An actress who was violently criticized online after showing her armpit hair in a photo has responded to her haters with no-holds-barred sass.
Kiersey Clemons, 23, took to Instagram on Wednesday to proudly share a photo of herself with Hollywood icon Toni Collette, 44, with whom she stars in the upcoming drama Hearts Beat Loud.
In the snap, an ecstatic Kiersey, who flashes a bright smile like Toni, has her arms raised to embrace her co-star.
Comments: Kiersey Clemons, 23, took to Instagram on Wednesday to proudly share a photo of herself with Hollywood icon Toni Collette, 44—and was violently criticized for her armpit hair
Unsolicited: Several people asked her why she hadn’t shaved, and others posted various insulting comments implying she should have gotten rid of it
Responding: Kiersey (pictured earlier this month) made it clear she wasn’t prepared to take any of these unsolicited comments in stride
While plenty of people told Kiersey, a native of Pensacola, Florida, who has starred in the hit show Transparent, how happy they were to see her next to Toni, others replied by criticizing her body hair.
Several asked her why she hadn’t shaved, and others posted various insulting comments implying she should have gotten rid of it.
But Kiersey made it clear she wasn’t prepared to take any of these unsolicited comments in stride.
‘Keep those armpit hairs at home,’ one person told her, to which the actress wrote in reply: ‘Stay at home wit ya wack a**.’
Someone else asked: ‘Why didn’t you shave?’ and Kiersey offered the following explanation: ‘Same reason you in my comments and not focused on your life. Just Lazy u feel me.’
Clapping back: To to people who told her ‘Shave ya armpits’ and ‘Damn shave those pits’, Kiersey wrote back with the same response: ‘Suck my d**’
Message: When one person told Kiersey: ‘Keep those armpit hairs at home,’ the actress wrote in reply: ‘Stay at home wit ya wack a**’
To to other people who told her ‘Shave ya armpits’ and ‘Damn shave those pits’, Kiersey wrote back with the same response: ‘Suck my d**’.’
The actress’ assertiveness won over many of her fans, who declared her to be the ‘queen’ of clap-backs.
Several opted to support her against those who told her to shave her armpits, pointing out that it was her choice to make.
‘I honestly think that it’s your personal opinion weather you shave your armpits or not but personally I wouldn’t grow mine out and people respect that right?’ one person wrote. ‘So we should respect that she doesn’t shave her armpits who gives a flying f**k it’s not your body so why care ? Leave her alone quit being a******s she still slay.’