An influencer has been slammed online after getting upset over a social media user commenting that she will “soon turn 30”.
Carla Bucaram, a model and social media star, posted the teary clip to her 256,8000 followers on TikTok.
With a trembling voice, the 24-year-old told of her anguish she felt after someone commented: “You’ll soon be 30”.
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The video quickly went viral, racking up 1.6 million views and over 66,000 views, as reported on What’s The Jam.
Sporting smudged makeup and a red nose, the content creator said: “You know, people can make all kinds of comments about me, but when they say: ‘You’ll soon be 30′ I don’t want to be 30.
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“I don’t know how I’ll look, but I don’t want to. This really hurts me.”
Carla, from Guayaquil, Ecuador, claimed she could handle any comment about her appearance.
But she said she finds remarks about her age extremely painful.
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Wiping away tears, the influencer went on: “It doesn’t hurt me when they say I’m fat, ugly, or that I have an ugly nose.
“I don’t care about that.
“What hurts me is when they say I look like a lady.”
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And social media users didn’t hold back in the comments.
Jessica wrote: “Cheer up, old dear, don’t get upset or it will affect your blood pressure.”
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Juanjo quipped: “You’ll soon be 50.”
And Blanchett asked: “Is she serious? Or is she joking? It’s hard to tell anymore.”
Other people, however, took a more forgiving tone.
Milena wrote: “30? I swore you were 19, baby.”
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Hipatia said: “I identify with you. When I was young, I went through the same thing, I also used to cry.
“Now I’m 68 years old and have been a cancer patient for three years. Ask God for health, that’s what matters.
“You are beautiful.”