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The infamous /b/ message board has been aflame with activity lately, with members of the 4chan underworld working to patch together an anti-Black campaign dubbed 'Operation Black Friday.' The community seems determined to retaliate against the teenager, who appeared on 'Good Morning America' today -- though it's still unclear how they plan to go about doing so.
A call to action making its way around message boards reads: "here are some simple orders. 12pm est, start calling the school with all of the numbers and tardy bulls---, fax as many nudes of ANYTHING (girl blowing horse for example) and put rebecca's name on it. at 1pm est DDoS Ark Music Factory. at 3pm est, start requesting her (sorry excuse for) music on the radio"
Some users have already begun gathering and sharing the singer's personal information. A former student at her middle school recently posted the school's address, as well as a map of the campus and a copy of the academic calendar. Other 4channers, meanwhile, have been using social media to unearth the girl's contact information. According to Gawker, the trolls have already come up with a list of six possible home addresses.
Some, however, have questioned whether a campaign against a teenage girl may end up backfiring on 4chan. "I fully support the action against Ark Music Factory, though think about how the media could spin targetting a 13yo girl," wrote one user. "They would try to use it to discredit and smear the name of Anonymous, potentially detracting credibility from future efforts."
A GMA poll currently shows that 63-percent of respondents (2054 users) think that the web's reaction to Rebecca Black "isn't too harsh." Her GMA interview from this morning is below.
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Subscribe to commentsBrianMar 18th 2011 12:30PM
What is the purpose of this attack now? Am I missing something here? Or is this another, "Because we can" type of attack?
It's a bad song, sure, but who cares? The girl's 13 and people are telling her to go cut herself and die? A little harsh, don't you think? Don't like it, don't listen to it.
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SamuelMar 19th 2011 10:03PM
@Brian Well, obviously people are going to be harsh. It's the internet and no one is doubting that. People are ignorant, and hateful. Anonymity just gives them an excuse to show it off.
The problem I have, personally, is what this song represents. It's the latest abortion of the music industry. It's pointless, the lyrics are obviously a joke, and it's just the latest in the trend of Justin Biebers out there. The problem is Rebecca, it's the industry that shapes her.
Not to mention the one note that is used in this entire song, maybe that just annoyed me.
You say, if you don't like it, don't watch it. Obviously, everyone has been told that. It's good advice, but it doesn't change the fact that what this video, this 'music', represents is a problem.
hanrahan.23Mar 21st 2011 5:23PM
@Brian
Ark records is really to blame. A song auto tuned correctly isn't bad, but they made her voice go from tolerable to insufferable.
bradleywintMar 23rd 2011 10:18PM
@Brian Not really, her song represents what is wrong with society today. The song was autotuned horribly, AND she basically promotes the stereotype teenage mentality...something that we really dont need kids to be doing. Also you suck for advertising your site.
AinarneemewsMar 18th 2011 12:38PM
>discrediting and smear the name of Anonymous
>implying Anonymous was ever credible to begin with
>credibility of future efforts
>implying our efforts were ever credible either
Love, Anonymous
PS, People seriously need to start
Tahko TetsujinMar 18th 2011 12:45PM
I don't think you guys know the other side of this.
There was a whole viral movement for this video that used all the mainstream channels that Anonymous enjoys. They spammed Digg, reddit, and all the imageboards they could find as well as other social media.
Anonymous knows that and plans to expose the PR machine that used the people's platforms to advertise their trite.
To them it isn't about the singing or the video, it's about how they used Anonymous's channels to advertise it. You should look more into both sides of the story if you claim to be journalists.
It does help their cause that she is terrible.
SaccharineMar 20th 2011 5:24AM
@Tahko Tetsujin So that justifies them trying to stalk and destroy a thirteen year old's life ? Black had nothing to do with all the spam.
JeffMar 21st 2011 11:48AM
@Tahko Tetsujin
You're kidding.... Digg, reddit are Anonymous' channels (in your opinion), and not for anyone else to use? Maybe that's why I've abandoned both... I'm sure the founders of those sites would beg to differ with you.
I think I'll go pee a circle around Twitter and lash out at anyone who uses it for PR...
MMar 18th 2011 2:03PM
she was only famous because her video was spammed on 4chan, it was spammed on 4chan because of how absurdly horrible it was. she is extremely monotone, and the video portion was nothing spectacular either.
and in response to rebecca's comment about singing a duet with beiber, "what microphone should she take?" TOO MANY CHOICES
The gameMar 18th 2011 2:10PM
Don't mess with anonymous, they are legion.
Legion of socially awkward 14 year olds and 35 year old virgins. They need to vent their sexual and social frustration somehow so let them have their fun. The 'operation' will last a few minutes and then it will be forgotten about forever. 4chan sucks. /b/ sucks. /b/tards are hopeless neckbeard losers.
OwenMar 25th 2011 8:33PM
Too bad it wasn't her song ABC. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FISHEO3gsM
x_hudMar 18th 2011 5:42PM
@bezzlyb
I find it funny that your comment contradicts itself.
There are plenty of white people who haven't made fun of this video, and there are plenty of people, with varying ethnic backgrounds, that have been making fun of this video.
You comment in itself is racist, and xenophobic.
I feel that if ALL races don't stop this kind of behavior, trying to win some twisted, disgusting, dominance battle, we will never be able to defeat this kind of thought process.
The problems of the world do not fall on any one race. We are all humans, regardless of skin color, and everyone makes mistakes. You should put more thought and research into your comments.
Miss CapriMar 18th 2011 9:35PM
Yeah, cut the stupid racist race card crap. 4chan/anonymous are nothing but a bunch of green-with-envy bullies with no life, and they get their jollies bullying a 13 year old girl for her Youtube going viral. Shame on the trolls at 4chan. But yeah, they're doing it just because they can, and because some 13 year old got a bigger viral chain letter-spread than they ever will with their trash. wow, 4chan must be feeling pretty big, picking on a little kid, what cowards. Any flack 4chan gets, they deserve. And no, I don't want people sending me links to Rebecca Black's video in one of those viral emails. It's unfortunate for her to end up as part of a chain letter scheme, and even worse for her being on the receiving end of 4chan's hate mission.
MichelleMar 18th 2011 10:59PM
4chan, you used to be cool. Stop hating on 13 year old girls. If you think the rest of the world is going to support you in this, you're wrong. Her video is no less uninspired than the constant slew of cut n paste macros coming from you people.
seanMar 21st 2011 5:19PM
"I hate her voice. it's going to be stuck in my head for the rest of my life. Friday, Friday, omg."
"That's an accomplishment. It's going to be stuck in my head, and that's point of it. it's going to be a catchy song."
hahahaha
She's funny, and smart. I don't think this is the last of Rebecca Black.
primelecApr 22nd 2011 11:37AM
Wow some people are really taking this situation to far. I have read some pretty nasty comments on her youtube video and some people just seem to be crazy. I say the song itself is terrible but that doesn't make her a bad person and she doesn't deserve all the hatred. http://www.primelec.com