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Ever since she became an overnight social media star, Paige Spiranac’s life has flipped upside-down. But with the legion of fans admiring her every move, she has received countless threats to put an end to her journey. Paige Spiranac once addressed a similar situation where she was questioned about “not being taken seriously”, but she came up with an educated reply.

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Paige Spiranac’s stance against social media hate

It was back in 2017 when Paige Spiranac’s popularity had engulfed the golf world. So much so that popular media outlets such as Golf.com were posting tweets related to the ex-golfer.

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In one of these tweets, a user posted what came across as a blunt truth by sharing his thoughts on Spiranac. The tweet went like this: “I admire her effort. I wish her well. But I can’t drum up sympathy for people who objectify themselves and then complain about not being taken seriously.”

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The protagonist in this story was having none of it. Spiranac replied to the tweet by saying she was being harassed and received death threats from the goons of the internet.

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She conveyed that the problems she faced were much bigger than getting recognition or appraisal and that the problem was larger than that. Her full tweet, stated, “I don’t complain about not being taken seriously or people not liking what I wear. What I’m talking about is people harassing me, sending me death threats, attacking my parents, invading my privacy, and blackmailing me. It happens daily. I fight against that.”

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Paige Spiranac and her battle against online bullying

Paige Spiranac has been a victim of cyberbullying in the past. She has talked about it time and again, in interviews and in one-on-one meets. Her podcast regularly consists of stories about her struggles with online hate and how she deals and recovers from it. She has also taken a leading role in condemning body shaming, among both males and females.

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However, for an entity such as Spiranac, she continues to get threats over various ventures. But it’s her strength that keeps the ex-golfer continuing with her job, which has eventually led her to gain more than 3.6 million followers on Instagram.

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Sharan Nair is a Senior Golf Writer at EssentiallySports. He constantly covers the ongoing PGA vs LIV Golf tussle as it progresses. With over 600 articles to his name, Sharan masters the sport with his in-depth knowledge and research that is reflected in his meticulous coverage of all the Majors. As an avid fan of Tiger Woods, Sharan firmly believes that Woods' 2019 Masters win was the greatest comeback in sports history. As a sports journalist, he aspires to one day sit down for an interview with the golf great himself. In his free time, Sharan loads up on some good golf reads; his favorite being 'The Glorious World Of Golf' by Peter Dobereiner.

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