Model Cheyenne Ochsenknecht has been bullied for years.
First in school, now on social networks.
Because the hostility extends to death threats, Cheyenne and her mom Natascha Ochsenknecht have now written a book about hate on the Internet.
Mother and daughter Ochsenknecht write a book about bullying
Counselor is designed to help other victims
Hatred on social networks
That's enough!
No sooner had
Cheyenne Savannah Ochsenknecht
(20) made her pregnancy public on the weekend when hate comments rained again on Instagram.
"Since Cheyenne was a little girl, she's been bullied," says mom
Natascha Ochsenknecht
(56) of tz.
The ex-wife of actor
Uwe Ochsenknecht
(64) does not
know
why
.
“As a young child, Cheyenne was very shy, calm and reserved.
At school she was repeatedly pestered by classmates, and it was often about the outside. "
And even today, the young model is often criticized for her appearance.
Born in Munich, she has to take insults and abuse especially on Facebook and Instagram.
Because mother and daughter no longer want to put up with the agitation on the Internet, they have now published a book.
Defend yourself!
(Complete Media Verlag) is the name of the guide that is supposed to help victims of bullying.
"If someone writes to you that you are ugly as night, then you have to fight back," says Natascha Ochsenknecht.
Bavaria's Justice Minister is also committed
Her daughter also resisted.
Cheyenne exposed her attackers and published blatant private messages on the Internet.
She reported serious cases to the police and reported the authors.
“The police reacted really well,” enthuses Ochsenknecht.
Bavaria's Justice Minister
Georg Eisenreich
(49)
repeatedly emphasizes the importance of combating cyberbullying
.
“Hatred and agitation are not trivial, but a danger to democracy.
They endanger freedom of expression and poison the social climate.
Words can turn into acts of violence, ”he says.
Natascha Ochsenknecht knows that too.
“My daughter was really scared at times because she received death threats.
And there are other children who can't handle it and jump out the window. ”The former model can only guess the reason for the bullying attacks against her daughter: envy.
Everyone has the right to live the way they want
Natascha Ochsenknecht
“She's a pretty, young girl.” Of course, Cheyenne blocks contacts that attack her, but the young woman doesn't want to withdraw from social networks.
“You don't have to change your life just because you're made a victim,” says Mama Ochsenknecht.
“Just then I stand up to them and say not to myself, something has to happen to the perpetrators.
Everyone has the right to live the way they want, no matter how they look or how they walk. ”Ochsenknecht herself helps and supports her three children Wilson Gonzalez (30), Jimi Blue (28) and Cheyenne Savannah wherever she can .
“In the past, I always noticed pretty quickly when something was wrong, even at school, because I know my children really well.
For example, if Cheyenne had a stomach ache and didn't want to go to school, I would talk to her and ask her what was going on. ”Her advice is always sought after in the family.
"You are a random victim"
“When the hate speech started going online, I told Cheyenne there was no point in writing back.
You are a random victim.
You are not to blame and you can always post what you want. ”Since Cheyenne Ochsenknecht has addressed the public with some hateful comments, the hostility has gotten better, says Mama Ochsenknecht.
"If you take the right measures, people are also afraid."