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Internet Meme For 'Suicide Squad' Film Ridicules Death Of Amanda Todd: Mom

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 08 Aug, 2016 01:45 PM
    VANCOUVER — The mother of British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd is speaking out against a mock movie poster on the Internet that depicts her daughter among celebrities who have died by suicide.
     
    Carol Todd says the meme that includes her daughter, actor Robin Williams and rocker Kurt Cobain under a film banner from the new movie "Suicide Squad" ridicules the 15-year-old who took her own life after intense cyberbullying.
     
    Todd says she wants to raise awareness about the negative perception of suicide.
     
    She says the meme sends a contradictory message to people who have a mental illness that may prevent them from asking for support in times of need.
     
    Todd is encouraging parents to discuss jokes and nonchalant speech about suicide with their children.
     
    Amanda Todd drew global attention to cyberbullying when she posted a YouTube video in 2012 recounting how she was harassed.

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