Reblogging this because this was shared with me this morning and I think everyone should read it.  It shows how cruel some people can be in regards to cosplay, but it also shows how great people can be in the end. Trigger warnings in regards to depression and how bad some people get, but again, I feel that it’s important to read because this is what bullying can make a person feel like.  All those “har har go kill yourself” comments? People don’t seem to realize that they can really impact a person and make them feel bad enough to consider it.  Fortunately, this girl, in the end, stood her ground and is stronger now.

At the end of the day words hurt, even if the bully is just some person you don’t know on the internet, because I know there’s some people who are supportive but seem to forget that not everyone is as strong as they are.  "Laugh it off,“ and, "Ignore it,"and, "You don’t even know this guy don’t let it get to you,” and things like that.  That’s all well and good but not everyone can just shrug stuff off that easily, and you shouldn’t make them feel like less of a person because “they can’t take it.”  

Hell, I consider myself a pretty strong person, but even being called names bothered me.  I didn’t just see the comments and chuckle to myself and respond by frying that chicken, I looked at it for a while, frowned about it, felt bad about it, the whole snazzy response thing didn’t happen instantly.  And I know there are some confident folks who can just have a snappy comeback right away, but that doesn’t mean everyone can.  At the end of the day, no one should be judged period, whether they can laugh it off and still be fabulous or not.

So this read is important, because it’s honest and it shows how bad bullying can get.  It shows how she reacted, how badly it effected her, and how she turned it around.