
Furious footy WAG names and shames AFL troll who left a horrific one-word slur on photo featuring her baby daughter
Mikayla Fantasia has named and shamed a man who left a deplorable slur on a family photo she posted on social media - and even identified the business she works for.
Fantasia, whose husband Orazio plays for Carlton in the AFL, hit back after the man commented 'spastic' on a picture of the couple with their baby daughter Sofia.
Instead of letting the awful insult ride, she posted a video to TikTok in which she exposed the man responsible, zoomed in on his profile photo and revealed the company that employs him.
Fantasia captioned the video, 'POV: Your husband kicks 2.2 and some guy still comments 'spastic' on your family photo. Found his business on Instagram too. Stay classy, mate!'
She then hit back at a commenter who reacted to the post by writing, 'I think you need to stay humble and not overreact. Your husband is in the spotlight and people can have an opinion. Learn to deal with it!'
Fantasia replied: 'Of course people are allowed to have opinions. But calling someone a 'spastic' isn't an opinion, it's just offensive. I didn't know football discussion needed slurs to make a point. Nice try.'
Fantasia used a TikTok video to expose the man behind the horrible insult, which came after her husband's AFL team fell to a heavy loss
The troll's response came after her husband kicked two goals in his team's heavy loss to Port Adelaide last Thursday night.
That 50-point drubbing came after the Blues fell to a shock loss to North Melbourne the previous week, infuriating their fans and prompting widespread speculation that coach Michael Voss's job is in danger.
One supporter even vandalised Carlton's headquarters with graffiti reading, 'Sack the board, sack (Nick) Austin and (Brad) Lloyd. Keep (Michael) Voss. TDK (Tom de Koning) yes or no?'
Fantasia's comeback to the troll won support from her fellow AFL WAG Paris Tier, who wrote, 'Dude I love this game I can find out everything in a minute you let me know when.'
In April, Tier hit back after being subjected to disgraceful comments about her appearance on social media.
She had received comments like 'I thought WAGs were supposed to be skinny' in a moment that was a breaking point.
'I actually made a video and before I posted it, I was like, "Oh, I actually feel fat in this",' she said.
'Within minutes of it being up, I got like five comments… people calling me fat and saying I don't fit, I guess, the WAG criteria.'
Chloe Pink - who is married to North Melbourne star Toby Pink - has also taken on trolls who insulted her when they saw her wedding photos.
In April, she revealed she cried for days after the attacks and said her husband was as stunned as her by the hurtful remarks about her appearance.
'Toby's first point was we need to teach our children better, we need to educate our sons and our daughters that we need to stop talking about people's bodies,' she said.
'Talk about what their bodies can do, not what they look like.
'Unfortunately, it was older men, it's the truth, it sucks, and we just say that's who it is, it's just that generation.
'That's another opportunity for doing better, calling it out.'
Pink says the behaviour will only really be stamped out if men get involved in standing up to it.
'I was having a conversation with my husband and he said, "It's up to us men to call it out". It's not going to stop,' she said.
'We need more men, unfortunately, guys. Sorry, I need you to call it out because these women are sticking up for me, but it's not the women who are making the comments.
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