You know, we all joke about how when we were all young our parents told us that everyone online was out to molest us, and we joke about it because we know that it’s far from true. That doesn’t, however, change the fact that there ARE people like that, and you should always be wary.
I’m not going to tell you to never meet people from online because in this day and age the internet is so prevalent that saying distrust everyone would be like saying distrust every stranger on the street, but I am going to tell you a few things, and they all boil down to being alert, smart, safe, and cautious. There are people out there who wish to do good people harm, and the internet is the perfect place for them to find victims.
Every person you are meeting online has just as equal a chance of being your murderer as they are your soulmate.
Never, EVER meet someone alone.
If you do choose to meet with someone, always bring a parent or trusted adult with you, tbh preferably male. Even if they don’t hang out with you and your new friend, they should be no farther than a table away at any time. Always have a parent or adult pick you up and drop you off, never get into a car with the person you’re meeting.
If you’re a bit older (like me, i’m in my 20s) while you don’t need an adult because you are one, it’s best to have a large group of friends with you, again, preferably with some males (if you yourself aren’t male).
Never agree to go to a hotel room, home, apartment or secluded location with someone who you have just met. First meetings should always be in an incredibly public place with lots of people around.
Always carry with you one of the following: a taser, pepper spray, a defense stick, a knife, a whistle, or if you have a conceal carry permit, a weapon. They should be someplace both safe and hidden, like a purse or bag, but also be easily accessible.
Be wary of large age differences. I’m sorry, but it’s true. This mainly applies when one party is under 18, especially under 16, and the other party is above 20.
If the person you are meeting has a problem with any of this (you don’t really have to tell them about the weapon, but for the other things) that is a giant red flag and you should NOT go to see them. A TRUE friend or good person will say “I completely understand” and even then, just because you’ve known someone for a month doesn’t mean you know who they are or what their intentions are. No matter how well you think you know them, a relationship formed online should be treated differently than a relationship formed in person. Never let your guard down easily.
Currently, we don’t know how these two met, but word is it was through Facebook. Always, ALWAYS, be safe, wary, cautious, and most of all alert when talking with people online. This is especially for my younger followers, you don’t want your mother to have to go through what this poor girl’s has gone through in the past week.
The internet is a place that we’ve all come to feel safe at, but that safety is exactly what the evil people of this world search for when looking for victims like this poor girl, gone too soon. I would rather you look like an overcautious, untrusting person than a corpse, and remember that.
I know a lot of younger cosplayers and I just want to remind all of you to stay safe please. While we try to be a good community, there will always be someone that tries to slip through the cracks. I’ve known a couple of people who fell pray to said people and I’m not going to mention any names. Keep yourself safe, and make sure there’s always someone with you that you know whenever going to any sort of event or gathering.
So there’s a blind kid in my class, and today we were having really bad thunderstorms in our area. All of the sudden there’s a huge crack of thunder and all the lights go out. Some girl screamed “Oh my god i can’t see anything!” and the blind kid goes “Me either!!” and i just lost it
Let’s just all agree that when the new Sailor Moon anime comes out, if there is even so much as a hint of the same shit that happened with MLP, we’ll crush it before it blows up. I will not have the Sailor Moon fandom become another misogynistic hellhole.
Just to put some perspective in this for those people who may be confused at how a guy can get a boner but not really be sexually charged, so to speak…
Ladies, you know how your nipples get hard for seemingly no reason (sans stepping into a cold room anyway)? You go to put on a shirt and your nipples are poking out like they haven’t seen daylight in over 40 years? Or you brush them up against something and BAMMO, nipple town? Or someone slaps you in the tits and they’re standing full mister?
You get where I’m going with this? Your sexual organs are built to respond to stimulus, be it one you personally find sexually gratifying or not. Saying a dude who gets a boner while he’s otherwise not consenting to sex is lying about the fact would be like saying any girl who gets wet while getting raped is actually enjoying it/wants it.
so… you know… dont be stupid about this people. guys can get raped too and girls can most definitely be the fuckin perps.
People who think men don’t get raped are just as bad as the people who think men can’t control their urges to rape women. It happens less often, but it still happens, and it’s just as traumatizing for the male victim. You can’t just disregard a victim based on their gender.
Can we also include that females can rape other females and males can rape other males too?
You’re not sure why you even made that specification. Of course you are a troll. You’ve always been a troll, for your whole SEVEN SWEEPS of living. To need to specify like that implies that, at some point in time, you were, or will be, NOT A TROLL.
You are becoming dangerously SELF-AWARE. You immediately dismiss the non-troll NONSENSE.
Anyway.
Your name is JOHONN. JONN for short, though, since your name is STUPID and making people try to pronounce it correctly is also STUPID. You are a PRANKING MASTER, your CHEERIFYING TRICKS and TERRORFUL TRAPS gaining a reputation all of their own for their INGENUITY and LASTING CONSEQUENCES, in the rare occasions when you are spurred into anger.
You have been told that you may be considered for conscription into the secretive but apparently illustrious LAUGHSASSINS GUILD upon your maturity, despite your atypical blood colour for the profession. You don’t know how you feel about this, but you have been ‘AssureD’ that it is an utmost HONOUR.
Other than PRANKING, your INTERESTS include DRESSING UP IN DISGUISES, COMEDY MOVIES, and GAMES, especially if they are of the BATSU variety. You could say you have rudimentary skills in PROGRAMMING, if by RUDIMENTARY you mean TERRIBLE.
You have started to use a new chat client called TROLLIAN, which is only in it’s beta stage. Your trolltag is cachinnatoryGallivantor and you tend to speak in an aiiiiry and casual manner, laughing all the while.
