A blogger received a lot of harassing emails. People were criticizing her for her opinions on a certain topic. They not only sent her angry messages but also started to spread false rumors about her. This led to her losing some of her followers at first. But she decided to stand up against the harassment, by clarifying the facts and reporting the harassers to the platform.
One story is about a teacher who was constantly harassed by a student's overbearing parent. The parent would call the teacher at all hours, yelling about the child's grades and blaming the teacher for every little thing. Another instance involved a teacher being harassed by colleagues who spread false rumors about her teaching methods just because they were jealous of her success.
I once had an experience where someone constantly sent mean and offensive messages to me on a social media platform. They criticized my appearance and made untrue accusations. It was really distressing at first, but I chose to block the person and report their behavior to the platform. Eventually, the harassment stopped.
There might be a case where a BuzzFeed contributor was harassed by online trolls after one of their articles was published. These trolls sent them a barrage of offensive messages, including threats and derogatory language, which really took a toll on the contributor's mental health.
Well, there was a case in a high school where a student with a disability was harassed. Some classmates would mimic his speech impairment and laugh at him. It was really cruel. Also, I heard of a girl who received inappropriate text messages from a boy in her school. He was constantly pressuring her for a relationship she didn't want, which is a form of harassment.
A female student had an older male teacher who would often touch her shoulder in a lingering way during private tutoring sessions. He also made remarks that were not related to the study but more about her personal life in a flirty manner. This really affected her mental state and her ability to focus on her studies.
One Indian harassment story I heard was about a woman in a crowded market. She was constantly being touched inappropriately by some men in the busy lanes while she was just trying to shop. She had to shout to draw attention and get help.
One scary story about Ventrilo harassment is when a user constantly received disturbing and threatening messages through the Ventrilo chat. The harasser would use a deep, menacing voice and say things like 'I know where you live.' It made the victim extremely scared and they stopped using Ventrilo for a long time.
Once, a friend of mine was constantly getting harassed by a seagull at the beach. The seagull would steal his snacks every time he took them out. It was funny in a way because the seagull seemed so determined and my friend was just so bewildered.
I don't think harassment is a laughing matter, whether it's against the LGBT community or anyone else. But if we consider some situations that were wrongly perceived as harassment at first. There was a transgender person who was using the restroom. Another person was a bit shocked at first but then realized it was just a normal situation. Some people might think that was a 'harassment - like' situation but actually it was just a lack of understanding.
One story is about a gay couple walking in the park. Some kids started making fun of them by imitating their way of walking. But the couple just laughed it off and started doing a funny dance together, which made the kids look silly instead. It was a case where they turned potential harassment into a moment of fun.