What’s up?
It’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News and Charli D’Amelio is not messing around
when it comes to body shamers.
She just got heated while defending herself, Addison Rae, and others against internet trolls.
Both Charli D’Amelio and Addison Rae went from being regular teenagers to A-list influencers
in less than a year.
With that, obviously comes incredible opportunities like major brand deals and things like Charli
dancing with Jennifer Lopez and Addison hosting at the BBMAs & newfound friendship with Kourtney
Kardashian.
But the fame and tens of millions of followers has also come with a lot of criticism, which
can be especially overwhelming for two girls who were no different than the rest of us
just around a year ago.
Both Addison and Charli have been very outspoken in the past about the hate they have received
since becoming well known influencers.
In August, Charli tweeted saying quote “i can’t understand why some people think it’s
okay to talk about someone’s looks, weight, sexual identity, etc in a negative way this
can be hurtful to not only the person you are making fun of but also the people that
look like or identify with what you are saying is a ‘problem.’”
And that same day she also tweeted saying “STOP BODY SHAMING.
IT'S NOT COOL ITS NOT FUNNY AND IT'S NOT A JOKE.
IT'S DISGUSTING AND DISRESPECTFUL xoxo - charli”
Addison has also called out the haters writing things like “I’m not asking for everyone
to like me or love who I am/what I look like.. but I am asking that everyone be positive
or not say anything at all.
Things like this can tear someone’s self esteem up if they’re already having negative
thoughts in their own head.”
Charli has even stood up for Addison on Twitter before too.
The negativity has become harder and harder to drown out, with both girls admitting to
struggling with body image issues and Charli has even opened up about struggling with an
eating disorder.
But even after talking about their struggles, the body shaming and general criticism of
their looks hasn’t stopped.
Charli seemingly reached a breaking point this week and got extremely heated during
an Instagram Live while talking about these haters.
And honestly, we haven’t really seen Charli as outspoken as this before.
It started when a TikTokker posted this video of himself dueting with Charli writing that
she’s had the QUOTE “biggest glowdown in history.”
The post has since been deleted but in a screen recording captured by the TikTokRoom, Charli
commented on the post saying “I’m sorry that my confidence scares you :( get better
soon!!”
Shortly after, Charli went live on Instagram and got real with fans about how detrimental
these kinds of posts are and how they’ve almost pushed her to quitting social media
altogether.
“There were so many times on social media where I wanted to quit because people were
making me feel bad about myself and I almost did, I almost did a bunch of times
And Charli also explained that she’s done taking hate from trolls and is going to use
her platform to speak up for herself and others against this kind of shaming.
“I’ve kept a lot in throughout all of this and I feel like I’m at a point where
I can speak up about it and speak up for other people because other people get it and they
might not feel comfortable saying it.
I’m gonna say it.”
Charli looked back on a time when she didn’t feel like she could stand up for herself and
said that while she seemed happy last year, it was actually some of the darkest moments
of her life.
TOSS - “Like you never know what’s going on in someone’s head because I put on a
very very happy face last year but I was probably at some of the lowest points in my life and
no one would’ve known because I kept it a secret from the internet and whenever I
did show my emotions everyone was like shut up.”
And Charli didn’t only talk about her own experience with online hate, she stood up
for fellow TikTokers like Addison Rae, Cynthia Parker, and Madi Monroe.
“Quite honestly, know I look good, Addison should know she looks good, Madi should know
she looks good, Cynthia should know she looks good, like shut up.”
Charli spoke about Addison yet again, later in the Live and defended her against people
who say she used to look better.
“I don't understand what goes through people’s minds when they just say, ‘I’m gonna comment
on how this girl looks because I feel like she looked better last year.
And I see people doing this about so many people.
People do this about Addison, Addison’s beautiful.
I guess people say it because I die my hair, thats really the only thing that’s changed
about me.
And I’m more confident.”
Charli also even stood up for Nessa Barrett, who was famously involved in drama between
Charli and her ex Lil Huddy.
“Nessa changed up her style, if that’s what she likes and she looks good, cause she
does she looks amazing, why do you...
like, what?”
All in all Charli had one message for the haters...
“Then keep it to yourself.
If you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all.
Like… for what?!”
And fans were so here for this honest, vulnerable, and real real side of Charli.
One person wrote “wow never seen charli like this I like it.”
Another said “GO OFF OMG QUEEN”
And this person wrote “I Stan this side of charli”
Cynthia, who Charli mentioned in the Live, also commented writing “i love my queen
char.”
Other fans commented important reminders like “yall need to realize they’re human beings
with actual feelings they are not robots” and “YALL ARE MAD CUZ SHE STANDING UP FOR
THE GIRLS - did y’all hear what she just said? ‘if u don’t have anything nice to
say, then don’t say anything at all.’”
And we couldn’t agree more with all this.
There’s no reason to put hate out into the world unnecessarily, especially when it comes
to the way someone looks.
And this doesn’t just apply to your favorite influencers.
ABC News is reporting a rise in cyberbullying across the board since the pandemic started.
Let’s just all try to be nicer to one another and treat each other with respect, there’s
already enough to worry about these days!
Whew, I’m about to go off and get heated like Charli, I feel you girl!
And if you want more on what Addison Rae has said about all body shaming she’s faced,
click right over here for another Clevver News video.
Also, let us know down in the comments below what you thought of Charli’s livestream.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, bye guys!