Chrissy Teigen bans bullying on her Instagram account
Chrissy Teigen doesn't want her Instagram account to become a "cesspool for negativity".
The model and TV host is known for her outspoken nature and has taken to sharing her thoughts on social media, especially the picture-sharing app. Her uploads haven't been without trouble though as Chrissy often finds herself the victim of nasty comments from other users, leading her to request comments that include words such as "sl*t" and "w***e" be excluded.
"I think it's obvious why someone wouldn't personally want to see
these words on their feed, but I'm also concerned about the overall
negative environment created when the comment section becomes a
battleground for people to bully each other," she sighed to
Glamour.com, noting she knew what she signed up for and she's aware
of the negativity that comes with such accounts. "I would rather my
Instagram comment sections not be the cesspool for negativity. I
mean sometimes it's just a picture of baklava."
Although she insists she can handle the harassment to a certain
extent, the 30-year-old confesses that some days are harder than
others.
She also admits to regretting some of the wording used in previous
posts written in the heat of the moment, but hopes people who
follow her will understand her point of view.
One person she's known to make comments about is politician Donald
Trump, who is currently a candidate to become the next president.
However, Chrissy, who is married to singer John Legend, reasons the
controversial Republican brings the attention on himself as "the
jokes write themselves".
"I don't even think of it to be trolling," she shrugged. "What he
says is the joke. He makes himself look like an idiot every single
day. His entire campaign is a self-troll. It's very meta.
"Interestingly enough, if you search Twitter, you'd see I have been
saying (how I dislike him) for three-plus years now. I cannot
believe we are now in this position."