Woman Slams Parents for Using Photos of People With Disabilities to Mock Them in TikTok Trend

Woman Slams Parents for Using Photos of People With Disabilities to Mock Them in TikTok Trend
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It always happens the same way: Lizzie Velasquez comes across a hateful video or photo of herself late at night, and once she sees it, she is unable to go to bed.

The cruel comments make her angry. A light turns on inside of her, she says, and she'll stay up until she says something. One of the motivational speaker’s most-recent late-night pleas racked up over 2 million views and broad online support.