Sophie Elsworth has continued the criticism of Mike Carlton, claiming 'he's completely missed the point' of the Australian of the Year Taryn Brumfitt's body image advocacy.
Former bodybuilder turned body image activist Ms Brumfitt was recognised for her work in teaching people around the world about loving and embracing their bodies.
Stream the news you want, when you want with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2023 “I think social media’s done immense damage in the body image perceptions that we have in society and I think a lot of good will come out of this,” she said. Several social media users who saw Carlton’s tweet took aim at the commentator for his lack of knowledge about body image issues and quickly stood up in defence of Ms Brumfitt.“A person striving to improve the lives of over half our population , 91 per cent of whom were struggling with this issue, of whom 1 million consequently have a mental illness with the highest mortality rate of all. That's who. Or just google her & watch the video," she replied.
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