Ashley Graham opened up about a scary part of her life as a supermodel: receiving offensive, hateful emails. She posted a screenshot to her Instagram story of one racist, fatphobic email that went after her and husband Justin Ervin.
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Ashley, 31, wrote on her story, “Racism isn't clickbait, it's real and evil,” then shared a screenshot of the sad email.
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“You are no role model to anyone,” the troll wrote. The subject line read, “I detest everything you represent.”
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“Race mixing is evil and against nature,” he wrote in part. Ashley married Justin, who’s black, in 2010.
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He also went after Ashley’s role as a plus size model. He wrote, “You are not plus size — you are FAT and definitely not as attractive as you think you are.”
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“Big t*ts do not make a woman — a big heart does and yours is as small as your pea brain,” he added.
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He continued to attack the couple, saying, “There is a silver lining — interracial marriage has a very high divorce rate. So here's some advice — dump some weight, including that brain dead n***a hubby of yours. Get a brain yourself and marry a good white man and have a dozen beautiful white children instead of any ugly [kids]...with your...husband.”
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In a recent interview with
Allure, Ashley talked about the racism her husband experiences, including when he was spit on while walking in Italy. She called on all white people to educate themselves and be better allies in the fight for racial justice.
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Ashley, 31, wrote on her story, “Racism isn't clickbait, it's real and evil,” then shared a screenshot of the sad email.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“You are no role model to anyone,” the troll wrote. The subject line read, “I detest everything you represent.”
“Race mixing is evil and against nature,” he wrote in part. Ashley married Justin, who’s black, in 2010.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
He also went after Ashley’s role as a plus size model. He wrote, “You are not plus size — you are FAT and definitely not as attractive as you think you are.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“Big t*ts do not make a woman — a big heart does and yours is as small as your pea brain,” he added.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
He continued to attack the couple, saying, “There is a silver lining — interracial marriage has a very high divorce rate. So here's some advice — dump some weight, including that brain dead n***a hubby of yours. Get a brain yourself and marry a good white man and have a dozen beautiful white children instead of any ugly [kids]...with your...husband.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
In a recent interview with
Allure, Ashley talked about the racism her husband experiences, including when he was spit on while walking in Italy. She called on all white people to educate themselves and be better allies in the fight for racial justice.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
