Taylor Swift Look-A-Like Fights Back At Online Shamers

By Jenn Loro - 26 Jan '16 10:29AM
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Taylor Swift has another look-alike spotted recently, a 21-year old girl named Keitra Jane from Salt Lake City, Utah who made waves in social media for her strong resemblance with the pop star.

To date, Keitra Jane has 5K followers on Instagram. Things, however, took a negative turn when she was invited to act as Swift in Alex's Boye's 'African Hipster' with online critics saying she is chubbier than the popstar, US Weekly said.

My friends kept sending me photos of these comments that would say just inappropriate things like 'Taylor with a bigger rack/boobs.' One comment caught my eye. It said 'a fatter Taylor Swift. I've always been taller than most of my peers, but being called fat just hurt," Keitra said in a previous interview with Seventeen.

The Swiftie-look-alike is said to have survived from eating problems-bulimia and anorexia before, as mentioned in a video in Business Insider. From then on, she is promoting a positive body images and love for oneself in social media.

"Internet bullying contributes to disordered eating. People need to understand that nothing on the internet goes unnoticed, and when you publicize your comments or suggestions you aren't just writing on a wall, you're writing to a real person. "

"This is just one of millions of hurtful comments that are given to REAL people every day. This isn't a sympathy post, this is information," she continued. "You need to know that words have power to do harm or promote positivity. Use your power for good! #NEDA @centerforchange #nedaawareness #loveyourbody #healthybodyhealthylife," she wrote on January 7.

True to her being a Taylor Swift doppelganger, Keitra Jane also shared similar interests with the popstar. Some of her posts mentioned in Huffington Post, portrayed just how stark the likeness is.

In one post, she was seen enjoying baking. "Bake it off," she captioned the photo showing her holding newly-baked pastries.

Keitra also owns a tabby cat which she calls 'this little ball of fluff' in one post.

In an email to Huffington Post, the 21-year old expressed her intention to promote anti-cyberbullying and ostracizing negativity online.

"I want people to know that bullies or no bullies, you don't have to struggle alone. The world has so much negativity and if I can use my little corner on the Internet right now to promote positivity and help others then that is good enough for me! I receive a lot of messages from people going through similar trials with disordered eating and bullies. People need to understand that negative comments and comparison words contribute to disordered eating and other harmful practices."

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