{"id":194868,"date":"2020-01-17T00:16:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T21:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/instagram-influencer-trolled-for-posting-selfies-amid-australian-bushfires\/"},"modified":"2020-01-17T00:16:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T21:16:07","slug":"instagram-influencer-trolled-for-posting-selfies-amid-australian-bushfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/instagram-influencer-trolled-for-posting-selfies-amid-australian-bushfires\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram influencer trolled for posting selfies amid Australian bushfires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\"10\">\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"An Instagram influencer has hit back after she was slammed online for sharing photos of herself across Australia while parts of the country were continuing to burn.\" data-reactid=\"11\">An Instagram influencer has hit back after she was slammed online for sharing photos of herself across Australia while parts of the country were continuing to burn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Deni Kirkova, who lives in Melbourne after moving here from Bulgaria, recently shared a series of photos from her travels around Australia, including trips to Sydney and the Yarra Valley.\" data-reactid=\"12\">Deni Kirkova, who lives in Melbourne after moving here from Bulgaria, recently shared a series of photos from her travels around Australia, including trips to Sydney and the Yarra Valley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The photos, which feature smokey skies, attracted damning comments from trolls who suggested she shouldn\u2019t be sharing such content while the country is in the midst of one of &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/au.news.yahoo.com\/tagged\/bushfires&quot;&gt;its worst bushfire crises.&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-reactid=\"13\">The photos, which feature smokey skies, attracted damning comments from trolls who suggested she shouldn\u2019t be sharing such content while the country is in the midst of one of its worst bushfire crises.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"14\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"431\" data-reactid=\"15\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"800\" data-reactid=\"16\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:53.9%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0) Cur(p)\" data-reactid=\"17\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Deni Kirkova pictured left in a short red dress in the Yarra Valley and right in a blue swimsuit at an Australian beach with a Santa hat on.\" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/4b35de20-37f8-11ea-9d91-fd2bf92eaf8c.jpeg);\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spaceball.gif\" data-reactid=\"18\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"19\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Deni Kirkova pictured left in a short red dress in the Yarra Valley and right in a blue swimsuit at an Australian beach with a Santa hat on.\" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/4b35de20-37f8-11ea-9d91-fd2bf92eaf8c.jpeg\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"Ov(h) Pos(r) Ff(ss) Mah(80px)\" data-reactid=\"29\"><figcaption class=\"C($c-fuji-grey-h) Fz(13px) Py(5px) Lh(1.5)\" title=\"Deni Kirkova defended her Instagram content amid the bushfire crisis. Source: Instagram\" data-reactid=\"30\">\n<p>Deni Kirkova defended her Instagram content amid the bushfire crisis. Source: Instagram<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"C($c-fuji-blue-1-b) Cur(p) W(100%) T(63px) Bgc(#fff) Ta(start) Fz(13px) P(0) Bd(0) O(0) Lh(1.5) Pos(a)\" data-reactid=\"32\"><span data-reactid=\"33\">More<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cSeeing as large amounts of Australia is ON FIRE I'd think about whatever you're doing,\u201d one person remarked as she shared a series of photos of herself at a Yarra Valley winery on Twitter.\" data-reactid=\"34\">\u201cSeeing as large amounts of Australia is ON FIRE I&#8217;d think about whatever you&#8217;re doing,\u201d one person remarked as she shared a series of photos of herself at a Yarra Valley winery on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The blogger, who has 25,000 followers on Instagram, also received comments on her account calling her \u201cself-absorbed\u201d and telling her to \u201cget a life\u201d, News Corp reported.\" data-reactid=\"35\">The blogger, who has 25,000 followers on Instagram, also received comments on her account calling her \u201cself-absorbed\u201d and telling her to \u201cget a life\u201d, News Corp reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cI recently got a few criticisms on Twitter over a photo of me out at a vineyard in the&amp;nbsp;Yarra Valley, suggesting it was smug and insensitive as the country is on fire,\u201d she explained in a post accompanied by a photo of herself at the beach.\" data-reactid=\"36\">\u201cI recently got a few criticisms on Twitter over a photo of me out at a vineyard in the\u00a0Yarra Valley, suggesting it was smug and insensitive as the country is on fire,\u201d she explained in a post accompanied by a photo of herself at the beach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cHad to block some comments which were pretty abusive.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"37\">\u201cHad to block some comments which were pretty abusive.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"38\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"431\" data-reactid=\"39\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"800\" data-reactid=\"40\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:53.9%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0) Cur(p)\" data-reactid=\"41\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ms Kirkova (left) by a pool at Manly beach and (right) in another bikini pose during her stay in Australia. Source: Instagram\" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cb444ed0-37f8-11ea-bfef-ff2021179636.jpeg);\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spaceball.gif\" data-reactid=\"42\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"43\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ms Kirkova (left) by a pool at Manly beach and (right) in another bikini pose during her stay in Australia. Source: Instagram\" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cb444ed0-37f8-11ea-bfef-ff2021179636.jpeg\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"Ov(h) Pos(r) Ff(ss) Mah(80px)\" data-reactid=\"53\"><figcaption class=\"C($c-fuji-grey-h) Fz(13px) Py(5px) Lh(1.5)\" title=\"Ms Kirkova documents her life in Australia with a series of selfies. Source: Instagram\" data-reactid=\"54\">\n<p>Ms Kirkova documents her life in Australia with a series of selfies. Source: Instagram<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"C($c-fuji-blue-1-b) Cur(p) W(100%) T(63px) Bgc(#fff) Ta(start) Fz(13px) P(0) Bd(0) O(0) Lh(1.5) Pos(a)\" data-reactid=\"56\"><span data-reactid=\"57\">More<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Yet Ms Kirkova defended her online content, saying in a post such publicity was vital for bushfire-affected areas to prosper once again.\" data-reactid=\"58\">Yet Ms Kirkova defended her online content, saying in a post such publicity was vital for bushfire-affected areas to prosper once again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cThe economy is already suffering, and what people really don't need is to struggle financially after seeing their neighbourhoods burn down,\u201d she wrote.\" data-reactid=\"59\">\u201cThe economy is already suffering, and what people really don&#8217;t need is to struggle financially after seeing their neighbourhoods burn down,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"She urged people to venture out into fire-affected areas and spend money,\" data-reactid=\"60\">She urged people to venture out into fire-affected areas and spend money,<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cSee the beauty of this country and spend money on local businesses,\u201d she said, &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/au.news.yahoo.com\/story-behind-trending-emptyesky-hashtag-amid-bushfires-010601478.html&quot;&gt;promoting the Empty Esky campaign.&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-reactid=\"61\">\u201cSee the beauty of this country and spend money on local businesses,\u201d she said, promoting the Empty Esky campaign.<\/p>\n<p><span data-reactid=\"63\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"She said in another post the devastation the bushfires have caused left her \u201cheartbroken\u201d.\" data-reactid=\"64\">She said in another post the devastation the bushfires have caused left her \u201cheartbroken\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Others flocked to her social accounts to defend her photos, thanking her for the publicity.\" data-reactid=\"65\">Others flocked to her social accounts to defend her photos, thanking her for the publicity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cThank you for using your platform to raise awareness,\u201d one person said.\" data-reactid=\"66\">\u201cThank you for using your platform to raise awareness,\u201d one person said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Her content comes &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/au.news.yahoo.com\/instagrammers-use-bushfire-hashtags-to-promote-selfies-031847808.html&quot;&gt;after the #bushfires hashtag was used by a number of Instagram users who appeared to be using it for completely unrelated content such as selfies and model shots.&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-reactid=\"67\">Her content comes after the #bushfires hashtag was used by a number of Instagram users who appeared to be using it for completely unrelated content such as selfies and model shots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Social media expert Ryan Shelley, founder and managing director of&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.pepperit.com.au\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Pepper IT&lt;\/a&gt;, told Yahoo News Australia last month such behaviour from Instagrammers wouldn\u2019t be tolerated by Australians.\" data-reactid=\"68\">Social media expert Ryan Shelley, founder and managing director of\u00a0Pepper IT, told Yahoo News Australia last month such behaviour from Instagrammers wouldn\u2019t be tolerated by Australians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cWhether local or overseas, Australians are, by nature, compassionate,\u201d he said.\" data-reactid=\"69\">\u201cWhether local or overseas, Australians are, by nature, compassionate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cWe take on another\u2019s loss or hardship in varying ways, and certainly have less tolerance for those who don\u2019t display compassion and empathy in circumstances like this.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"70\">\u201cWe take on another\u2019s loss or hardship in varying ways, and certainly have less tolerance for those who don\u2019t display compassion and empathy in circumstances like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;strong&gt;Do you have a story tip? 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Deni Kirkova, who lives in Melbourne after moving here from Bulgaria, recently shared a series of photos from her travels around Australia, including trips to Sydney and &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tie-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194868\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}