Summerstorm said:
Hm... i don't understand...
What did the internet do... other than justhaving lots of people saying: Meh... do what you want to do?
I mean, yeah reinforcing someone who did nothing from, and helping him feeling better is nice and all, but how exactly did the 'net save her?
I was expecting something different. This doesn't really seem that "strong" to me.
It got the news out there? As much as people don't think it is, social networks are a very prominent power these days. Messages on Twitter, Facebook and the like can change the world just by getting X amount of hits. This is a prime example of how some recognition of a problem got people who could help,
to help. Had the mother not tweeted, had the internet not put so many comments of encouragement for Katie, do you honestly think the people at Lucas Arts would have seen this if there had not been such an outpooring of support? I think the internet has done good today.
OT: Go Katie! My support is out to her, as well. I'm pretty jealous that she got to be done up as a jedi by the official artists, which is saying something. And to all those nay-sayers about the new cartoons, look what sorts of people they're breeding, along with good, solid parenting. They're instilling good values that bring the fictional jedi to being a little morpe real with the selflessness of charity and the strength to stand-up to adversity at such a young age, even if she needed a tad bit of encouragement.
As a final note: now they have a piece of art for "Katie the jedi", they totally need to do an episode about this. I don't care if people think it'd be filler, I believe this sort of story needs to be spread throughout our youth and this is the eprfect chance to get that message out there while remaining very meaningful. Maybe even have Katie's favorite jedi be the support to spur the youngling in question to face her peers? Lucas Arts, you have a good opportunity here, don't waste it!