Online anonymity lets users gets nasty
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070320/ap_on_hi_te/cruel_and_anonymous_3
I'd love to know why this woman felt compelled to tell a message board that she weighs 400 lbs and that's why she didn't know she was pregnant, and post pics of her filthy home.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070320/ap_on_hi_te/cruel_and_anonymous_3
When a California woman recently gave birth to a healthy baby just two days after learning she was pregnant, the sudden change to her life was challenging enough. What April Branum definitely didn't need was a deluge of nasty Internet comments.
Postings on message boards made cracks about Branum's weight (about 400 pounds — one reason she says didn't realize sooner she was pregnant). They also analyzed her housekeeping ability, based on a photo of her home. And they called her names. "A pig is a pig," one person wrote. Another suggested that she "go on the show 'The Biggest Loser.'"
I'd love to know why this woman felt compelled to tell a message board that she weighs 400 lbs and that's why she didn't know she was pregnant, and post pics of her filthy home.