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"Shock" videos

9/17/2015

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Mui has every right to feel angry when she discovered her image was stolen and used in a “shock” video on YouTube. It reminded her, she said, of when she was cyberbullied.

Our daughter has not been raised to be a source of entertainment for weak-minded people.

It is, at the very least, frustrating.

The more Mui, we and others raise awareness, the more mainstream and less sensational “difference” will become. And more people will treat Mui like a human being rather than as an object of idle entertainment.

The tide is turning. People are much more willing to speak out against this sort of weak-minded exploitation than when Mui was a baby.

Your support is key.

Please help us raise awareness by signing our petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/end-shock-videos/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=button

Is it fanciful to hope to change attitudes?

In the 1970s the “N” word and racist jokes were not at all uncommon on children’s television... as a source of entertainment. Raising awareness has helped change that.

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Why?

9/6/2015

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Why are we, as parents, still so deeply involved in our 22-year-old daughter’s life? Because she’s asked us to be.

Our daughter, Mui, has a very rare skin disorder. Most born with it die in childhood. She survived. It was a struggle. It took the courage of my wife to make Mui strong when everyone else turned the other way.

Then cyber bullies wanted Mui to kill herself.

Eventually, she batted away her suicidal thoughts.

But as a result of cyberbullying we’ve written a book. The “how and why” two ordinary people adopted an extraordinary child; and what we three have overcome before and since to still be here today.

We have no one to help us find a publisher besides our band of Facebook friends. But we’ve raised a daughter to adulthood alone and against all odds, so together we will soon get our book on the bookshelves. We welcome and appreciate your support.

This TEDx video is a response to the cyberbullies who wanted Mui dead.

Cyberbullying can happen to anyone.

Here's the link:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCXIpRNkVbw&index=1&list=FLxPU0NBQ4ty6pCTStBVPw0g


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