‘Not Normal for a Human Being to Endure That Much Hate’: Paige Spiranac Reveals Her ‘Defense Mechanism’ to Cope With Social Media Negativity

Paige Spiranac is one of the most successful social media stars in the sports industry. It has taken her a really long time to reach where she stands today. However, Spiranac has also faced situations where she was bullied and harassed on social media. And she recently revealed her go-to move while dealing with such situations.

What is Paige Spiranac’s defense mechanism against social media critics?

Spiranac has always been open about her experiences related to her personal and professional life with her fans. The ex-golfer has also discussed being bullied numerous times on the internet by her fans. However, in a recent episode of her podcast, the golf beauty talked about her secret method of dealing with such situations involving people messing with her on social media.

Spiranac was initially talking about how Brooks Koepka kept his guard up because he wanted to be liked by all his fans. However, she later admitted that she uses similar techniques to the golfer to defend herself against hate on social media. “it’s a defense mechanism,” she said. “I do it on social media. It’s like if you make fun of yourself first, or that’s how I do it to like, protect myself”.

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The former professional golfer also added, “It’s not normal for a human being to endure that much hate.” But there are times when people try to be mean to her for no reason. And to avoid such situations, Spiranac prefers making fun of herself first.

Paige Spiranac doesn’t want to be taken seriously

Paige Spiranac has seen many ups and downs in her life. From being bullied as a kid for having an alleged appearance of a boy, to being given death threats as an adult, Spiranac has seen it all. However, she once took to Twitter to tell the world how one decision changed her life forever.

She tweeted, “I used to be so worried about being taken “seriously” and pleasing people who didn’t even like me. Everything changed in my career when I started having fun with my content and doing what I wanted.”

The tweet was to announce shooting her new calendar and launching a new towel. But the message she gave through her tweet surely reached millions of people on the internet.

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