"What's Going On" posted by Jonah Mowry on December 4, 2011 is a video about the struggles he has faced throughout his life by being bullied. The video shows Jonah holding up a series of flash cards in his handwriting explaining his story with music playing in the background. The cards start off normally saying things like "Hi! I'm Jonah, I look happy right?" Then they get very dark when he reveals that he has been cutting himself...since the second grade. He reveals that he has seriously considered taking his own life multiple times and begins to break down and cry. At the end, he reassures the viewers that he is "not going anywhere because [he's] stronger than that."
This emotional video reveals the SERIOUS problem we face today in America and around the world of bullying. Hurtful words or actions can have bigger consequences than we think, as demonstrated in this video. Watching bullying take place and doing nothing to stop it is just as wrong as bullying itself. Stand up for those in pain and take a stand against bullying. It's not cool, it's not funny and it is causing people like Jonah serious pain. Love is louder than hate. End bullying now.
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