Posted Mar 4 2013 in Academy Awards, bullying, Kristen Stewart, Oscars, Seth MacFarlane, violence
In this year’s Oscar telecast, host Seth MacFarlane started off strong, bantering with “Captain Kirk” actor William Shatner, but quickly lost ground with so-called jokes that were nothing more than sexism and racism. To make room for that, the Jaws theme was played to cut off award winners mid-speech. As the evening went on, I […]
Read More...Posted Dec 10 2012 in author, bullying, cyber-bullying, Kristen Stewart, parenting, Robert Pattinson, Send, social networking, suicide, YA
Ever since SEND was released last August, I’ve been talking about bullying and ways to help end it. Last week, I had the great pleasure of addressing my day job colleagues at a Lunch & Learn event. Every month, our Parenting Network schedules a different hour for parents looking to benefit from the experiences of […]
Read More...Posted Nov 17 2012 in author, Breaking Dawn, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Twilight, YA
I saw Breaking Dawn, Part 2 tonight and I am blown away. I’m sad to see the series end. It’s kind of like saying goodbye to friends. But I made some new friends tonight. *waves* Hi, Dawn and Brittany and your friend whose name I can’t remember! It was very cool to hang out and […]
Read More...Posted Aug 23 2012 in bullying, cyber-bullying, Kristen Stewart, Patty Blount, Robert Pattinson, teens, trampire, Will Ferrell
A few weeks ago, Kristen Stewart released a public apology to her boyfriend of three years, Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson, for apparently cheating on him with a much older and married man. This unleashed the most vicious hate campaign since the last presidential election. Fans took to the internet, recording tearful editorials, posting remarks that […]
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