Popular Instagram influencer Ashely Kehoe is urging us all to think before we type, by opening up about her experiences with online bullying.
Ashley, who has close to 100,000 followers on the online platform, usually shares fashion and travel posts. Recently, she spoke about how people can behave towards her online, opening up about those who engage in online bullying.
She began by urging her followers to swipe through the Instagram post, to a screenshot of an upsetting message she received. Ashley then wrote, “Okay so lets just take a minute here to really listen to what I have to say about cyber bullies.”
“You’re [sic] silly comments mean nothing to me, they make me feel truly sorry for you because it clearly shows how unhappy and deeply insecure you are with yourself. So much so, that you try inflict pain on others to deflect from your own!!”
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Referring to the message that Ashley included in the post, she continued, “My boobs are 100% natural so I’ll take that as a compliment. I love my brushy brows so I don’t shape or wax them to look smaller. I adore my moles that run in my family so I pencil them in even more. I’ve never been dumped or cheated on by a boyfriend not that either would make me or anyone less of a person.”
“Seriously though, if you can really be anything in this world, be kind!! It costs absolutely nothing and it will make you and the other person feel good.”
“I know by even posting this it’s probably giving the coward exactly what they want but at the end of the day they are just words and they can’t hurt me. The reason I’m even bringing this to light is because I want trolls to know that THIS IS NOT OKAY!! You don’t know how the person is feelingly or what they are going through and how your comments may affect them, especially during this uncertain time!”
Continuing, she wrote, “I am so very lucky that 99.9% of my followers are amazing and extremely supportive but of course in life you’re not always going to be everyone’s cup of tea. It’s rare that I get a comment like this and when I do I ignore and block but I wanted to post this on here so that maybe anyone who’s thinking it’s okay to do its has a long hard look at themselves!”
Before finishing the post by urging her followers to be kind, “Please be kind to each other, it’s not too much to ask!! X”
