A Seventeen Year Old Went Viral On TikTok After Sharing The Hate She Received From Adults Over Her Homecoming Dress
Daphne, Alabama. Grace Brumfield, a seventeen-year-old from Daphne, Alabama, went viral on TikTok after sharing the despicable comments that adults made on Facebook in response to her homecoming outfit.
Like most teenagers, Brumfield was excited to attend the homecoming dance with her boyfriend.
The couple took beautiful photos together- in which Brumfield donned a black dress with ruffled shoulders. Her boyfriend wore a classic black button-down and jeans.
TikTok; pictured above is Grace with her boyfriend in their outfits
Like most proud parents, her boyfriend’s mom posted the photographs on Facebook. The response from the community, though, was outrageous.
“Whew, my mama woulda killed me if I dressed like that and my dad would’ve killed my date if he put his hands on my lower half,” wrote Teresa Orellana.
“These pictures are way too grown up,” agreed Keri Kraemer Gomez.
Rhonda Flesner, another commenter, even compared Brumfield’s outfit to that of warranting sexual assault.
“That dress is inappropriate. You don’t have to show private parts to get attention,” Flesner remarked, “Girls wonder why they get raped. Don’t dress like you are asking for it. And no, I’m not jealous.”
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From there, the comments only continued. Some said that the dress was ridiculous; others urged Brumfield to “leave some stuff to the imagination.”
The dress is by no means inappropriate and is in tune with fashion standards today. Comments like these just go to show how quickly Facebook can turn into a rabbit hole for bullying. Even if the dress was inappropriate, why is it anyone else’s place to pass judgments?
Brumfield’s viral TikTok, which displayed the homecoming photos and the consequential Facebook comments, received an outpouring of love.
It gained over eleven million views and over two million likes on the platform. Mikayla Nogueira, a famous TikTok star and makeup artist, commented, “What is wrong with people??? UGH. You looked STUNNING.”
In a follow-up video, Brumfield showed how she stood up for herself against the horrific comment that Rhonda Flesner made. Brumfield started, “Hey! I’m the seventeen-year-old in that picture that you, a grown woman, are talking about.”
She went on to explain that the dress was fingertip length, parent-approved and that she was even wearing shorts underneath.
“I hold myself to a very high standard because of my sport and I’m a pageant girl as well,” she said, “I hope you have a nice day and I hope you don’t call yourself a Christian when you’re calling a seventeen-year-old a tramp.”
TikTok; pictured above is one of Grace’s replies to her adult bullies
Again, Brumfield received more support on her second TikTok. Her followers even rushed to find Rhonda Flesner on Facebook just to give her a piece of their minds.
It’s safe to say that Brumfield stood up for herself and put the Facebook bullies in their place. Still, teenagers should never be put in this position in the first place. Brumfield looked beautiful and, most importantly, happy- which is all that should have mattered.
https://www.tiktok.com/@mgracebrumfield/video/7015417246008855813
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