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| Kristen's facebook post about her prom dress. She looks gorgeous! |
She and an entire community were shocked at the cruel responses. Kristen said, "I was trying to sell my prom dress, and these two men were just saying some very hateful things, just telling me I was fat and I wasn't beautiful." You know the type - they spew out hatred wherever they post, ruining the sharing experience among friends and acquaintances; they believe that because it's "anonymous" they can just write whatever pops into their small brains. Essentially, they are the bullies of the internet.
Kristen's father didn't understand how people could say those things without really knowing the person. Said dad, "I didn't understand why people who didn't even know her lashed out at her." But then there were the other comments, the ones defending Kristen and calling out the meanies. One post said, "It's obvious this woman is beautiful inside and out." Another wrote that the dress "looks absolutely stunning." Kristen, herself posted, "Can you stop with the comments? Sorry that I'm not pleasing to your eye."
It was certainly quite wonderful that Kristen had the guts and courage to stand up for herself, but as I realize, the comments that a person notices most are those ugly ones, especially when that person is used to hearing negative comments about herself. However, I am hoping that she did notice that she received 400 likes on her original post - and that's pretty significant, since most posts generally garner a few likes and a comment or two, that could be positive or negative.
My message to Kristen? You go girl! Stand up for yourself and ignore those ignorant naysayers. Remember the joy that you had when you wore that beautiful dress that you wanted to share. Don't let ANYONE steal that joy. By the way donations amounting to $400 have come in, so Kristen can afford a new prom dress without even selling her junior prom gown. Take that, bullies!
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| Portrait of Kristen Layne |
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Another wrote that the dress "looks absolutely stunning." Kristen, herself posted, "Can you stop with the comments? Sorry that I'm not pleasing to your eye."expensive cocktail dresses
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ReplyDeleteMy best friend and I got very similar If you want to learn more about this site: Best Prom Dress. They were the same shade of blue, and both had silver decorations. The differences were that mine had a beaded waistband while hers was made of silver flowers, and that mine was strapless (I added thin straps) with a shawl while hers had 1 strap, with the flowers following that rather than continuing around her waist.
Was I upset? No way! I thought it was cool that we matched. It showed that we had very similar taste in dresses, especially since neither of us knew what the other one got until that day. I also like to think that our similar tastes showed how close we are. I was baffled by the people who made a Facebook group to coordinate dresses with everyone in the grade, although I could understand not wanting to have the exact same dress as someone you will be spending a lot of time with. As far as I was concerned, I was getting the dress I liked; if someone else got the same one, so be it.
You shouldn't be upset. You should be happy that your friend has good taste in clothing, or, if she copied you on purpose, flattered that she thinks so highly of you and your fashion choices. You could also think of it as a sign of how close you two are: that you like similar dresses. You have a right to want a unique dress, but getting upset over it just ruins your friendship and keeps you from enjoying prom.