Taking On The Trolls: Why CMAT Hit Back….

Fair play Justin. I appreciate you addressing this

well said, it is getting worse, even for older female artists.

Didn't you just put out another shitty video about Muse?

She is soo refreshing

I wish she didn't take those comments to heart – I completely understand why she does, because she's only human, but to be shamed about how you look, by trolls who have no friends or talent, bullying someone accomplished, insanely talented and incredibly nice and very funny and looks fantastic at all times is just incredible.

CMAT is the best and brightest talent of the decade, she’s a goddess. She’s also human and hurt, which is heartbreaking. I read some of the comments about her and someone said “I’m entitled to my opinion” = since when did abuse and bullying become “an opinion”? Some serious education missing right there…

You’re right – “You can’t win.” not with morons like them. I like you very much Justin and I love CMAT. ❤❤

Love love love your commentary Justin Hawkins. You are 100% on the ball, CMAT is gorgeous and unbelievably talented ❤️❤️❤️, just like you ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Beauty and uglyness are in the eyes of the beholder.

The ironic (and sad) thing is, the people taking time to post these body shaming comments are probably spending a lot of time on the internet getting off on people with the same body type. The age ol’ story of the most vocal bully being the one with the most to hide (a lot of internalised shame!)

CMAT is an absolute honey, her attractiveness TRANSCENDS the physical body that houses her (which is also a beautiful body) but the point is, she’s gonna be a babe no matter what. 90 years old? A babe. Health related physical changes? A babe. Loses weight? A babe. Gains weight? A babe.

Considering that none of us have total control of our life and how our body may change, CMAT seems to have it all figured out, wouldn’t you say? 😉

Nothing more magnetic than a person who knows who they are, what they like, and will be that person regardless of the opinions of others. Those haters need to join some kind of community choir or something, touch some grass and get out of their goon caves.

Some people like pissing, some like moaning. Orange juice comes from oranges.

Terrible performer. Totally discrediting the music industry. Nothing to do with her looks for me.

Good video all the same and respect for looking out for other artists

they are just losers who project on artists. that's all. those trolls hate their own lifes and have to bring her down because they are jelous of her success. it's really not more than that. they don't deserve a second of attention

CMAT is SO GOOD at music! …and quite sexy to boot!

You'd think you'd learn how to pronounce Ciara if making a whole video about her.

yea, it's projection, anyone being nasty about someone is unable to face their own inner poison, that's why they spit it out…

Hello Justin,

This is a subject of great consternation for me.

So, I’m an older Gen X’er. I, perhaps like you, have one foot on either side of social media’s existence. In the before time – before reality television, before (readily available) cell phones, before texting, before social media, a person – let’s say a performer – was much more insulated from the type of licentious tripe referenced by you in this recording. You may have read a bad review of your work from some critic in a newspaper or magazine. You may have had the occasional interaction with a hateful person in a public place. However, these such instances were comparatively rare, and one can more easily recover or disregard those interactions. In fact, in most cases, if a person wanted to spit their spiteful bile at a public figure, they had to go to the trouble of actually writing a letter, finding an address to send it, and go through the process of mailing said letter (which took time to be delivered), then awaiting a response from the subject of said letter – which probably never came. That requires a lot of thought and effort without the guarantee of any validation.

However, with the advent of reality TV, we began to, not only tolerate, but encourage bad behavior. People who did or said awful things were rewarded.

When social media arrived, those who were spiteful were able to find community with other like-minded individuals. They were provided instant access to write their horrid ideas – often thoughtlessly and recklessly – and to have those comments posted in a very public arena, where they would receive instant reinforcement from other members of their pack, who would join in on the attacks, and even compete to see who could post the most egregious and hurtful words. It’s a barrage. It’s constant, voluminous, and nearly unstoppable.

I don’t care how self-assured or thick-skinned one is. Being exposed to swarms of ever-increasing negativity is going to affect one’s emotional health. I also believe that most artists are more susceptible to these attacks for two reasons: Many artists are more in tune with their creative selves, and they take those very personal and emotional creations and show them to the world. Most of us aren’t that brave. But when you expose yourself in that manner, you open yourself to those of destructive and predatory mindsets. With the access provided by being able to instantly express the evil in their souls, the onslaught begins.

It’s hard to shake all that off.

There’s an old saying that fits. “One drop of venom flows further than the River of Truth.” So, what happens when that drop of venom becomes a deluge?