Scottish singleton who took HERSELF on a date after being stood up and shared her antics on Snapchat responds to ‘sexist’ internet trolls
Mimi normally blogs about her battle with mental illness... and has now addressed the dark side of viral fame
A SCOTTISH singleton who decided to take herself out on a date, after being stood up by an inconsiderate bloke, has spoken out about the dark side of viral fame.
Mimi Black travelled into Glasgow city centre to meet the young lad, who she had been texting for months, only to have him never show up – without even letting Mimi know that he couldn’t come.
Not willing to be beaten by his lack of consideration, Mimi took matters into her own hands and took herself out on a ‘date’ – Snapchatting her antics to her friends as she went.
Writing on her blog 100 Days of Mimi, the 21-year-old said: “My friends told me that my reaction had surprised them and that they had felt uplifted by it all, so after encouragement – I posted my Snapchat photos on Twitter, to allow other people to join in on the fun!”
The tweet has now been liked more than 16,000 times, and re-tweeted by 6,000 people.
But, sadly, not all the reactions have been positive.
Mimi said: “As it was distributed on Facebook, I felt my stomach drop as I looked at what can only be explained as a sea of negative comments attacking how I look or how I seem ‘attention seeking’.
“Of course, anyone who knows me personally strongly disagrees, but it’s difficult to have thousands of people make an assumption about you from a ‘sassy’ half-hearted Snapchat story.
“People speculate whether or not I’ve had plastic surgery, commented that I wear too much make-up or pondered whether I’m promoting lingerie from Ann Summers.
“What’s most upsetting is those who comment that I must be desperate to get married, a prostitute, a complete airhead or someone who just wants to so desperately be famous.
“None of which I am, and I could deal without the grief.
“I expected a few giggles with my followers, not to be thrown into viral territory, in hindsight that is very naïve.”
Mimi has Bipolar Disorder, and blogs about her struggles with mental illness.
She describes herself as ‘a daughter, a sister, an auntie. A non-profit blogger for mental health, an empath, an optimist. A happy, strong single woman.’
And Mimi was shocked to be attacked by 'misogynistic trolls who pick at how I look and how I appear'.
The blogger added: “This story wasn’t about a boy or bitterness, it was about feeling good about yourself even when the circumstances can make you feel pretty low.
“It took me so much courage to get out of the place that I was in.
“When you have a mind where you overthink every little thing and anxiety twists and strangles your every single thought process, it’s difficult doing normal things like going on dates.
“What part of the conversation at dinner do I talk about my Bipolar Disorder? How do I mention I’ve just got over a serious episode in my illness? Do I mention anything?
“I was almost relieved these conversations didn’t have to take place, safe in the security of the company of myself. Doing things alone, like I’ve wanted to do for months.
“This story in relation to myself, was about me handling a fear and just having a laugh at my own bad situation.
“On Sunday, I headed to my local and had a meal on my own. Just like I used to.
“People may have made it look like a sassy middle finger to the boy who left me on my own, but when you see the tweet in the context of my life and my surrounding messages you know this is something so much more to me.
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“For the first time in months I was able to go out on my own and feel like a normal girl – something I can rarely feel.
“I felt brave when I ordered a drink, as silly as that sounds to you, and I felt poised and attractive in my new lingerie.
“I felt like a real girl, not the ill girl. So please don’t take my positivity away.
“I felt confident, sexy, sassy and happy – and I’d never want any other woman to feel any differently.”
