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Follow on Google News | Anti-Bullying Indiegogo Project Features Strong Female TeenEntertainment company seeks to promote the idea of strength to young women that may be victims of bullying through a new comic book series.
By: Khamicom An overwhelming number of bullying induced suicides have involved female bullying victims. In a North Carolina State University Wolfwiki report it was estimated that no intervention takes place in eighty-five percent of female bullying incidents while about forty-two percent of girls acknowledge having been bullied online. Young women are being forced to deal with the stress of bullying alone which has apparently contributed to a strong female character being portrayed in the MOB comic. “Margo is sort of a symbol, we want young women to look at her and say hey I can be smart and tough just like her. I have four nieces and I want them as well as other young women to see images of strong women as they grow up.” said Damon Smith, Creator of the comic series MOB. With the novel idea of having comic book heroes fight for their fellow teen’s rights to not be the victims of violence from others or themselves, the MOB movement hopes to make a strong impact through the use of the strong female hero and her five counterparts. “Is a comic book the answer to the bullying problem, not at all, but it is another tool that can be used to send a positive message .” added Smith. Specifically, in the series the main character will think about the actual cause of bullying - the bully’s own weaknesses. It is her well-thought- Creating a brand that lends itself to anti-bullying, Khamicom Entertainment has launched an Indiegogo crowdsourcing campaign that will support the comic and web series launch. See the project video here: http://youtu.be/ For more information or to make a pledge for the crowdfunding project visit: http://www.indiegogo.com/ To connect on Facebook and Twitter visit http://www.facebook.com/ End
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