In a candid revelation, well-known radio personality Toolz opened up about her struggles with online trolls, admitting that their relentless body-shaming and criticism once pushed her to consider leaving her career. Speaking out against the toxic culture of cyberbullying, Toolz recounted instances where she endured hurtful remarks and scrutiny about her appearance and size.
Reflecting on a particularly challenging moment when she became the subject of online scrutiny following a statement made during her radio show, Toolz highlighted the emotional toll of such experiences. Despite facing adversity, she chose to use her platform to advocate against body shaming, emphasizing the importance of kindness and acceptance on social media.
“So let me tell you about how I almost quit my whole career because of body shaming. My job as a presenter at Beat FM was the first time I experienced life in the public eye. Initially, the attention was positive, then the negative attention started – and it was bad. I mean very bad. Someone would disagree with something I said on-air and it would descend into body shaming.
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“My breaking point happened one morning when I woke up and found out I was trending on (then) Twitter. I trended while I was asleep! It had been a tough week, and waking up to all sorts of horrible body-shaming posts made me think that perhaps this career wasn’t for me. I just wasn’t used to all the negativity and at that point quitting seemed to be a great idea. At least that way, I wouldn’t have to deal with all the horrible criticism.
“A day or two later, I thought about it some more and realised that I didn’t make the move to Lagos to let some trolls bully me out of a job, and many years later, I’m so glad I didn’t quit.
“Honestly, whether you’re big, small, curvy, slim, have a big booty, no booty, tall, or short, someone somewhere will find something wrong with you.
