Gabriella VisaggioEssay 3“Us against them” Why do we have the “us against them” mentality? or as “skinny vs. heavy?" When someone speaks different languages ​​or looks different the first thing to do is judge. We as a society need to take a step back from that idea and look through Appiah's eyes and embrace our differences. By stopping this communal reaction towards others, we as a society can come together and make this world a better place. The media is a great market for judging others. Today the media has a huge impact on persuading others that their way of thinking is the right one. Which can be viewed all over the web. One of the main effects of the media is the increase in the rate of cyberbullying and privacy issues. Although the media offers many positive benefits, there are also many disadvantages that must be recognized. In the article Awesome Woman Fights Back Against Online Bullies, Cailitin Seida received a wake-up call to reconsider her social media habits. The tendency to bully comes from when someone has something wrong in their life, they seek out others who have it harder and provoke them so they can feel better about themselves. In this case the web had made this bullying situation worse, not only because Seida was being teased harshly. But she also had to deal with other viewers joining her when she was mocked. Seida couldn't remember whether the photo of her in a Tomb Raider Halloween costume had been placed privately or not. When he learned that the image was spreading he noticed a comment written “Fridge Raider”. People may have written it to feel superior to others. At first she thought the photo was funny, but things quickly changed when she saw more comments like "Wow, she's fat" and "Why are people like her allowed to exist"? Seida says he has always had to deal with bullies and suffers from this syndrome