Waking up at 7 a.m., eating cereal and catching the bus are all aspects of a typical Friday morning, as depicted in Rebecca Black’s song “Friday.” But 13-year-old Black’s life is now anything but typical; “Friday” has gone viral and for all the wrong reasons.

Within less than a month, Rebecca Black and other topics related to the singer and song have trended on Twitter and the video on YouTube has accumulated over 70 million views. Since her quick rise to fame, Black has appeared on “The Tonight Show” and the single is currently ranked on iTunes’ Top Songs.

Unfortunately, though, every blessing must come with a curse. The song has been deemed the worst song ever, and Black is currently the victim of endless criticism, YouTube parodies and online harassment. But in an age where cyber bullying awareness has been such a high priority, how far is too far?

Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr: the bashing and hate is everywhere. While I agree that the lyrics are empty and the auto-tune is a bit excessive, a 13-year-old doesn’t deserve to be put through the hell that the media and all of America has put her in.

Teens at her age already worry too much about what people think of them. Imagine how badly she must feel about being judged so critically and her death being joked about. Only adding to that, the video for “Friday” has surpassed Justin Bieber’s “Baby” for the most disliked video in YouTube history.

While lyrics such as “We we we so excited” and “Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday; today is Friday, Friday” are a tad kindergarten-esque, I for one find the song catchy. Black’s parents reportedly paid Ark Music Factory $2,000 to provide a choice between two pre-written songs and produce a music video for it. I’m guessing if Black knew the song would become the phenom that it did, she would have made sure the video was better thought out.

In the video, she questions whether to sit in the front or back seat of a car (driven by her 13 year-old-friend), yet there is only one open seat. And sitting in the back of a convertible while driving down the highway? The video leaves viewers feeling slightly confused, but it may ultimately come down to Black seeking that “edgy” image artists seem to be striving for these days.

Haters are going to hate, but at the end of the day Rebecca Black will be the one rolling in the dough she’s raking in from all of this. Obviously she won’t be winning any awards for the song, but jeez, let the girl enjoy her Fridays.