Woman told to die by trolls has brutal Reddit response
A woman told she should die by online trolls has received a heartfelt apology after delivering a brutal response.
Rebecca Lee, 31, was horrified when one of her 43,000 Instagram followers revealed her selfie was being shared on a Reddit page exposing Instagram users for editing their pictures – attracting comments such as ‘kill it with fire’.
But the online influencer and office manager, from Sydney, Australia, took matters into her own hands by creating a brand new Reddit account just so she could call out the bully.
Amazingly, blogger Rebecca was stunned when the female troll responded with a heartfelt apology explaining she had deleted the post and would be ‘re-evaluating her actions’.
“I’m a strong person, I have been through a lot in my life, but imagine if I wasn’t,” Rebecca said.
“Imagine if I was some vulnerable girl who hated herself and she saw that someone had done that.
“I thought, ‘I’m going to go back and say something’.
“Online trolls can be really nasty but if you actually sat down in a room with these people they wouldn’t dare say a thing to you.”
In a direct response to the elusive ‘Stephanie’ who had posted her photo in the same thread, Rebecca wrote: “You have taken a stranger’s photo, my photo, without thinking I would find out about it.
“You are a real piece of work – I wonder if your friends, family and employer know that you’re this type of person?”
Within an hour, Rebecca’s confrontational warning had struck a chord with ‘Stephanie’, as she immediately started apologising.
“I apologise for hurting you, I have removed the post,” she wrote back.
“Please understand that my intent was not to make fun of you, and I am truly sorry for hurting you.”
Rebecca said she was surprised to receive an apology, and even felt sorry for the person – who she believes must have been struggling in her own life to resort to lashing out at someone else.
This was not her first rodeo with bullies as, having previously dropped from 18 stone to a healthy size 12, she said her weight loss journey taught her to ignore negativity.
“I have been bullied throughout my whole life by all different types of people,” Rebecca said.
“I was surprised the troll responded and apologised,” she added.
“I feel like she was sincere in what she said but she also must have freaked out a little bit and realised that I could quite easily find her on the internet and do the same thing to her.
“I wouldn’t do that, but it just goes to show how easy it is.
“I hope I’ve made people stop and think about their actions.”
