Ah, the internet. With online anonymity comes the tendency to say hateful and rude things without considering that the recipient of such vitriol is an actual person with actual feelings.
A case in point is the negativity spewed by trolls in a recent Instagram post by The Strategist featuring Rumer Willis.
The new mom compiled a list of her parenting essentials, which included items such as a $60 Stanley cup, $34 whipped tallow cream, and a $75 Le Feu De L’eau Petale candle, and The Strategist shared the feature on social media.
Rumer Willis Speaks Out On Instagram After Trolls Hit Her With Torrent Of 'Mean' Comments
Ah, the internet. With online anonymity comes the tendency to say hateful and rude things without considering that the recipient of such vitriol is an actual person with actual feelings.
A case in point is the negativity spewed by trolls in a recent Instagram post by The Strategist featuring Rumer Willis.
The new mom compiled a list of her parenting essentials, which included items such as a $60 Stanley cup, $34 whipped tallow cream, and a $75 Le Feu De L’eau Petale candle, and The Strategist shared the feature on social media.
Not surprisingly, the trolls came out to play.
But Willis was not standing for it.
She first took to the comments section to call out the users who left the nasty replies, writing:
Willis then shared a video to her Instagram stories to address the negativity.
The video started with the text:
And then Willis began:
She continued:
She added that the items she shared are things that bring her joy, and she hoped others could find joy in them, as well.
She finished her message:
You can watch, below.
People applauded Willis for speaking out, and agreed it's ridiculous to attack her just because of who her parents are.
Others reminded Willis that trolls have nothing better to do and she should pay them no mind.
Willis followed up with an adorable picture of herself with new daughter Louetta and boyfriend Derek Richard Thomas, writing:
She finished: