Anti-Bullying Channel Airs on YouTube

Celebrities in the U.K. have joined together on a YouTube channel to dissuade teens and older web citizens from bullying others, online and off.

The channel is called Beatbullying, and you'll find celebs including Marc Indelicato from "Ugly Betty," Patrick Stewart, Shayne Ward, and rapper Sean Kingston doling out advice on why posting nasty comments or videos about someone online—and spreading them —is wrong and can be considered a punishable, criminal offense. The channel airing syncs with Anti-Bullying Week in the U.K. 

Irish pop singer Ronan Keating says, "Being bullied isn't a sign of weakness nor is it a part of growing up." Girls Aloud warn that "Happy Slapping"—physical attacks recorded and passed on via mobile phones or online—may "seem funny to you until it's a member of your family...." 

They are messages that cannot be passed on too often, especially when we read heartbreaking stories like Megan Meiers'. The 13-year-old Missouri teen committed suicide after befriending what turned out to be a fictitious boy on MySpace, an identity created by adult neighbors, parents of a former friend, to gain Megan's trust and then bully her with nasty comments.

The question is, will people who bully online watch videos like these and, if they do, take them to heart? Anyone can upload their own videos about bullying to the channel.

LINK: Celebrities hit out in anti-bullying web campaign