Demi Lovato Continues To Discuss Bullying
Last month on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Disney starlet Demi Lovato revealed that like many other young girls, she was bullied in middle school, and it was so bad that it eventually led her to be home-schooled. Tear.
Demi told Ellen, "I never really understood why [I was bullied] until looking back - I had a different lifestyle than everyone else, whether it was because of my haircolor or whatever the reason was...I want to help with bullying because there are girls that can't just up and home-school and focus on their career."
In a recent MySpace Celebrity blog, Demi goes into further details about her bullying in 7th grade, and talks about how she's teased now, in the form of gossip blogs and cruel commenters. Demi writes:
- I've been talking to a few fans lately and i've been fortunate enough to maintain a friendship with them over myspace or emails and even though our lives are completely different, we still have one thing in common; having trouble dealing with the cruelty of others. or some people call it bullying. i've dealt with it before until i made the decision to homeschool but sometimes it seems as if it doesn't just end in high-school. sometimes i get online and read blogs (which i probably shouldn't if i can't handle it) and read the horrible things that people say in comments... and it can really take a toll on you. verbal abuse can be just as harmful as physical abuse. the fans that i have stayed in touch tell me all the time that they're either being harassed online or being beaten at school and it hurts me to hear that. i took the easy road out and decided to homeschool but unfortunately not everyone has that option. so as a message to everyone.. please keep in mind when you're about to threaten someone, make fun of them or leave blog comments about them.... that what you say or do to others can truly affect someone. and as cheesy and lame as it may sound.. never forget the golden rule.
We see Demi's point, but she's a pretty, famous girl, and for her to complain about bullying seems a bit hypocritical. Plus, how is she going to help people if she just avoided the situation herself? Maybe we should be nicer, but if she had stood up to her bullies, rather than complain about it via the media, we might be a bit more sympathetic towards her.
Demi also reveals that she's a Twilight fan - she's currently reading the second book in the series, and she says she "[Can't] put the books down." Think she's as crazy about the Twilight movie and it's star, Rob Pattinson?
And, um, Demi, if you want to be a star, just a little wake up call - you're going to have to deal with nasty blogs every once in a while. Get over it! Miley Cyrus sure did, and you can too.
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