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New Aussie of the Year body image advocate Taryn Brumfitt has criticized trolls over tennis champion and Australian Open commentator Jelena Dokic’s body shaming.
Last week, Ms Dokic slammed the embarrassing comments from the ‘evil’ body of detractors online, saying the wave of hate she has faced during the tournament has been ‘crazy’.
‘DEVIL. There’s no other word for it,’ she said in an Instagram post.
‘People should be so ashamed. The most common comment is ‘what happened to it, is it so big?’
‘I’ll tell you what happened, I’m finding a way and surviving and fighting.’
Ms Brumfitt said the “bullying” Ms Dokic faced was not right.
Aussie of the Year 2023 Taryn Brumfitt said she would call Jelena Dokic this week about her ordeal.
The former world number 4 faced “body shaming” comments during her time as a commentator for the Australian Open. (Photo by Martin KEEP / AFP) / —
‘Bullying is never okay and I think we need to call it out. I think we’re doing better in this country by doing that,’ Ms Brumfitt told The Project de Ten on Thursday.
“Good for her on the way she responded and I’ll be calling her this week to have that conversation,” Ms Brumfitt said.
“I know how it feels to be trolled and how it feels to have those naysayers, but if we continue to lead with light and love, there is nothing more powerful than that.”
Ms. Dokic shared a similar message of love in reporting the online abuse she faced.
“And it doesn’t really matter what I’m doing and what happened because size shouldn’t matter. Kindness and being a good person are important, which those of you who abuse me and others clearly are not,” she said.
‘What matters is their online abuse, bullying and fat shaming.
‘That’s what matters because those of you who do it are just evil, bad, bad, ignorant people.’
Ms Brumfitt was announced Australian of the Year on Wednesday.
The left turns on our Australian of the year: Shock when Mike Carlton says Taryn Brumfitt is simply someone who ‘makes money by saying it’s okay to be a little fat’, as another middle-aged TV journalist agrees.
Left-wing commentator Mike Carlton has been criticized for his “ignorance” after tweeting his low opinion that body image advocate Taryn Brumfitt was named the 2023 Australian of the Year.
In a tweet posted after the announcement of Ms Brumfitt as the winner of the Australia Day gong in Canberra on Wednesday night, Mr Carlton made his views of the decision known on his account with almost 194,000 followers.
‘My Australian of the year would be a doctor or nurse working nights in intensive care or the emergency department, dealing with COVID and daily death. Real compassionate work. For very little money. NOT someone who makes money by saying it’s okay to be a little fat. Good night.’
His tweet was seconded by former left-wing Channel 10 TV reporter Paul Bongiorno, who tweeted “Certainly” below Carlton’s post.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese presents the 2023 Australian of the Year award to body image activist Taryn Brumfitt at the 2023 Australian of the Year Awards in Canberra
In a tweet posted after the announcement of Ms Brumfitt as the winner of the Australia Day jackpot in Canberra on Wednesday night, veteran journalist Mike Carlton made his views of the decision known on his account with nearly 194,000 followers. .
Carlton also tweeted ‘Who? ? ?’ when news of Mrs Brumfitt’s award first broke on Wednesday night
Twitter user Sharna Bremner said Mr Carlton and fellow journalist Paul Bongiorno, who tweeted in support of him, “should be ashamed of their ignorance and s****y comments.”
Carlton also tweeted ‘Who? ? ?’ when news of Mrs Brumfitt’s award first broke on Wednesday night.
But the tweets received a fierce response from women.
Sharna Bremner, founder and director of End Rape on Campus Australia, tweeted in response: “Eating disorders are the third most common illness among young women in Australia and have the highest mortality rate of all psychiatric disorders,” she posted.
‘These two should be ashamed of their ignorance and s****y comments.’
Disgusting, ignorant old white men. F*** them,’ another person replied.
“So saddened to see this, it shows how much more education is needed on eating disorders and for men to understand the female experience of being reduced to ornamentation their entire lives,” Sonya Semmens tweeted.
The negative reaction to his tweet prompted Carlton to begin blocking those who challenged his opinion of Brumfitt’s award.
He must have blocked about sixty jerks of one kind or another in the last 24 hours. But it’s a sunny day and I have better things to do,’ he posted earlier on Australia Day.
Ms. Bremner also shared a screenshot of Mr. Carlton having blocked her from her account.
Ms Brumfitt, 44, an activist, writer, director and public speaker on a decade-long mission to change the way we perceive ourselves, was crowned our Australian top in a glittering ceremony in Canberra on Wednesday for the night.
The Body Image Movement, which she founded in 2012, teaches people, particularly young women, to love and appreciate their bodies and has brought her to a global audience from her humble hometown of Adelaide.