Erin Napier of HGTV's 'Home Town' Shut Down a Cruel Comment About Her Baby in the Best Way
Erin and Ben Napier might be on TV (HGTV's Home Town, to be exact), but they're real people. So when an online bully wrote hurtful words about their baby, Helen, Erin took matters into her own hands.
"When you are on TV, social media is weird," the designer posted on Instagram Stories. "Strangers feel like it's okay to say something cruel, even about a 6 month old baby girl."
A post shared by Erin Napier (@erinapier) on Jul 10, 2018 at 12:59pm PDT
A screenshot revealed the commenter's words (though Erin blurred out the name): "Really not adorable," he or she wrote. "Red as a raspberry. Here it comes..."
"It's not a big deal," Erin continued in her response on Instagram Stories, "but this is your friendly reminder that TV people are real people. It's better to be kind."
Hundreds of other followers gushed over the image, calling Helen "the cutest," and a few spoke up in defense of the family.
"'Here it comes' reveals your motivation for this ridiculously untrue and hurtful remark," one replied. "These are real people and to be mean and hurtful intentionally to garner attention is shameful."
In the end, Erin came to this positive conclusion: "But seriously. Every baby in the world is unequivocally precious. A miracle and a gift. So it must have been a typo right?"
Helen, 95% of her waking moments. Other 5% spent growling.
A post shared by Erin Napier (@erinapier) on Jul 4, 2018 at 3:44pm PDT
This isn't Erin's first time speaking out about social media. As she penned in a blog post last year, the host had to quit Facebook shortly after the season 1 premiere in order to avoid negative comments which were weighing her down. And at the beginning of this year, she made it her mission to call out online bullies.
"I have a feeling if we all start gently calling them on it in real life in 2018, on the sidewalk, in the coffee shop, even if it's uncomfortable, our corners of the world might improve once we see that online cruelty isn't brave or victimless at all and we have a lot more in common than we think," she wrote. Judging by her most recent posts, she meant it.
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