Teen Called ‘Fat Whale’ Fights Back With ‘Save The Whales’ T-Shirt Fundraiser

No matter how many times you hear about “sticks and stones breaking your bones” the truth is that words can really hurt people.

This can be especially true when you’re young and struggling with self-confidence like we saw in this recent story about a brave girl who was teased for her looks by bullies after a horrific accident.

While most kids and teens can’t help but take it personally when their peers say and do cruel things, one student at Lampasas High School in Texas decided to fight back against her bullies in such an inspiring, courageous, and undeniable hilarious way.

When Dannie McMillan found out a classmate made a Twitter account mocking her as “fatwhaledee” with an image of a whale superimposed over her face the 16-year-old junior was devastated.

“I just started crying,” she told local station KCEN. “I was just really upset. I think I got angry after a little bit. But, at first I was just so embarrassed.”

Then she started talking to plus-size model Laura Lee (pictured below) on Facebook. “I jokingly told her: part of me wants to cry all day. And, the other part of me wants to get a t-shirt with a whale on it and wear it to school to show that they can’t get to me.”

Dannie thought Laura would find it funny, but she thought it was a great idea and together they used Booster.com to create tee shirts that read “Dee the Fat Whale Saves the Whales” that are being sold to support the Save the Whales organization.

Between t-shirt sales and donations, Dannie has exceeded her goal of $3,000 in just 18 days.

“This project means so much to me because while I can help make a difference in the oceans I can also set an example for other victims of bullying.” she wrote on her GoFundMe fundraising page. “I can take someone’s hate and use it to spread love.”

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Teen Called ‘Fat Whale’ Fights Back With ‘Save The Whales’ T-Shirt Fundraiser is an article from: LifeDaily