Amy and Tammy Slaton bravely share their harrowing weight loss journeys with the world in 1000-lb Sisters, and while their shared vulnerability has garnered the duo tens of thousands of fans, online trolls have also responded to the Slaton sisters' stardom. Although all reality TV stars are prone to attracting haters online, Amy and Tammy have been bullied by trolls since before they even landed their own television series. From Amy's disengagement method to Tammy's emotionally-charged responses, here's how the 1000-lb Sisters stars have dealt with trolls.
Regrettably, Amy and Tammy are experienced when it comes to dealing with critics on the internet. Before the Slaton sisters appeared on 1000-lb Sisters, Amy and Tammy reached millions of viewers on YouTube. Amy and Tammy set the foundation for their hit reality show on their YouTube channels, which featured a myriad of videos about the sisters' everyday lives and accrued dozens of millions of views. While YouTube was a vital stepping stone for Amy and Tammy's entertainment careers, the video-sharing site also served as a breeding ground for trolls' toxicity. Luckily, Amy and Tammy's years as the targets of trolls' vitriol have taught them how to handle unwarranted criticism.
As the 1000-lb Sisters fanbase has witnessed throughout the series' couple of seasons, Amy and Tammy have different responses to conflict. Where Amy tends to be more diplomatic and rational, Tammy is known to let her emotions get the best of her and lose her temper. Although the sisters' disparate approaches to discord have primarily been exhibited during their arguments with one another on 1000-lb Sisters, Amy and Tammy have demonstrated their different confrontation styles in response to trolls online. In a YouTube video from July 2018, Tammy retaliated against many of the comments trolls made about her. Tammy listed off some of her haters' remarks like, "You're gonna die at a young age," and replied, "Okay, I know this. You don't have to keep telling me." Tammy got emotional as she expressed her frustration, sharing, "You say you love me... but then you're like, 'You're gonna die.'"
Although Tammy took an emotional route to counter her haters' criticism, the reality star also used logic in the video reacting to her online trolls. Tammy attempted to appeal to her trolls' reason by asking them, "Do you understand that there is a way that you can tell me that I need to change my ways without being so dang rude?" While Tammy's pleas show that she often deals with her skeptics on a personal level, Amy has a less involved way of confronting haters. Amy rarely responds to negative comments, but in a tweet from March, Amy displayed that she takes on trolls with a matter-of-fact demeanor. In response to a fan slamming Tammy for not being excited about the birth of Amy's son, Amy simply relayed facts, writing, "Tammy had covid when gage was born. She was sick." Amy's tweet illustrates her levelheaded technique of dealing with trolls.
Unfortunately, receiving hate from cynics online comes with the territory of being famous internet and television personalities like Amy and Tammy. When the pair of sisters opt to meet trolls' comments head-on, Tammy has proven to take an emotional approach where Amy tends to invalidate haters' criticism with as few words as possible. Amy and Tammy's conflict strategies will surely be put to the test during fans' and trolls' reactions to 1000-lb Sisters season 3.
Sources: Tammy Slaton/YouTube, Amy Slaton/Twitter
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