'Am I ugly?': The 'disturbing' teen YouTube trend

They're suggesting Youtube should make this illegal? What ever happened to parental responsibility?

a 11-year-old girl shouldn't be posting videos anyway

Again. Parents...you are to blame for what a 12 year old does. I suppose you GAVE them a laptop and just ignore what goes on?

My dad told me about bullying, he said you can either feel sorry for yourself, or grow a set of b@lls and tell them to go eff themselves. People say stuff about you to hide their shortcommings and just how insecure they are!

i know i am going to get some dislikes, but, we're such a shallow minded society.

Like everything else, where are the parents? Govt regulation CANNOT take the place of good parenting!! I have a 12 year old son and I talk with him every day about what is going on in his life and how to deal with the issues and challenges of growing up in positive and beneficial ways. So many problems could be avoided for these kids if more parents would just wake up and realize that there is no greater responsibility (and honor) than raising and guiding their children.

Not YouTube's fault that teenage girls are acting like idiots. Parents need to keep their kids from doing stupid stuff, cuz that's what kids do!

This has been going on for years already actually... how is it people are barely catching on now.

Bad how even Yahoo is using the "TROLL" word.

You can get a facelift, but you can't fix stupid.

Maybe kids shouldn't be posting any videos on Youtube. I'm not sure it's such a great idea that they hear good things about there looks from possibly dangerous strangers either.

....the "Reality TV" culture in full stride.

Being a parent of young children, we do NOT allow our daughters to use youtube and certainly not facebook! I don't care what everyone else is doing. I love my girls enough to say no when it could get them hurt in the long run. I am not a cool buddy. I am a parent that wants my girls to respect themselves. Don't blame the computer, blame the irresponsible parents who dont monitor what their 11 year olds are doing!

look at the role models kids have on tv or movies

This can't end well. Insecure, tween girls posting videos of themselves on the internet. Sounds like bait for pedophiles.

They do this on Facebook as well--it's attention-seeking and a quest for validation. A lot of the times the girls are very pretty, and the trolling comments only say they're ugly because they know it's done for attention. Perhaps we should be teaching young girls what NOT to post--like stupid attention-seeking behavior.

A parent can raise a good child in the midst of godless barbarians.....it is ABSOLUTELY the fault of the parent/s....but most are too busy to even acknowledge there children exist.

3.4 million people tell a girl she's ugly, and she'd be ready to leap off a bridge onto her face.

If you wouldn't let your 12-year-old child walk freely into a neighborhood that you *know* is inhabited by abusive people, perverts, and anonymous freaks, then why would you let them post *anything* viewable by the entire WORLD onto the internet? If anyone (child or adult) decides to expose their feelings to the world, then they risk severe harm. If you would not tell something to a stranger face-to-face, then you shouldn't post it on the internet. Many *adults* don't understand this--how can children be expected to? The adults that buy the equipment these children are using to access the internet should be teaching them the responsibility that goes with using it.

If someone posts a video of themselves on the INTERNET, they are asking to be criticized and ridiculed. No, it's not the fault of the trolls for posting these hateful remarks. Trolls exist; deal with it. If you don't want to see what people think about you, DON'T PUT A VIDEO OF YOURSELF ONLINE. If a " 12-year-old isn't mature enough" to handle such criticism, I guess they shouldn't be allowed to post videos on YouTube, (Graff, Baker)! Point the finger at the persons who are at fault (bullies, parents, teachers, the child posting the video), not the Internet. It's called SELF-ESTEEM for a reason, because it starts with the SELF.This article is ridiculous. I grew up playing Xbox Live and surfing the internet. I quickly learned that most people on the Internet are #$%$ just to be #$%$. Now in my 20's, I look back on those times and laugh at how stupid and hilarious those encounters were.The moral of the story: If you don't want to be criticized on the Internet, don't put yourself in a position to be criticized.

I have seen people described as beautiful on the outside turn out to be the ugliest people I have ever met,while I have known people described as ugly ( extremely uncomfortable for some people to look upon) be the most beautiful, loving, unselfish people. If you are a caring, decent person in my opinion you should consider yourself to be a beautiful person. The only people whom will know are those that take the time to know you.