By Lyndsey McQuitty (18, Headliners)
Is the popular website Vampirefreaks really as bad as the press make it out to be? This website along with others such as Myspace and Bebo, that encourage young people to meet others their age, get put down too often.
This particular website has over 500,000 active members, who seem to get stereotyped as ‘Goth’ or an actual ‘Vampire freak’. The name of this site might give out a bad impression to those who are close minded, but in fact the members of this site are all different people in their own way. The members don‘t all dress the same, they aren’t all ‘Goth’ or ‘Emo’, they are just like everyone else.
Some people such as parents may think that it is some type of online ‘Chat room cult’ which will influence their child into bad behaviour. Websites like this, just like ‘Goth’ music, get the blame for what some children may do. The truth is, a child’s actions and mistakes are only their own. Parents and other people who are against online sites just like vampirefreaks should not discard them so quickly!
Vampirefreaks is a website which gives the members something to do without getting into trouble. The online community is a really friendly place to be but to be fair, everywhere there’s a few bad eggs. To quote what some of the members on vampirefreaks think of it:
“The people here are accepting; interesting; and almost always helpful in all situations. To me this isn't some pathetic chat room group; it's an online community that affects many peoples lives and is more so beneficial to more people than harmful.”
“I love this site...it's a friendly enough community where you can meet people of similar interest without letting your style (i.e. Goth or Prep) get in the way”
“Here it doesn't matter what you are, you're part of this one big community where it's ok if your a Goth or a Prep, it matters more what you are like personality wise. I joined in hopes of finding that a couple of years ago”
Is the popular website Vampirefreaks really as bad as the press make it out to be? This website along with others such as Myspace and Bebo, that encourage young people to meet others their age, get put down too often.
This particular website has over 500,000 active members, who seem to get stereotyped as ‘Goth’ or an actual ‘Vampire freak’. The name of this site might give out a bad impression to those who are close minded, but in fact the members of this site are all different people in their own way. The members don‘t all dress the same, they aren’t all ‘Goth’ or ‘Emo’, they are just like everyone else.
Some people such as parents may think that it is some type of online ‘Chat room cult’ which will influence their child into bad behaviour. Websites like this, just like ‘Goth’ music, get the blame for what some children may do. The truth is, a child’s actions and mistakes are only their own. Parents and other people who are against online sites just like vampirefreaks should not discard them so quickly!
Vampirefreaks is a website which gives the members something to do without getting into trouble. The online community is a really friendly place to be but to be fair, everywhere there’s a few bad eggs. To quote what some of the members on vampirefreaks think of it:
“The people here are accepting; interesting; and almost always helpful in all situations. To me this isn't some pathetic chat room group; it's an online community that affects many peoples lives and is more so beneficial to more people than harmful.”
“I love this site...it's a friendly enough community where you can meet people of similar interest without letting your style (i.e. Goth or Prep) get in the way”
“Here it doesn't matter what you are, you're part of this one big community where it's ok if your a Goth or a Prep, it matters more what you are like personality wise. I joined in hopes of finding that a couple of years ago”
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