"When it comes to nasty comments from strangers, Carly Findlay has heard them all -- but that didn't stop her from showing a thread full of Reddit users that ugly words couldn't do a thing to her.
Findlay, a 32-year-old Melbourne, Australia, woman born with a rare skin condition that gives the skin a swollen, red appearance, woke up to an unpleasant surprise on Thursday morning when she found tons of traffic coming to her blog. The reason why was that her photo had been posted to a Reddit subreddit, or channel, titled "WTF" which pokes fun of photographs. And as it often goes on the Internet, the comments were downright ugly.
"She looks like a glazed donut," "Rock lobster" and "Looks like something that was partially digested by my dog" were a few of the comments posted about Findlay's photo.
She could have responded in many ways, but instead she read the rest of the post, which also revealed many people supporting her and offering kind words. And then she penned a thoughtful, anger-free reply."
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