Candace Cameron Bure has made headlines recently for clapping back at people on Instagram for leaving negative comments on her posts. During a recent interview with Extra, the Fuller House actress explained why she has started to publicly call out her trolls, particularly when they come for her kids.
'"Listen, on social media, everyone gets criticized. And if you are a celebrity, it just comes with the territory and I can handle it," Bure began. "But the second someone starts to criticize my children, or say negative things like [that], mama bear comes out."
Bure is referencing the slew of negative comments she received after posting her family's Christmas card on Instagram. Multiple followers left nasty comments about the way her children were posing in the photo. "I just had to remind people that there are real people with real feelings behind the screen and I'm not posting for your negativity," she continued. "In that instance, I was simply sharing a family photo, which was so beautiful to me. Even a hint of people criticizing my family picture, I wasn't going to take."
When she first noticed the rude remarks about the post, Bure wrote a quick response in the comments section: "Wow—I post a family photo and you all find everything you don't like about it or can make fun of. Do better than that. Please."
The issue continued to nag at her, however, so she wrote a lengthier response on Facebook. "I posted my family Christmas photo and sadly, there were so many unkind comments," Bure's post reads. "Do you think it's funny to criticize someone's children? To make jokes about them? To critique our poses? The direction in which we are looking? Our physical appearance and facial expressions?"
"I wished blessings upon everyone as I shared it in the spirit of a happy new year, yet so many of you came back with jokes about our appearance and criticism of what you thought would have been a better photo. Shame on you," the Hallmark Channel actress continued.
She urged her followers to have "manners and respect" when interacting with others online. "If you don't like something, just move on. There are people and real feelings behind every screen," she added. "P.S. Please don't tell me to ignore the 'haters.' There were plenty of well-meaning people who thought it would be funny to point out things and share their commentary, 'with love.' Umm... that's not love. That's rude. Try kind. It looks good on everyone."
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