There are many ways to deal with people who comment negatively on us, especially on the internet where the phenomenon is most common. Some choose to ignore negative criticism, while others react.
22year Lexie Manion, a New Jersey-based activist, decided to respond with slips to people who wrote bad comments on a recent photo of her.
The comments and messages that Manion received were about her body and weight, after posting a full-length photo of herself on Instagram. In an attempt to dispel the common notion that large women must feel very comfortable with themselves in order to wear revealing clothes, the young woman "uploaded" photos of herself in a short and another transparent blouse.
When some commenters left abusive comments, Manion first set her account to private, blocking the trolls and responding to each one individually. Later, although she still felt weak and irritable, she did a test: she sent slippery messages to each user.
«Although I had low expectations, I thought people would understand that they were making fun of a real and compassionate person and the next time they left a negative comment on someone, they would think twice", Wrote Manion.
«I texted a girl who wrote me that my photos are disgusting. My message to her was that I liked the way she wrote her name and she then thanked me, adding that she also likes the way I write mine", Said the 22-year-old.
«People think they can say and do whatever they want, but nothing on the internet is anonymous. It is very easy to type something and send it and it is very far from saying something in front of the other».