For those who don’t know, Lynelle Cantwell is a bold, outspoken young Canadian woman who has taken fought back against cyber bullies who tried to bring her down. According to news articles, Lynelle, was recently voted ugliest girl in her class in a poll on ask.FM.
Rather than cower in her room and let her insensitive classmates get the better of her, Lynelle responded in heroic fashion, confronting the creator of the poll in a Facebook poll with has so far been shared over 6,500 times.
Her reply was nothing less than an anthem for every girl who has ever been bullied by others due to their physical appearance:
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 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 shit.
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, 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 thats your idea of ugly then i feel sorry for you.
PuckerMob.com is proud to be, among other things, a site where people can come to feel like there are others out there who understand their struggles and the difficulties they face when it comes to family, friends, relationships – and acceptance by others. So on behalf of our entire staff of editors and developers, and the millions of readers who stand by each other through adversity, we’d like to say congratulations, Lynelle. You are a strong voice among your peers and have helped push back against the rising tide of bullying that too many people your age face every day.
Because of your strength and bravery, and your fearlessness in standing up for yourself, we would like to offer you an job on our writing staff (working from home, of course – it’s a long commute from Newfoundland to New York City!). We believe that your voice is exactly what our readers are looking for, and that by working together, we can help improve the lives of countless others who may feel beaten down and bullied, and need to be reminded that they’re actually very beautiful. You can contact us directly through the message button on our Facebook fan page. We look forward to hearing from you!
– Jay Miletsky/ CEO / Sequel Media International (publishers of PuckerMob.com)