Canadian news anchor Leslie Horton is being praised for her response to a body shamer who emailed her. A video clip of the moderator discussing the contents of the email and responding to the body shamer has gone viral on X.
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In the email, a viewer of her show trolled her and asked if she was pregnant since she was wearing old bus driver pants. “Congratulations on your pregnancy, if you want to wear old bus driver pants expect emails like this,” the person wrote.
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In response to the viewer, Horton sarcastically thanked him for the email. Then she continued and said that she was not pregnant.
“No im not pregnant. I actually lost my uterus to cancer last year. This is what women my age look like. So if it’s offensive to you, that’s unfortunate,” Horton said.
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After revealing her health problem, she sent a message to trolls to think about their harsh words before using them. Concluding her answer, Horton said, “Think about the emails you send.”
Here’s how internet users reacted to a video of Horton’s response
“What a reaction, what a lady,” wrote one user.
“That’s great. I hope she didn’t get into “trouble” from the channel, she didn’t do anything wrong,” a second person commented.
“In any case. “Why do people feel the need to say things like that?” a third user posted.