Macho is Cyberbullied

Full Episode description

Today in The Imagine Neighborhood™, Scotty is inside a video game called BrineBlox. It’s a place where you can build castles, dance studios, koi ponds, or whatever you want—all out of pickles! Everyone’s having a good time . . . until a malevolent bird starts blowing up other players’ creations and leaving mean comments. That’s no way to be a friend—not in a world made out of pickles, or in any game, or in real life. Macho and Scotty decide to get to the bottom of this bullying behavior—and find a big surprise.

In online and computer games, sometimes we forget that our words and actions can cause real hurt feelings. But meanness can’t be solved by more meanness. It’s important to remember to be kind and be a good friend, whether you’re playing on the playground or in a video game made of pickles!

This episode was created in partnership with Common Sense Media. They’re a leading source of entertainment and technology recommendations for families and schools, and they offer resources on online bullying as included in their Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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