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Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts) Thu Jul 18, 2013, 08:26 PM Jul 2013

Bullied Girl Voted the Ugliest on the Internet Gives an Amazing Speech

You go, girl.

Lizzie Velasquez was born with a rare disease that makes it impossible for her to gain weight. A few years ago so discovered that internet bullies cruelly voted her the "ugliest on the Internet." Rising above her tormentors she has gone on to succeed greatly in life.

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Bullied Girl Voted the Ugliest on the Internet Gives an Amazing Speech (Original Post) Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 OP

Neat kid. Hard to believe not a single person spoke up for her on youtube. Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 #1

Hearing how she learned about this vote Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #2

she heaven05 Jul 2013 #3

She's not ugly. She's human. R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2013 #4

Powerful. K&R ProudProgressiveNow Jul 2013 #5

I loved the first 8 minutes, very moving hfojvt Jul 2013 #6

I think this may have been a speech to introduce people to her book? Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #8

beautiful smknz Jul 2013 #7

She's a lovely human being. tblue Jul 2013 #9

I wish more people would watch this amazing video. chervilant Jul 2013 #10

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)

1. Neat kid. Hard to believe not a single person spoke up for her on youtube.

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Original post)

Thu Jul 18, 2013, 08:48 PM

Jul 2013

But she is something else. ( I'd like to meet mom and dad. Now THAT's parenting.)

Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts)

2. Hearing how she learned about this vote

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 18, 2013, 09:00 PM

Jul 2013

(hot-or-not?) I applaud her demeanor and response to it.

heaven05

(18,124 posts)

3. she

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Original post)

Thu Jul 18, 2013, 11:01 PM

Jul 2013

is a beautiful person. may she remain strong and gain even more wisdom to be able to teach those cruel people what true beauty is...

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)

4. She's not ugly. She's human.

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Original post)

Thu Jul 18, 2013, 11:30 PM

Jul 2013

I've met a few Barbies and Kens that are soul-ugly.

Need I say more?

ProudProgressiveNow

(6,129 posts)

5. Powerful. K&R

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Original post)

Thu Jul 18, 2013, 11:41 PM

Jul 2013

hfojvt

(37,573 posts)

6. I loved the first 8 minutes, very moving

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Original post)

Thu Jul 18, 2013, 11:43 PM

Jul 2013

but not so fond of the last two minutes, which apparently were edited from a longer speech.

God put me here for a reason? If that is true, the only reason I can see, is that so the other people he put here will have a place to wipe their feet. Yeah, what a blessing.

Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts)

8. I think this may have been a speech to introduce people to her book?

Reply to hfojvt (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 09:00 AM

Jul 2013

The publisher is a Catholic organization - this could have been filmed in a church. I was just sent the link so reposted it.

smknz

(30 posts)

7. beautiful

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 12:30 AM

Jul 2013

I actually thought that she was quite attractive. She's obviously beautiful inside. Not to crazy about the god credits. I would credit the parents.

tblue

(16,350 posts)

9. She's a lovely human being.

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 04:04 PM

Jul 2013

She has so much to offer. I feel better about my "issues" just listening to her. A little churchy for my taste, but whatever gets you through is okay by me.

chervilant

(8,267 posts)

10. I wish more people would watch this amazing video.

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 07:08 PM

Jul 2013

I especially wish all the verbal bullies online would consider her words.

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