cause, so she chose one she was familiar with, since her hubby bullies her daily.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,164 posts)It smells to me like a tangent of their tactic of always accusing the other side of what they are doing, or are going to do. (like rig elections, or use fake news) The idea being that if the FLOTUS champions cyberbullying, and if there are charges against Trump or another Republican of doing so, it can be at least tempered with the exasperated faux outrage that...how could you ever accuse us of this when it is the honorable first lady's most important cause! It wouldn't work on DU veterans, but it can work on the blinder wearing deplorables. Especially if bolstered by Hannity or Rush. The old "I know you are but what am I?"
Does anyone know if she has done ANYTHING on this issue other than the first announcement?
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)the people she is criticizing to be, and do, better. At 14 too!
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Laura is not yet 14.
Should know better - I followed her twitter this afternoon!
It's a blurry pain filled day for me...makes me slip up!
Thanks!
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)She better pick a new cause to champion.
She loses any imputed credibility she ever had on the subject if she dodges this very public, very egregious case of cyber bullying
The MSM needs to be paying attention here.
Igel
(35,274 posts)And seen some of his tweets.
If he were 21 and said those things about people we liked, we'd be all over him. (Actually, all it would take was his saying things about people we liked, even at *her* age.)
Perspective.
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)LI intentionally violated that tenet. He was bullied and assailed with personal vehemence. This certainly falls within the purview of Melania's purported protection.
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)Just like pretty much everyone had given up on gun control.
Young people don't realize that some thing is impossible. They just blast right through!
FakeNoose
(32,595 posts)Maybe it's their parents, or maybe it's teachers, I don't know. But I've known plenty of teenagers and these Parkland kids have an amazing ability to use the media. Their knowledge is well beyond their years.
If they are being coached it's not a bad thing, because the kids are getting the media attention that most of us could only dream of.
Arkansas Granny
(31,507 posts)the heavy lifting. They are smart, articulate and know how to use social media. Don't forget, the Civil rights movement and the Vietnam War protests were heavily influenced by the involvement of young people. They really brought the energy.
Skittles
(153,113 posts)that is BENEATH her
BigmanPigman
(51,567 posts)She doesn't give a shit about anyone except her own kid. When Barron was suspected of having a form of autism after the election she was pissed off and said "hands off...he is a child". He is 11 and these students are only a few years older. I wonder what the cut-off age limit is in her wise opinion? is bullying allowed by anyone over a certain age (hubby is 71 man/baby)?