Kaitlyn Collins is a former NFL cheerleader for the Green Bay Packers. When a Chicago Bears fan posted a photo of her saying, "Like if you agree the Packers have the worst cheerleaders in the NFL," with comments calling her "ugly" and an "eyesore," she decided not to stand for it.
The bullied cheerleader posted a video of herself holding handwritten notes in front of the camera. Each note described her experience and her decision not to define herself by her appearance.
"Most comments on the photo were too horrible to repeat, but had the same theme… UGLY. This is bullying in its newest form — cyber bullying," she wrote. "Thankfully, I have an amazing support system full of wonderful friends and family telling me that I AM BEAUTIFUL. What about the people who don't have that at home? What will happen when something like this happens to them?"
While Kaitlyn certainly took the high road in choosing to spread a thought-provoking, positive message, she admits that the cruel comments did get to her.
"It's hard to just brush it off your shoulders," she told ABC's John Muller. "No matter how confident a person can seem and appear — words hurt." She hopes that her video will make bullies think again before making harmful comments, because you never know how deeply you might affect someone.
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