Millie Mclay was brutally trolled by social media userswhen she was left unable to shave her leg after an accident. The 23 years oldMclay, suffered a broken limb while horse riding at Richmond Park, London inDecember 2020.
She decided to stay active on social media and encouragepeople through her story. However, she was brutally trolled on social media.One of the users commented, “Sorry for asking but I’m curious…are you a boy orwas one?”
Meanwhile, some of the users also praised her fornormalizing body hair and rejecting the narrow beauty standards set by society.
After receiving such comments, Mclay revealed that thedoctors have advised her not to shave because little bits of hairs could goinside the holes, which could go into her bone. She said, “I still constantly have that risk of deep bone infection andI’d have to have my leg amputated. The reason I’m not shaving is to reduce therisk of infection.”
The fitness freak was crushed after her horse gallopedout of control and she slipped off its back. She suffered a high-energytibia-fibula compound fracture and her bone was poking through the skin. Theleg required an external frame to avoid amputation.
Completely shocked on getting such negative comments,Mclay decided to hit the trolls back by sharing her side of the story. She said, “I can’t get my head around thatpeople find it so disgusting when it’s completely normal. I didn’t do it tomake a stand on try and normalize body hair.”
She further added that she wasn’t upset by the comments.“The comments have made me debate why I shave and thin maybe I will just growout my body hair. Who am I doing it for?”
Mclay had made a video joking about the comments she getson her hairy legs.