We often take for granted the world we live in as we don’t face that many problems. We feel that everything is going well for us so it might be for others too. We never know and never will know the inner workings of a troubled person’s mind. Sitting in a park we might feel amazing while someone besides us is just mentally dying because of their insecurities of being there.
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Just ask yourself once, would you like to be looked at like that? Now many would say “I don’t care! It’s all about being comfortable in your own skin!” and I agree with that. But my question is would you be okay with being stared at or looked at like how she is in the image? The first and only answer will be no unless it’s sarcastic.
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When these images went viral Morris-Cafiero’s life changed. “I was a photography professor who had no idea about media management. Three days later, I found myself lying in the fetal position after emailing constantly, talking on the phone with four international news outlets and being scheduled for travel to do talk shows. It became a full-time job’s worth of work for the next year and a half.” She said.
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Once the images went viral, Morris-Cafiero started getting judged on two platforms- one in real life and the other and harsher, online. She has been abused and called an attention seeker by many and the comments on her images show the grim reality of the world we live in. “I started receiving hateful emails when Huffington Post published my work and they have continued to come in a steady flow ever since.”
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Being online can be attributed to being in a minefield for one’s self-confidence. Now imagine being put on a pedestal online and being in front of millions of people who are mean and hateful and think whatever you are doing is just for attention.
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