Clappy Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 (CBS) Rebecca Black says endless teasing and harassment from classmates forced her to pull out of her Orange County, Calif., school. The 14-year-old, whose much-buzzed video for her song "Friday" became a YouTube phenomenon, is now being homeschooled by her mother. "When I walk by they'll start singing 'Friday' in a really nasally voice," Black tells ABC News. "Or, you know, they'll be like, 'Oh hey, Rebecca, guess what day it is?" After the video's release in March, it hit 167 million views, which is roughly half of the population of the United States, ABC News points out. But it was heavily ridiculed for the song's lyrics ("Kickin' in the front seat / Sittin' in the back seat / Gotta make my mind up / Which seat can I take?"), and many critics questioned if it was the worst song ever. Black, however, can count a few celebs as fans including Simon Cowell, who told People magazine that he "loves her and the fact that she's gotten so much publicity." "People are so upset about the song, but I think it's hysterical," he said. Black, who recently stepped out at the Teen Choice Awards, was also invited to star in Katy Perry's music video for "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)." She even joined Perry onstage at her Los Angeles tour stop last week, where the two sang a duet to "Friday." "It's hard because everyone wants to say 'Oh my God, I'm this big star now,'" Black said. "But I don't see it that way. I'm still the same 14-year-old girl that loves to hang out with her friends."Some people are just assholes. A girl dropping out of school due to bullying? That's just one step too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Some people are just assholes. A girl dropping out of school due to bullying? That's just one step too far. Yeah, I mean... honestly... it's a fucking song. Music is meant to be enjoyed, and if it's a bad song, who gives a shit? She seriously should've just taken the bullying in and not let it affect her. But her in the TGIF video got a lot of comments saying, "This is how you do a good song about Friday." ... Mmkay, Katy Perry and Rebecca Black are two different kinds of singers. One sings about cocks, the other could be a Disney Channel star. One is an adult, the other is in middle school. One is considered very sexy, one is considered cute as a button (others say she's ugly, but those are just dumbasses who don't know what true beauty is or are insecure about themselves). You can't compare them, and I liked her in the TGIF vid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elastic Dawg Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 She's a fine girl and decent singer. People need to shut the fuck up, seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExKizuna Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Because the rest of the world is most likely immature little kids who hate the song and think they're gods by telling her to die. Really.You're pretty cool, kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 You're pretty cool, kid. Yeah, for being my age, he's a whole lot better than me. At least from what I can tell in that post he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Sponge Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 And that happened because of one song. >.> They think it's beyond horrible? I mean, I hate the song too, but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Well, she also made "My Moment". She blatantly gives the finger to the haters in that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70s Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 "Friday" was at least decent. "My Moment" is horrible, IMO.I think My Moment is far superior... just not as much fun to make fun of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I think My Moment is far superior... just not as much fun to make fun of. ^ That. Friday has some of the worst lyrics in the history of music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragiiin123 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 friday was funny for about 2 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Sponge Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 This has been getting a lot of buzz lately. Rebecca Black has opened up some more about how much her one song had impacted her life. Struggling because of one bad song while it was still fresh was one thing, but having to deal with depression for longer than that mainly because of the negative attention towards "Friday" is something else. She didn't deserve this at all, so it's good to see that she's talking about overcoming the depression that she had faced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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