“A real bunch of fools you and your family.” “Even if you have a semblance of intelligence it is useless to you, you are good for nothing. Just bad in everything.”
For years, Patricia Paquin has received angry messages in her personal mailboxes.
For the professional host, it’s as if someone knocked on her door without being invited to throw insults at her head.
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Over the years, the 54-year-old claims to have “had it all, read it all”.
From messages like “you’re pissing me off, I hate you” to unusual requests (nylon stockings she allegedly wore, for example, a request from a foot fetishist) to photos of her private parts. men and women to comments about their weight.
In April 2022, the host had had enough and published a video intended to be a rant against detractors (and detractors) allowing themselves to judge her appearance and those of public figures.
The publication calling for benevolence – especially between women – quickly went viral.
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Patricia Paquin says it did her good.
For the host, mean comments about the physical appearance of female personalities are a scourge.
For her, these comments are insidious because they add to the already strong pressure to evolve in an environment where image and appearance are important.
“Obviously you go home and you start asking yourself questions, she already confided to the Log. I think it’s recklessness and people think they can say anything, when it’s very hurtful.
“It’s in addition to the social networks that glorify youth, beautiful skin, a beautiful body, a good life, the importance of playing sports and always feeling good about yourself…”
Today, in this virtual whirlwind, his entourage has chosen to adopt the technique of I don’t care; his parents do not frequent the networks and his boyfriend (the chief animator Louis-François Marcotte) “is completely in the torch”.