Archived Letter - 1343

Dear Editor,

I am a grade 8 student at John Black public school in Fergus, Ontario. I have noticed around my school that children are engaging in games that are based on rating and judging people on their physical appearance. This game is called “smash,or pass”. The game basically involves people say someone's name out loud and then have another person say if they would engage in sexual contact or simply not. Many youtubers out there also play this game which is partly the problem of why students all ages are “rating and hurting others feelings”. By playing this game it is considered bullying, and is sexual harassment and if found you could be charged. I think rating others by the way they look is truly not the way to go and can cause harm to others if they get a result they did not want to receive. Personally, I think youtube should remove all of the videos based on this topic and that could reduce the influence the game has on kids.

Sincerely Britni Preet

Britni Preet