Cruel trolls tell me to cut off my 7 stone leg and say I’m ‘deformed’ but I’m proud of my body
A WOMAN has told of the abuse she receives online from cruel trolls who tell her to cut off her seven stone leg – but she insists she’s “proud” of how she looks.
Mahogany Geter, 23, from Knoxville, Tennessee in the USA, was born with lymphedema, a long-term condition where excess fluid collects in the body’s soft tissue, which causes swelling on her left leg.
Cruel trolls mock Mahogany with comments telling her to “amputate her leg so she will look better” but she has learnt to ignore them.
People even call her “deformed” and compare her leg to a “ham roll” – but she doesn’t let it get to her.
Mahogany said: “I have had my fair share of ignorant comments, one person told me my leg looked like a ham roll and one girl at school called me a deformed b*tch. It has been so hard to rise above these mean people but I have no other choice.
“For the longest I felt so low about myself but once I got older and with loads of support from the online lymphedema community and my mum who is my inspiration, she is so strong, I realised how beautiful I am. Not only looks but as a person.
“It means I can try my best to inspire other people to accept themselves and see how beautiful they are.”
The bullying started when she was a child which really knocked her confidence, but she she says she is “beautiful inside and out.”
The fashion model now proudly shows off her disability with empowering photoshoots on Instagram, as well as on her YouTube channel and TikTok.
“People have been so nice and supportive of me online. It isn’t all trolling and negativity. I have met so many people online who keep me company on this health journey I am on,” she added.
She created a reaction film responding to a nasty question directed at her.
“Why don’t you amputate your leg because ‘it will look better,’” she remarked in the post. Aside from that, Mahogany admits that she has been called other derogatory names.
“It has been quite difficult to rise above these cruel people, but I have no choice.”
Mahogany has always had low self-esteem due to how people insulted her. However, she found support in the lymphedema community, particularly from her family. Her mother, Timika Geter, helped her recognize how gorgeous she was on the inside and exterior. “It means I can do everything I can to inspire others to love themselves and recognize how beautiful they are.”
However, it might seem overpowering at times. She “takes steps today to build herself up” when she is down. But one thing she always does to feel better when she’s down talking to her mother because “she’s like my therapist.”
Mahogany Geter is now a successful model!
Lymphedema occurs when extra fluids accumulate, most typically in the limbs, due to a blockage in the lymphatic system. There is no cure for this illness, and it has the potential to progress to lymphangiosarcoma. This issue was discovered in her shortly after delivery. At worst, the extra fluids can add up to 100 pounds (45.3 kg) to her weight. She’d “never felt attractive” as a child.
“I used to think God cursed me,” she admitted, recounting her early memories.
“I felt hideous, like a freak of nature, and cried in private so many times. Then I realized that I was given this problem because I am emotionally strong and capable of dealing with it.”
