Derek Thompson, Western student: “ Well, it is entertaining to read. That’s for sure. Some people have taken full advantage of the anonymity of the group to say things that they probably wouldn’t say if their name was attached to it. As silly as the page may be, it actually let’s us learn a lot about the thoughts of our student body, assuming the things people post about are true.“
Jordan Carney, Western student: “I think MoWo Confessions sheds a negative light on the University. Even submissions are anonymous, names are still used in the posts, which are often immature and poorly thought out. Anyone can like the page, and those who view it will not have a positive impression of our students.“
Allie Mayes, Western Student: “I like probably many other people have mixed feelings about MOWO Confessions. I agree some of them are funny, but I feel like it is going to far and people may get hurt by this page. In a way it reminds me of Gossip Girl, where people would send in gossip or confessions. I feel like at first it isn’t harmful, but the more people keep “confessing” the more hurt and angry some people will get. I can’t really judge people for sending their information to the page, but at the same time, you never know how what you say might affect how someone else feels.”
Mimi Le Ho, Western student: “It was funny at first because people were saying and actually confessing things. Then, it turned into people talking about other races. For example… “White girls this, and black girls that. Also, there are a lot of negative things said about Greeks. I don’t considering it confessing anything, just a way for people to bash a group of people anonymously.“
Sebastian Smith, Western student: “I think its hilarious and I spam them constantly. However I think people who are really using it to talk shit on are people need to sack up and not hide behind some dumb ass wall.“
R.J. Jackson, Western student: “Some posts are funny, the majority are just flat out mean. But given some of the very real moments there I can totally see the potential value of it for people who just need to get something off of their chest.”
Kelsey Guthery, Western student: ”People give too much validity to what other people say. Don’t take everything so seriously, realize sometimes people just aren’t going to understand you or like you, and realize that sometimes you just can’t change that. But mostly; stop taking everything so seriously. Someone anonymously posted about you/your organization on a facebook page? So what. If that’s what’s going to keep you up at night, that says a lot more about you than about them, really.”
Lisa Uketui, Western student: “Some of the comments need to be removed. Freedom of speech is cool but it should be done tastefully. No one needs to be put down by anyone opinion or not. This just seems like a place for bullying anonymously. Kelsey, your life might go on because someone said something negative about you but not everyone is like you and that needs to be taken into consideration. If you don’t have anything positive to say, then don’t say it.”
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