High Schoolers Sign 6th Grader’s Yearbook When His Classmates Won’t

I love kids and working with kids, but no one can deny that kids are MEAN! Especially to one another. A sixth-grader named Brody Ridder of Westminister, Colorado goes to school at The Academy of Charter Schools. This past week, the kids got their yearbooks, and Brody was excited to get all of his classmates' signatures in his own yearbook. But, with kids being so mean, no one wanted to sign it or even give Brody the time of day when he asked them.

Brody even signed it himself, saying "Hope you make some more friends. — Brody Ridder.”

Brody, who has been a victim of bullying all year, got so upset because of this. He told KDVR, "They just annoy me to the point where I cry at lunch and I just have to leave early and it’s getting on my nerves and recently they started getting physical and I don’t like it."

He told his mom about his issues getting signatures and she posted about it on the parent's Facebook page. The post garnered much attention, including that from some local high schoolers who wanted to help.

Simone Lightfoot, Logan South, and Joanna Cooper planned to sign Brody's yearbook themselves, but not only that. They also gathered over 100 other people to sign his yearbook with notes of encouragement, and the promise of new friends.

The rising high school seniors took a trip to visit Brody's classroom and some people even played rock, paper, scissors to see who would sign the yearbook first. This prompted the other kids in Brody's class to sign his yearbook.

The teens hope this will inspire other kids to be kind. Cooper said, "Always just be that gateway for people to feel welcome."

Brody said he's skeptical still that he'll make friends with the kids in his class this next year, but he has hope. The gesture made him "feel better as a person." He said, "I don’t know how to explain it. It just makes me feel better on the inside."

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Recently, a video by Halsey came across my FYP on TikTok. Soon after I saw it, it went viral. In the video, the "Bad at Love" artist explained why they were frustrated with not being able to release a song unless it went “viral” on TikTok.

BlackAmerica Web says other artists like FKA Twigs, Charlie XCX, Florence, Ed Sheeran and Adele have also shared their frustrations. In an interview with Apple Music, Adele said she had had enough of TikTok being the decider of hits.

While some fans agree, others say the music industry is to blame. See below for some of the fan tweets about it along with the social media posts from artists.

Charli XCX, Florence, Halsey, and Ed Sheeran all used TikTok to share their discontent with TikTok's influence. FKA Twigs also took to TikTok, but I couldn't find her original video so it must have been deleted. I could only find the screenshot of it posted by @alluregaga2 on Twitter. FKA Twigs said, "its true all record labels ask for are tiktoks and i got told off today for not making enough effort".

I could definitely see how artists would feel tired of having to constantly boost their new music on TikTok. But, on the other hand, it definitely helps artists that are new up and coming. This video streaming platform gives them more of a shot to make it big. We saw it happen with Em Beihold, The Walters, Nicky Youre, and many others. And, if you know how to work TikTok like Lil Nas X is doing, then maybe you'd also have more than one song on Top 40 off of your next album.

What do you think? Is TikTok ruining the music business?

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https://twitter.com/alluregaga2/status/1528456671311196160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1528456671311196160%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fblackamericaweb.com%2Fplaylist%2Ftiktok-death-of-music-industry%2F

https://twitter.com/dunseithee/status/1528448197818974209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1528448197818974209%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fblackamericaweb.com%2Fplaylist%2Ftiktok-death-of-music-industry%2F

https://twitter.com/lovelybride89/status/1528552483097698304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1528552483097698304%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fblackamericaweb.com%2Fplaylist%2Ftiktok-death-of-music-industry%2F

https://www.tiktok.com/@charlixcx/video/7018300523656776965?referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fblackamericaweb.com%2F&referer_video_id=7018300523656776965&refer=embed

https://twitter.com/hrnabeatz/status/1528810003565400064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1528810003565400064%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fblackamericaweb.com%2Fplaylist%2Ftiktok-death-of-music-industry%2F

https://www.tiktok.com/@florence/video/7077892891359677702?referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fblackamericaweb.com%2F&referer_video_id=7077892891359677702&refer=embed

https://www.tiktok.com/@edsheeran/video/7100600505528880390?referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fblackamericaweb.com%2F&referer_video_id=7100600505528880390&refer=embed