When Does Cyber Bullying Become Too Much? Kehlani vs Kyrie

This past week has been filled with a world wind of drama all fueled behind one Instagram post. The singer/songwriter Partynextdoor, who used to date R&B singer Kehlani posted a picture of him holding her hand on Instagram with a caption saying, “After all her shenanigans, still got the R&B singer back in my bed.” Now if you’re wondering what the big fuss over this post was about, then let me enlighten you. Kehlani and Partynextdoor used to date back in 2015. They were quite the item if you ask me. Now, as recent as the beginning as March, kehlani was dating NBA superstar Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavilers. After the picture was posted, social media went on a frenzy. Starting hashtags, making memes and leaving comments under the singers pictures were just the start of it. Everyone seemed to have had an opinion about the matter. Aside from all the juicy drama, what importance and relevance does this series of tragic events hold? Well while everyone was slandering Kehlani’s name, she was trying to commit suicide. The same morning that the picture was released was the same night that Kehlani posted a photo of her in the hospital bed. The question that comes into play is when does cyberbullying become too much? It isn’t a secret as to what emotional complications Kehlani has faced over the past year neither is it a secret as to who she’s been dating. But one person can only take so much. I personally feel as though social media is the cause for her suicide attempt. I mean technically this would be considered Cyberbullying, it’s just on a larger scale for the world to see. People cheat just as much as they change their shoes, celebrities included, so what pushed Kehlani to the edge? Social media is to blame. Thankfully, Kehlani is stable and in good condition. Kyrie Irving seems unbothered while he scored 31 points on the Houston Rockets just a day after the picture was released. At first I personally had no sympathy for Kehlani for getting caught cheating. But then I also began to think about the fact that depression and suicide and things of that sort go extremely unnoticed in the black community. Perhaps Kehlani could use this as a platform to speak about what really matters.