Lessons on cyberbullying: Is Rebecca Black a Victim? Experts Weigh In

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It may be Friday, but it's doubtful that 13-year-old Internet sensation Rebecca Black is excitedly singing about wanting to party in her car right now.

Ever since the music video for her song "Friday" hit YouTube, Black as well as her questionable vocal abilities and songwriting chops (even though she didn't write the song) has been the subject of much online vitriol.

Unfortunately, Black inadvertently added fuel to the media flame on Thursday when she linked her recent experiences to those of victims of cyberbullying.

And Black, 13, certainly never anticipated the social media uproar, mainstream media hellfire, parodies and remixes that greeted "Friday" as the video became nearly ubiquitous across Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter. Time.com called the song which provides a primer on the days of the week, innocently celebrates partying, and ponders the merits of "kickin' it" in a car's front versus the back seat from a wholesome teen girl P.O.V. "a whole new level of bad" and "a train wreck" . Slate proclaimed "Friday" "disastrous" while yahoo asked straight up, "Is YouTube sensation Rebecca Black's Friday'the worst song ever?