The Bullied Fights Back

Lizzie Velasquez was bullied online for her appearance and was dubbed the "world's ugliest woman." But instead of letting this crush her spirit she turned it around and has fought back by being successful. When she discovered the post she was 17. Since then she has graduated from college, written 3 self-help books, been interviewed by Barbara Walters, and gave a TED-talk.

She's now hoping to create a document called The Lizzie Project which will talk about the negative effects of bullying and how she rose above the hateful things people said. She is fighting against these bullies with success and has turned into a role model for people who have bullied. She has the support of so many people, including famous people like Hilary Duff and Kristen Bell.

Cyber bullying has extremely negative effects and usually results in the victim being ostracized, depressed, and in extreme cases may result in suicide. No matter what people said about Lizzie, she didn't let it destroy her. She even asks that people stop bullying the bullies. If more people had this approach to life, cyber-bullying may not be as popular- its hard to continuously bully someone when it doesn't phase them. I'm sure Lizzie still has critics and bullies saying awful things about her. But what is important is that she isn't a victim. She's thriving.

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http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrity/news/lizzie-velasquez-documentary?src=spr_TWITTER&spr_id=1440_61625226