passing this along , this is something we all should do. as many of you havd something said to you as kids. so please sign this. pass this along.'I was bullied" Eric C.
skyp -k.c.kitty Begin forwarded message: From: "Eric Calhoun" <[email protected]> Date: March 17, 2012 2:57:51 PM CDT To: [email protected] Subject: [acb-chat] FW: I was bullied Original Message: From: Katy Butler <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: I was bullied Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:36:27 -0700 I was bullied a lot in middle school. Five years ago, it got so bad that four guys came up behind me, called me awful names and slammed my hand in my locker, breaking my finger. The worst part is, I felt so terrified and alone that I couldn't even tell my parents the truth about what happened. So when I saw the new documentary Bully, which was produced to stop bullying, it felt so good to know that the filmmakers were telling the stories of kids like me. I think that every kid should see Bully. That's why I was shocked to learn that it was given an "R" rating because some of the bullies in the film use bad words. Two weeks ago, I started a petition on Change.org asking the Motion Picture Association of America to change Bully's rating to PG-13. More than 300,000 people have joined me. Click here to sign now. http://www.change.org/petitions/mpaa-don-t-let-the-bullies-win-give-bully-a- pg-13-instead-of-an-r-rating?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&me=aa& utm_campaign=HlWYvitjgM&alert_id=HlWYvitjgM_OlqeaSxzJV The past two weeks have been incredible. I've been on CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, CBS, and The Ellen Show. Celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Justin Bieber, Randy Jackson, Demi Lovato, and Drew Brees -- as well as 29 members of Congress, led by Rep. Mike Honda -- have said publicly that they agree with my campaign. But even after all that, the MPAA hasn't budged. I got to meet with one of their executives last week, and she told me that they have to keep things "consistent." Maybe she thought that I would give up, or that I'm just 17, so how much can I really change anyway? But I know that if we keep up the pressure, the MPAA will have no choice but to admit that being "consistent" isn't as important as letting kids see a movie that could literally save lives. Click here to sign my petition to tell the MPAA to change Bully's rating to PG-13. http://www.change.org/petitions/mpaa-don-t-let-the-bullies-win-give-bully-a- pg-13-instead-of-an-r-rating?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&me=aa& utm_campaign=HlWYvitjgM&alert_id=HlWYvitjgM_OlqeaSxzJV Thanks for your help. Knowing that all these people are standing with me, I don't feel alone or afraid anymore. -Katy You are receiving this action alert as a Change.org member. We send no more than one action alert per week. To stop receiving these important alerts on behalf of our organization sponsors, you can unsubscribe by copying the url below and pasting it into your browser: http://www.change.org/account_settings/action_alerts_opt_out?email_id=XFMUGF LPVCIXLVXHGOMQ&utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&me=aa&utm_campaign=H lWYvitjgM&alert_id=HlWYvitjgM_OlqeaSxzJV _______________________________________________ acb-chat mailing list [email protected] http://www.acb.org/mailman/listinfo/acb-chat
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