Sky Ferreira speaks out against online abuse

Sky Ferreira has written an open letter criticising internet trolls that have bombarded her with “abusive” messages online.

The singer, who releases her debut album Night Time, My Time in the UK this month, writes: “I’m exhausted of (more than some) people telling me how I should look or be if I want to be a “pop star” & how they think it’s okay to say vile & (sexually) abusive shit to me on a daily basis over the internet”.

She continues in her Facebook post to highlight an incident of a fan harassing her about sexual abuse she suffered in the past, before subsequently turning up at one of her shows.

“Treating people like shit because you feel like shit doesn’t help anyone. If you see hateful/disgusting/abusive comments, please start reporting it or deleting it,” she goes on to say.

You can read the message in full below or over at Facebook.

“I’m exhausted of (more than some) people telling me how I should look or be if I want to be a “pop star” & how they think it’s okay to say vile & (sexually) abusive shit to me on a daily basis over the internet. I’m not only writing about myself…because almost every person has to deal with this. It’s a shame because I now feel like I can’t connect or directly speak with true fans. I’m not a mess,I’m not a drug addict, I’m not a slut or a bitch. I recently blocked someone because they were constantly harassing me & making fun of sexual abuse that happened in my past…Which I’ve publicly spoken about to hopefully help others. They came to one of my shows & my friend confronted the person.We were accused of being homophobic after. Which is absolutely insane because my friends,my family & a majority of my fans are homosexual. Sexuality,gender,race,& age are irrelevant to me. As it should be for everyone by now. Treating people like shit because you feel like shit doesn’t help anyone. If you see hateful/disgusting/abusive comments,please start reporting it or deleting it. I think that’s the only way we can start to lower that sort of thing from happening. Use the internet as a way to connect with others & LEARN. Show & spread compassion. <33333

PS: Sorry for the typos”