She Threw The First Pitch At A Baseball Game, And She Says She Got Brutally Body-Shamed For It
After dealing with tons of internet trolls and haters body-shaming her online, one female athlete and content creator has spoken out on the reality of being a woman in the public eye.
Paige Spiranac is a 29-year-old former professional golf player and current golf instructor. She played golf for the University of Arizona and San Diego State before competing and winning the professional Cactus Tour in 2016.
Since then, Paige has accumulated a large following on YouTube and makes videos related to golf, lifestyle, and fitness.
Recently, Paige was invited to throw the first pitch at a Yankees vs. Brewers baseball game in Milwaukee.
She wore a white tank top that was tied just above her waist under a Brewers jersey with skinny jeans. The pitch went great, and she walked off the field with a smile.
But what Paige wasn’t prepared for was a torrential downpour of objectifying and body-shaming comments from people on the internet.
“I am not new to getting shamed or criticized,” says Paige in a YouTube video, as she has dealt with people on the internet commenting on her body for a while now.
“But this was something that I’ve never seen before. It was so extensive. The sheer volume of comments was really shocking.”
YouTube; pictured above is Paige
Internet users were tweeting that Paige looked heavy and not as good without social media filters.
“When you’re at a stadium that has severe overhead lighting, fluorescent overhead lighting, you’re just not going to look your best,” explains Paige. “And so I have just felt this immense pressure to look perfect all the time.”
Paige then explains in her video that she believes the added attention and pressure has come after she was named Sexiest Woman Alive for Maxim, an international men’s magazine’s 2022 issue.
This has caused Paige to place extra stress on herself to always look her absolute best in photos and in person. However, there are still people out there determined to make her feel bad by commenting harsh things about her appearance.
“I think this is a valuable conversation that everyone should be having about having to feel this pressure of presenting a certain way and how that can take a toll on you,” says Paige about body-shaming.
Despite dealing with the internet drama, Paige is determined not to let the trolls bring her down. She explains in her video that she wants to continue sharing her feelings and vulnerability on the internet to “help others” who may be going through something similar.
You go, Paige!
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