A bikini-loving mum has taken revenge on cruel internet trolls who bullied her over her stretch marks.
Sarah Nicole Landry, known on social media as The bird’s papaya loves sharing body positivity content and promoting self-love on her Instagram page.
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She shares her journey to a better body image with her two million followers on Instagram and urges women not to be afraid of the changes their bodies can undergo.
In a recent post, the influencer shared some of the cruel comments trolls have made about her.
Referring to her body, one troll said: “No. This is pure laziness.
“She would do better if she was bullied and small, lol.”
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However, Sarah is undeterred by the trolls and continues to show off her stretch marks in bikinis and crop tops.
She hopes that her body confidence will inspire others to accept their bodies instead of worrying about them.
Responding to the troll’s cruel comment, Sarah hit back: “This comment, made by a woman, is a call to bully me.
“But when I looked at it, I saw that my brain was no longer autocorrecting the words. I could see it for what it was.
“A hasty comment from someone I’ve never met.
“Suddenly it looked different under that lens. It looked kind of irrelevant, sad, out of place.
“But that’s it, just a hasty remark from a passerby. Not a trusted lover.
“Not someone I would ask advice from. Not someone who has my skin in the game of my life. A fart in the wind, really.
“The online world is both beautiful and brutal. Bullying has become the cost of existing in these spaces.”
Sarah said she hopes none of her followers ever have to endure such cruel comments.
However, she said that if they do, they should not let it affect them and live their lives without worrying about other people’s opinions.
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Times have changed since 2015, when Protein World spent £250,000 on an advertising campaign featuring a svelte 20-year-old bikini model asking readers, “Are you beach ready?” The resulting outcry over the objectification of women was global. The verdict on the campaign and the social media backlash, which was labelled offensive, irresponsible and damaging, was well-documented, and rightly so.
Now I am happy to say that all sizes of women are represented in swimwear in the media landscape. Brands like JD Williams, In The Style and New Look, to name a few, all work with models of all sizes and ages to promote their swimwear.
My social media feed is also filled with ladies of all ages and sizes looking amazing in their swimwear. What started as a stream of shy bikini selfies has now become a body-positive movement that makes us all feel good about putting on our swimwear.
And why wouldn’t we! Our bodies are all completely different and we should celebrate that fact.
At 53 I love bikinis, I love having an all over tan in the summer with as little white spots as possible. I don’t want to dumb myself down as I get older, I want to celebrate the fact that I’m still here! My goal is to keep wearing bikinis well into my 80s if I’m lucky enough to get there.
I have learned to love the aging process. I will never look the same as I did when I was 20, but I do enjoy taking care of myself a lot more than I did then. A better diet, more exercise, and lots of self-care make me feel good inside and out.
I love that other cultures love to celebrate their elders, I think we need to embrace this in Western society instead of just fetishizing the youth.
Growing older is not something to fear, but to embrace.
I’m gonna put on that damn bikini!
It’s clear that Sarah’s post has touched many people, as it has been liked over 100,000 times.
Her followers responded en masse in the comments to show their support and share her feelings.
Someone said, “I think there’s always a duality, but remember that it’s nothing compared to the countless women you help feel seen and still sexy. Thank you for what you do.”
Another said: “Projection that comes from a place of hate, their own insecurities and nothing on you. It’s tragic for them – I wish them the best on their difficult journey. This and next.”
A third person said: “Absolute fart. I started seeing the negativity of people like this, and stopped reacting too. They don’t know you, and they’re farts.”
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