Australian businessman and influencer has shamed the internet trolls that she taunted for posting unedit bikini photos.
Gold Coast bikini designer, Karina Irby, 32, who owns Moana Bikini, penned a powerful post to Instagram on Thursday, exposing social media trolls.
She is a strong advocate of body positivity. Ms. Irby posts a lot of un-editted photos proudly showing her skin conditions, including eczema or folliculitis to her 1.2million Instagram fans.
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Karina Irby (32), a Gold Coast bikini designer posted shocking Instagram messages from trolls in her most recent post.
Ms. Irby was praised for posting realistic content, but she also revealed the dark sides to her platform. She exposed the disgusting and gross behavior she sees.
She wrote “My life online”, along with a number of other comments that criticised her weight, and made fun of her skin.
‘I haven’t posted in 5 days because sometimes I feel like… What’s the point?
Bikini designer, Judith Levy advocates body positivity for those who have suffered from eczema or folliculitis.
“People have told me to commit suicide.” Calm me. Don’t discourage me from my work. My skin conditions need to be addressed.
“I love social networking and it makes me happy to be able to make people smile, feel less lonely, or distract them from their hectic lives.
“But I do not love the way people treat each other on this site. They hide behind their screens. It is disgusting and gross.
Ms. Irby slammed her trolling friends on Thursday and asked them to be better
In this post, she exposed the darker side of the Instagram influencers who have 1.2 million followers and warned her fans that people have been bullied online.
Her followers were asked to be better on the internet, and she added that some people had lost their lives because of abuse they received from social media trolls.
“We all have to do better. You are better at listening than talking. Better to not listen to people.
A series of disturbing messages were also sent to Ms. Irby in the post.
‘Too fat. One comment read: Pig
Another said, “Just puked after viewing this atrocious despicable bit of skin.”
“She is disgusting and all you are doing to her make it feel better about herself being overweight. It’s just disgusting,” wrote another trolling.
Ms. Irby shared the comments she received in her most recent post and was greeted with support by fans.
One user said, “You work with many people, and I like how real and honest you are about it.”
“I don’t understand how people can type such horrible things on their smartphones, and have them sent out to the rest of the world,” said one other. One other commented that it was a shameful act of cruelty.
‘Keep posting!! “You are stunning and I admire you confidence,” added the third.
This body positivity advocate courageously faced down Instagram trolls Thursday. They criticized the designer for her skin and weight.