No one is immune from online cyber bullying. Zalebs are often the target of cyberbullying on social media, and you have to have a thick skin to deal with mean comments from bullies. Some celebs are also body shamed, and those who do not hesitate to clap back at their cyber bullies, share a few harsh words with them.
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It is no secret that there are many ZAlebs who are thriving in their respective careers, which also opens them up to innumerable nasty comments about how they should look, this can also lead to people becoming depressed or committing suicide, thus it is important to stop bullying.
One celeb who is not bothered by those comments is Amapiano sensation Lady Du. The singer has taken to her Instagram account to address the major issue of cyber bullying on social media. The singer posted a lengthy message about bullying. As a result of being bullied on social media, she has seen a lot of people experience many hardships. She pleaded with people to be sensitive because negative comments on social media affect people.
" Ok ok, I’ve been seeing sooo many people go through sooo much because of cyber bullying. one thing about me, I make sure I check up on all my friends and colleagues in the piano industry. Guys your negative comments affect people, we know the country is going through a lot nje, but can we must learn to be sensitive towards other people, I watched a video of a girl body shaming someone I know. It hurt me like they were saying it to me. Ncela Ning mamele kahle (please listen to me properly)," she said.
Lady Du encouraged people to embrace their bodies and said she is not hurt by nasty comments.
" You are beautiful the way you are, God made you in his image, if you start feeling like you’re not beautiful because of someone else that means you don’t think you’re beautiful yourself. I tell all my friends all the time, umzimba wam uyinto engiyiyo mina, kiss kiss yam eyam, ngapha ngizthandela ukudla (My body is what I have, I love my knock knees and eating a lot). I love myself sooo much I don’t get hurt by a comment from someone that doesn’t even know me or even put food on my table. Learn to fill yourself with sooo much love that anything negative boosts your confidence even more because it means uyabanyisa babes!!!! Remember this, a dog does not bark if the car isn’t moving. Love yourself just the way you are." she continued.
Another celeb who recently spoke out about bullying is DJ Lamiez Holyworthy. A catfish account recently said she is a man trapped in a female body. This follows after Lamiez shared a cute snap of her wearing brown shorts, a white shirt and a black blazer as well as black shoes on social meido.
While the DJ looked stylish in her outfit, the catfish account body shamed her, but Lamiez clapped back and said she is comfortable in her own skin. She lashed out at the fake accounts who constantly project their insecurities at other people.
"I have women of all shapes and sizes who follow me for this very reason! I have little girls who look up to me because of how comfortable I am in my own skin! Daily I am subjected to the constant body shaming and bullying and told to be the bigger person. Well today Le nyile ge,"
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