Parents need to know that this aptly named application lets users anonymously post "secrets" on a "wall" on Facebook. This site attracts the same raunchy comments found scrawled on real stalls, with the potential for embarrassment limited only by the reach of the Internet.
Positive messages:Ugly gossip, graphic sex talk, and outright putdowns -- "I hate Courtney" -- rule the day. Not every post is nasty; a few kids step up to defend peers being dragged through the mud. But positive interactions are the exception.
Violence:Nothing overt, although the nature of the community fosters some shocking posts, such as one that suggests a female virgin could solve her problem with a pair of scissors.
Sex:Sex references are rampant, with some teens posting short stories whose plots revolve around budding sexual relationships, some with teachers.
Language:S--t, bitch, f--k and worse. Kids easily trick the profanity filter by inserting a period into the offending word. In the Bathroom Wall chatroom, some of the handles users give themselves could be the names of porn stars.
Consumerism:Most pages have text ads for products ranging from vacation destinations to face cream. The Wall itself sports obnoxious IQ test ads that masquerade as email notifications. When clicked some say, "One of your buddies thinks you're stupid."
if you ask me i think its wrong how kids can go in and write things about other people on the bathroom wall its childish and i wouldn't recommend anyone go on that website
You really shouldn't go on this website under the age of 13.
If you are under 13, you shouldn't go on this website. I'm not making any of you people do this, but this is just what a think is right. No affence for all you 10 year olds who go on this website. When I went on this website, I noticed alot of bad laugage. But to tell the truth, I think this is a really cool website.
It's good, everyone only talks about the bad things, there are plenty of good ones.
Yes, some people post bad things, but others use Bathroom Wall to post stories, or novels that are not yet published. They just want feedback! Bathroom Wall has tried to make the site safe by automatically censoring bad words, but people just put a dot in the middle. (eg, *u.*k)
this is bad bad bad bad bad so many mean things are said there talk about having sex with others descriptive nudity language is a big problem don't let your kids use it i don't think anyone should be able to use it
Well, its no wonder that people are complaining to me that the kids now adays learn about sex from the web, cuz of sites such as this! I can truly say my child is mature enough and sensible enough to where she does not even have a desire to go to sites like this, in our generation, we never even thought of talking about this kind of stuff.(Unless it was with our parents). To add it to a "wall?" and we worry about bad peer pressure? Its no wonder.....