Jessi Slaughter posted a four and a half minute video talking about 'haters' in 2010 to YouTube after rumors began swirling that the 11 year old had slept with a 25-year-old singer.
The video, laced with profanity and brash language caught the attention of the MySpace-era internet.
But when the child posted another video where her father, Gene Leonhardt, furiously defended his crying daughter, spouting out lines like 'you done goofed' and warning viewers he had contacted 'the cyberpolice', the internet unleashed its fury.
That was the turning point that transformed Jessi into a meme and her life into a living hell.
Six years after the internet began bullying Jessi - who now goes by Damien and they/them pronouns - to the point of needing to be placed in institutionalized psychological care, they says the video changed their life.
When the summer of 2010 ended and Damien returned to school, they said their friends - 'a clique of 'emo' kids' - disowned them. More + photos...
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The video, laced with profanity and brash language caught the attention of the MySpace-era internet.
But when the child posted another video where her father, Gene Leonhardt, furiously defended his crying daughter, spouting out lines like 'you done goofed' and warning viewers he had contacted 'the cyberpolice', the internet unleashed its fury.
That was the turning point that transformed Jessi into a meme and her life into a living hell.
Six years after the internet began bullying Jessi - who now goes by Damien and they/them pronouns - to the point of needing to be placed in institutionalized psychological care, they says the video changed their life.
When the summer of 2010 ended and Damien returned to school, they said their friends - 'a clique of 'emo' kids' - disowned them. More + photos...
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