Thread by @lizshwrtz, to all the girls who came forward and talked about their stories, [...]

to all the girls who came forward and talked about their stories, I applaud you, you are all so brave and we hear you

and to all those not wanting to come forward, that is absoluetly fine, only you can determine what you are comfortable talking about

this situation reminded

me of an argument I am often having with myself. I’ve always been into motorsport since I was little and have been incredibly lucky to compete in the sport as an amateur driver. Even though I am far from being a pro, I still have a couple of sponsors to support what I am doing.

We all know that an amazing advertising platform, to be seen, heard and to share your experiences, is Instagram. I always wanted to set up an account that was centered around my "journey" to document it and maybe find some sponsors or promote the ones I already had.

There has always been something that held me back. I was incredibly scared of making my account public. It might sound stupid but the thought that everyone had access to my photos was scary, and the main reason why that was so scary was because I knew exactly that a big portion

of people that would follow me would be men. That is fine but I was still scared, the feeling is hard to put into words. In the end I did set up my account. It went fine, but after a while I received messages from a certain individual that made me incredibly uneasy.

I was always scared of being rude so I never blocked him, I just send very neutral answers and tried to cut the conversation short whenever I felt too uncomfortable. This encounters and a few other ones caused me to be scared to post on my public account again.

I still did, but never photos of my face.
Last year I got offered an amazing offer for a sponsorship with a company who produces protein powder etc. I already liked they’re company, they were sustainable, organic and overall had a great message behind their company.

Anyway, the deal would have required me to post some photos of my face and maybe some workout content and I was so scared of sharing that that I had to say no to the deal... which is very annoying because we all know how important sponsorship is to be able to race.

Now, I know that there a loads of other female drivers who have public accounts, but I am just speaking about how I felt towards the situation, maybe some feel the same way maybe not. A lot of people have public accounts and I really admire how confortable they are with that.

My heart breaks whenever I hear that even if these people who are totally fine with having a public accounts, get these creepy comments and messages. one thing that we hear as a response to that, or that we tell ourselves is that we should just get off the internet to avoid

these situations, which is so wrong!! there is so much work to do and I am so happy to see that this community can come together in times like these and stand up for one another!
that was a big rant

wishing you all a wonderful day and stay safe out there

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