Charli and Dixie D’Amelio want fans to think before they type!
In honor of #SafeInternetDay, the teen TikToking sisters teamed up with UNICEF to share their experiences with cyber-bullying. In the real and raw video, both girls opened up about being body shamed online — not just since skyrocketing to social media super stardom in the past year, but as young kids, too — for being too thin, not being thin enough, and everything in between. Dixie even bravely revealed that at one point, it got so bad that she felt like she couldn’t go on in life.
Their experiences serve as an important reminder that bringing others down is never okay, and we couldn’t be prouder of them for shining light on such a significant topic! Charli also emphasized the importance of spreading online positivity:
“I struggled a lot with body image, body dysmorphia, bad eating habits…Getting hundreds of thousands of hate comments per week is a lot to handle…You never know what someone’s going through and everyone’s beautiful in their own way, and unique, and that’s what makes everyone so special. The more positivity and empathy you put out there…it does nothing but good.”
Charli and Dixie aren’t the first only ones opening up. In case you missed it, Emma Chamberlain recently got real about how social media has negatively affected her sense of confidence.