High School Student Responds To Cyberbullying In Classy Fashion.
Lynette Cantwell, a senior at Holy Trinity Regional High in Torbay, New Foundland, Canada, was voted the ‘fourth ugliest girl’ in her high school. Like most kids that get bullied, it was a crushing blow to her at first.
Cantwell told CBC News that when she first heard she and a few other girls were part of the ‘ugliest girl’ poll, she spent all day tiring to figure how she could respond to such a cruel and childlike thing. After thinking about it, she decided the ‘high road’ was the way to go. She then took to Facebook and wrote this these words:
‘To the person that made the ‘ugliest girls in grade 12 at hth’ straw poll: I’m sorry that your life is so miserable that you have to try to bring others down.
‘To the 12 people that voted for me to bring me to 4th place. I’m sorry for you too. I’m sorry that you don’t get to know me as a person. I know that i’m not the prettiest thing to look at. I know i have a double chin and i fit in XL clothes. I know i don’t have the perfect smile or the perfect face. But i’m sorry for you. Not myself.
‘I’m sorry that you get amusement out of making people feel like s**t. I’m sorry that you’ll never get the chance to know the kind of person i am. I may not look okay on the outside.
‘But i’m funny, nice, kind, down to earth, not judgemental [sic], accepting, helpful, and i’m super easy to talk to. Thats the same for every other girl on that list that you all put down. Just because we don’t look perfect on the outside does not mean we are ugly. If that’s your idea of ugly then i feel sorry for you. Like seriously? Get a life.’
Her post has been shared over 3,000 times since posting it on Tuesday.
To the person that made the “ugliest girls in grade 12 at hth” ask.FM straw poll. I’m sorry that your life is so…
Posted by Lynelle Cantwell on Tuesday, December 1, 2015.
