The story about Amanda Todd has spread across the Internet, causing much sympathy towards her and for her family, as is only right.

The newest thing going around, in relation to this is the saying “a pretty girl commits suicide and everyone cares, a ugly person commits suicide and no one cares.” This statement is untrue. It’s not because this girl was pretty that it’s heartbreaking. Her death is no sadder then the death of someone else that has committed suicide. The difference is she put her story online, which became viral after her death.

Her story has re-surfaced the serious issue of bullying and the dangers of the not knowing how to use social media responsibly. She has become a prime example of how words and actions can damage a person beyond anything they can handle.

It is wrong to say, people don’t care if an “ugly person” commits suicide. Amanda is one out 4,400 people who commit suicide per year because of bullying, according to bullystatistics.org. Did she get recognized across the country because of her looks? No. It is because she made a video on YouTube that told the world her story. This is why she got more attention than others.

She now represents a major issue society needs to deal with. Whether the answer lies with teachers, parents, peers or the justice system, there needs to be a change.

So don’t degrade Amanda Todd’s story by saying people only care about her because of her looks. The situation is a lot larger then that. She represents all the people who don’t have the ability to spread their story around.

No matter who a person is, what they look like, what they have done or where they come from, no one deserves to be hurt emotionally or physically by other people. That is what the video is about. That is what Amanda Todd represents.