Two years ago I posted this unedited photo with a “pro tip” on my public figure Facebook page about how I sometimes tuck a wrapped cube of butter under my belly into the top of my panties for a quick softening during emergency baking sessions.
It was lighthearted, but also accurate (seriously, your pocket and under your boob also works for a quick butter hack!). An older female follower (and previous fan?!) of mine screenshotted this image and post with no context & shared it in some gigantic Facebook group called something like This Is Why I Don’t Go To Potlucks, whose purpose seems to be mainly food shaming as sport. Despite the group rules stating that no body shaming posts or bullying of any kind will be tolerated & posts with images and identifying information of other people without permission (doxxing) were not allowed, the negative & judgemental comments started immediately. I wasn’t a member of this group - like my strict policy of being heavy handed with the block & delete button for my own daily trolls, I also don’t make it a habit to join mean-spirited Facebook groups. But a handful of their hundreds of thousand members were fans of mine and screenshotted the post about me & DMd it to me to let me know. By the time I saw it there were over 500 awful comments.