How to minimize the gross, nasty, racist, bullying postings on social media. What is there to hide? There is absolutely no need to hide behind a mask!

How to minimize the gross, nasty, racist, bullying postings on social media.  What is there to hide?   There is absolutely no need to hide behind a mask!

By Dr. Bob Uda, PhD, CM, CHSP, ILO
The Cyber-commentator©™
March 8, 2015

Up to 15 girls terrorized this 12-year-old Florida girl through cyber-bullying who
ultimately committed suicide by jumping off a tower at an abandoned cement plant.

Because people who post comments on blogs and other social media can do so anonymously, they are brave and say anything that comes to mind.  They use non-personal avatars, pseudonyms, and other methods to appear non-transparent and incognito.  These comments may be racist, provocative, hate speech, vulgar, life threatening, mean, bullying, vulgar, and dangerous in nature.  The Internet blogs and emails have become extreme and off the charts mainly because people do not need to take ownership and responsibility for their vulgar, foul, and offensive speech.  As a result, we have had youth suicides, cyber-bullying, death threats, anti-Semitism, religious prejudice and bigotry, lies, xenophobia, complete fabrications, and plain garbage talk.

Cyber-bullies are nothing but cowards acting like they are big stuff.

People who use the handle “Anonymous” are cowards who do not want to take ownership for their words.  They also use a picture of animals, sports figures, movie stars, phony photos, and other such make-believe people.  They use strange handles that cannot be traced back to them.  These people are nothing but yellow-belly cowards.  They do not have the guts to include their photo portrait and their official names on their postings.  They appear brave to spout off anything they desire in any manner of speech they desire.  These are nothing but cowards.  They will be the ones who will lambaste this posting because I am blaming them of being the cowards that they are.  They are nothing but weasels and scum of the earth.

Hate mongers will post hate-crime messages.  Masked cowards!

All of these nasty people can be minimized and marginalized on all social media.  Congress needs to pass a law that requires all social media websites to require all members and posters on their sites to provide an official photo portrait and to use their official names on all postings.  Period!  These blogs and websites include Facebook, Twitter, Google, LinkedIn, Before It’s News, Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon, Tumblr, Disqus, YouTube, Classmates, WordPress, and all of the other such blogs and informational websites.

Dr. Bob Uda

This is what should be required: An official photo portrait and an official name.

This law will have a tendency to compel posters to watch what they write because everyone will know who wrote the post and replies.  This requirement will have a tendency to temper the responses by all of the currently gutless posters who do not want to be identified.  In this way, we all will know who to contact if a typical foul response is made to an article or post.  You will know who to sue for libel and slander.  Take responsibility for what you write or say.  What do you think?  Please post your pros or cons regarding this suggestion.

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