Woman defies trolls who call her 'whale' who 'promotes obesity' by embracing body

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READ MORE: 'Trolls say boyfriend will dump me because of "weight gain" – but I ignore them' She exclusively told Daily Star: “I receive many death threats, people saying that I promote obesity and commenting the whale and pig emojis.“Most of them I laugh at and brush off but sometimes if there's an influx, it can get me really down.“The ‘promoting obesity’ one annoys me in particular though because the message I promote is to encourage others to embrace their bodies, no matter their shape and size, and to spend their time focusing on meaningful connections.”Even though these kinds of comments and messages can be upsetting, Charlotte says she understands why people do it.She explained: “I don't blame them in a way, we've been told by society and the media that being thin equals health and beauty.“I feel sorry for them that they have to project their insecurities onto other people rather than focusing on themselves and bettering themselves as a person.”Charlotte has spent time creating a supportive community of like-minded people on the social media app.Sadly, because hundreds of thousands of people view her content, the odd nasty comment reaches her account.The 23-year-old hopes that soon society's opinions of different body types will change.“I'd love for people to be less judgemental, which would definitely have to start with the media being more inclusive and diverse,” she said.“If we had a range of body types in advertising, TV, and films, then adolescents and adults are less likely to pick themselves apart and feel like they're not good enough.”Even though Charlotte might come across as confident and accepting of herself online, this hasn’t always been the case.The influencer explained that she’d always had a.