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| #CakewithCashmerette: Blogger starts online movement after troll tells her to 'eat less cake' | |
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| A British blogger’s excellent response to an online troll has been celebrated by women across social media networks. | |
| Jenny Rushmore, who is based in the US, posted a picture of a swimming costume she intended to make with the caption “#BeachBodyReady”, but the image was criticised by an online troll. | Jenny Rushmore, who is based in the US, posted a picture of a swimming costume she intended to make with the caption “#BeachBodyReady”, but the image was criticised by an online troll. |
| A photo posted by Cashmerette (@cashmerette) on Jun 16, 2015 at 7:49pm PDT | A photo posted by Cashmerette (@cashmerette) on Jun 16, 2015 at 7:49pm PDT |
| In the now deleted comment, Ms Rushmore told the Guardian the troll wrote “something along the lines of ‘ugh, you don’t have a beach body. You should eat less cake’.” | In the now deleted comment, Ms Rushmore told the Guardian the troll wrote “something along the lines of ‘ugh, you don’t have a beach body. You should eat less cake’.” |
| Taking the body-shaming jibe in her stride the blogger – who writes on Cashmerette about how sewing helped her to be more body confident – followed up the post with a defiant message for the troll. | |
| Adding a postscript to her note, she addressed the troll "who fat shamed me this morning in a comment and suggest I eat less cake: as you can see from this pic my life is just a sad mess, so I'm glad you've helped steer my dietary choices, cheers! #effyourbeautystandards#CakeWithCashmerette | Adding a postscript to her note, she addressed the troll "who fat shamed me this morning in a comment and suggest I eat less cake: as you can see from this pic my life is just a sad mess, so I'm glad you've helped steer my dietary choices, cheers! #effyourbeautystandards#CakeWithCashmerette |
| A photo posted by Cashmerette (@cashmerette) on Jul 27, 2015 at 6:37am PDT | A photo posted by Cashmerette (@cashmerette) on Jul 27, 2015 at 6:37am PDT |
| In response, friends and fellow bloggers picked up her hashtag #CakeweithCashmerette and the movement spiralled. | In response, friends and fellow bloggers picked up her hashtag #CakeweithCashmerette and the movement spiralled. |
| A photo posted by Judith Henrikson (@judithmegalunostudio) on Jul 27, 2015 at 3:23pm PDT | A photo posted by Judith Henrikson (@judithmegalunostudio) on Jul 27, 2015 at 3:23pm PDT |
| A photo posted by Ryann Cheung (@ryanncheung) on Jul 27, 2015 at 8:14pm PDT | A photo posted by Ryann Cheung (@ryanncheung) on Jul 27, 2015 at 8:14pm PDT |
| A photo posted by Cashmerette (@cashmerette) on Jul 27, 2015 at 6:50pm PDT | A photo posted by Cashmerette (@cashmerette) on Jul 27, 2015 at 6:50pm PDT |
| A photo posted by Sonja (@gingertakesphotos) on Jul 27, 2015 at 4:03pm PDT | A photo posted by Sonja (@gingertakesphotos) on Jul 27, 2015 at 4:03pm PDT |
| A photo posted by devon iott (@missmake) on Jul 27, 2015 at 5:17pm PDT | A photo posted by devon iott (@missmake) on Jul 27, 2015 at 5:17pm PDT |
| So far there have been almost 200 Instagram posts of women eating cake, chocolate, biscuits and donuts – and celebrating their body shape. | So far there have been almost 200 Instagram posts of women eating cake, chocolate, biscuits and donuts – and celebrating their body shape. |
| Ms Rushmore said she had been “overwhelmed” by the response. | |
| “I think body-shaming hits a nerve with a lot of women, and increasingly people want to fight back,” she told the newspaper. “And what better and tastier way to fight back than with cake?” | “I think body-shaming hits a nerve with a lot of women, and increasingly people want to fight back,” she told the newspaper. “And what better and tastier way to fight back than with cake?” |