Re: Fw: I was bullied

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

It's called "Bully" on Netflix.

 > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:10:54 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > Did they change the name of the Bully Project? Or  it's another
 > movie?
 > 
 > ----- Forwarded Message -----
 > >From: Katy Butler <http://www.change.org/~mail>
 > >To: http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg 
 > >Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 11:02 AM
 > >Subject: I was bullied
 > > 
 > >The documentary â??Bullyâ?? should be rated PG-13 -- not
 > >R. Join me in asking the MPAA to change its rating.       
 > >Sign the Petition   
 > >Dear Noelle,
 > >I was bullied a lot in middle school. Five years ago, it got so bad that
 > >four guys came up behind me, called me awful names and slammed my hand
 > >in my locker, breaking my finger. The worst part is, I felt so terrified
 > >and alone that I couldn't even tell my parents the truth about what
 > >happened.  So when I saw the new documentary Bully, which was produced to
 > >stop bullying, it felt so good to know that the filmmakers were telling
 > >the stories of kids like me. I think that every kid should see Bully.
 > >Thatâ??s why I was shocked to learn that it was given an "R"
 > >rating because some of the bullies in the film use bad words.
 > >Two weeks ago, I started a petition on Change.org asking the Motion
 > >Picture Association of America to change Bully's rating to PG-13. More
 > >than 300,000 people have joined me. Click here to sign now.
 > >The past two weeks have been incredible. I've been on CNN, MSNBC,
 > >FOX News, CBS, and The Ellen Show. Celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres,
 > >Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Justin Bieber, Randy Jackson, Demi
 > >Lovato, and Drew Brees -- as well as 29 members of Congress, led by
 > >Rep. Mike Honda -- have said publicly that they agree with my
 > >campaign.
 > >But even after all that, the MPAA hasn't budged. I got to meet with
 > >one of their executives last week, and she told me that they have to
 > >keep things " consistent." Maybe she thought that I would give up,
 > >or that I'm just 17, so how much can I really change anyway? But I
 > >know that if we keep up the pressure, the MPAA will have no choice
 > >but to admit that being "consistent" isn't as important as letting
 > >kids see a movie that could literally save lives.
 > >Click here to sign my petition to tell the MPAA to change Bully's
 > >rating to PG-13.
 > >Thanks for your help. Knowing that all these people are standing
 > >with me, I don't feel alone or afraid anymore.
 > >-Katy