For those that don't know, and you probably wouldn't if don't you have a Twitter, R&B singer Kehlani was recently shunned on social media over a post that her ex, PartyNextDoor, had posted of her in his bed.

The photo wasn't vulgar, there wasn't even much to show besides a messy bed and a hand. It was the caption that caught people's attention: "Even after all her shenanigans, I still got the R&B singer in my bed."

With that, Twitter went ablaze, calling Kehlani a cheater for ending up in bed with her ex while still allegedly dating basketball star Kyrie Irving. Almost immediately, the post was taken down and Kehlani's Instagram account went down with it. With this reaction, even I thought she was guilty of infidelity.

But then something else happened that no one expected; Kehlani's account went back up with a post from her hospital bed and a long message explaining her situation. It stated how she tried to take her life and that even though many people may say so, no one was cheated on.

Many took this as a plea for attention with responses like, "She shouldn't be using social media, she should be focusing on getting better," and let's not forget the people that began the hashtag #Staystrongkehlani even though they were slandering her not even 18 hours earlier.

Though it pains me to admit now knowing the outcome, even I, a person who will go on a one man crusade about why we should be careful with what we say, was making fun of the ridiculous situation before Kehlani's recovery post. When news came that Kehlani was now being hospitalized for an attempted suicide, there were still people calling her suicide attempt a publicity stunt.

Let's entertain the notion that this situation was actually a publicity stunt to garner attention; would it still be OK to slander individuals who were at such a low point in their lives that they felt they were better off dead?

I have had my own battles with depression, and there have been moments that I too was looking for a permanent fix to a temporary situation. People who attempt suicide are at such a hopeless point in their lives that people continuing to make fun of them for it does not help in the slightest. And maybe, just maybe, Kehlani owning up to her own struggles will give others the courage to stay strong.

So as a message to others, and to myself, please think before you post. Although you may be strong enough to not let opinions get to you, others may not be the same way.

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