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Zhang Lingyu: From Online Bullying to Changing Her Name – A Story of Resilience and Empowerment

Zhang Lingyu was bullied online and changed her name. (Photo taken from Facebook)

[Reporter Qiu Yiqin/Taipei Report]”Beautiful Anchor” Zhang Lingyu entered the hosting industry this year. In addition to hosting, she also specializes in various certifications, such as coffee, bartending, health manager, mature picture book promoter, etc. After receiving it, she felt distressed when a Taoyuan junior high school student’s painting “Emperor’s Clause” was criticized by Internet celebrity Cheap. She also recalled her state of mind when she participated in the singing talent show “Super Idol” and was attacked by hateful people. At that time, she was not confident enough to directly By changing his name and career, he gave up many opportunities to become popular as an artist.

Zhang Lingyu once participated in “Super Idol” and was attacked by netizens. (Photo taken from Facebook) Advertisement (please continue reading this article)

Zhang Lingyu recalled that when she participated in “Super Idol” 13 years ago, she faced unimaginable hostility. People criticized her on the Internet for everything from her appearance to the way she spoke, her song selection to her facial expressions. “Some people said they told me to go back,” she said. When I was a Chinese language teacher, some people said I was embarrassed because I thought I was pretty. Of course, there were more unpleasant things. At that time, I read netizens’ comments in a masochistic manner and automatically ignored those who liked me. I only saw one or two particularly radical ones, and then I became suspicious. Self-worth, doubting the meaning of one’s existence, total denial and loss of confidence in oneself.”

“The junior high school student painter who has been targeted by cheap Internet celebrities recently has also been pushed to the forefront for no reason.” Zhang Lingyu said to the junior high school students who were maliciously criticized, “Your school did not protect you. That is because they have failed in their duties, not you. It’s really wrong. Art creation is free. What’s more, your work has been affirmed by professional judges. Because this incident has made more people pay attention to you, most of them are affirmative voices. Please pay attention to the 99% good ones. , don’t let the extreme criticism of the 1% take root in your heart and subconsciously turn it into a labeling effect.”

Zhang Lingyu hopes that the junior high school student will not believe the malicious intentions of those critics. Everything has two sides. As long as we look at the bright side, there will be some gains that can add points to our lives, because those are the long-term gains. On the other hand, laughter, anger and curses will fade away with time. “When you get older, these are all interesting jokes that you can talk to young people about!” Zhang Lingyu’s heartfelt words were shared by the junior high school student. The cheers moved many people and many fans were quite moved.

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