danah boyd: Cyberbullying

Smarta och välformulerade danah boyd skriver om mobbning över nätet:

I find myself increasingly uncomfortable with conversations about 'cyberbullying.' I fear that by emphasizing 'cyber' the term clouds what's really going on.

Ja! Precis så är det, tycker jag. Läs gärna hela texten, för den sammanfattar verkligen vad det handlar om. T ex det här:

If you see a troubled kid or a bully online, bet your bottom dollar that an offline intervention is needed.

och inte minst om vuxna som försöker dölja problemen genom att kalla dom något annat:

I'm regularly horrified by my professional colleagues who are at work at 7PM even though they have young children at home who will be in bed by 9PM... those children are acting out for a reason and i think it's hypocritical to talk about the problems with technology when we don't talk about the problems with adult presence.