Miss Universe Australia Maria Thattil slams ‘sexist’ troll who questioned why she ‘acts like intellectual while showing off her body’ – after she posted gratuitous bikini photos in Bali
Former Miss Universe Australia Maria Thattil has hit back at a troll for criticising her for posting photos herself in skimpy attire on Instagram.
In a column for Stellar Magazine, the 30-year-old revealed she received a comment from a man who said he was tired of her ‘bikini content’ after she posted images of herself during her recent birthday getaway in Bali.
He also critiqued her for ‘acting like an intellectual but actively showing her body’.
Maria said his comment ‘reflected objectification, error and entitlement’.
‘Naturally, I blocked him. I won’t bite the bait with a bigot, but if sharing this here will inspire another to not internalise sexist and harmful rhetoric, I’ll sure as hell use him to do it.’
Miss Universe Australia Maria Thattil, 30, has slammed a ‘sexist’ troll who questioned why she ‘acts like intellectual while showing off her body’ – after she posted gratuitous bikini photos in Bali. (Pictured during her Bali getaway)
Maria said his comment ‘reflected objectification, error and entitlement’.
It comes after Maria claimed her brother Dom was spat at and abused by a group of men in a shocking homophobic attack after Mardi Gras.
Thattil, who is bisexual, revealed in a TikTok video that she and her brother were attending their first Mardi Gras together earlier this month along with her girlfriend Jorgia O’Hare and his boyfriend Ben.
Maria said his comment ‘reflected objectification, error and entitlement’
She said she had a sick feeling in her stomach when Dom and his boyfriend Ben left the event to get some food, fearing something could go wrong.
‘Something in my gut was like, ‘Hey, can you just give me a call if you get into trouble’,’ Thattil said.
‘I distinctly remember saying that to them, and just kept my phone on me.’
‘Naturally, I blocked him. I won’t bite the bait with a bigot, but if sharing this here will inspire another to not internalise sexist and harmful rhetoric, I’ll sure as hell use him to do it,’ she said
Less than 10 minutes later she got a WhatsApp message from her brother saying he was ‘not feeling safe’.
Maria said she called her brother and he told her ‘a group of guys’ had taken turns to approach the couple to spit at them before running away, only to return and start making ‘gagging’ sounds towards them.
She said, disturbingly, no one stood up for her brother and his partner despite there being a large crowd around.
‘There were so many people around with their rainbow flags and their rainbow merch and not one person said something,’ she said.
Maria said the lone exception was a woman who used it as an opportunity for a selfie.
‘[The woman] walked up to them and said ‘Don’t worry about them, you guys look awesome. Can I get a photo of you and your outfits?’,’ she said.
It comes after Maria claimed her brother Dom (right) was spat at and abused by a group of men in a shocking homophobic attack after Mardi Gras