Look, we all know the internet is a hellish landscape for vile cretins to roam as they please but if there’s ever been a line on ‘taking things too far’, it seems to constantly move. Throughout her time in the spotlight, Paris Hilton has experienced the downsides of celebrity after constantly finding herself in the crosshairs of some nasty little trolls but now they’re taking aim at her nine-month-old son Phoenix Barron Hilton Reum.
Lordy, is 2023 over yet?
The 42-year-old hotel heiress shared a sweet snap of her son on Instagram last week and almost immediately a barrage of comments came flooding in making fun of the LITERAL INFANT CHILD.
Among the remarks were rude references to the size of his head and some people even chimed in with unsolicited medical advice. If you’re taking the time out of your day to tell a celebrity a detailed prognosis of a health condition for a child you’ve never met before, I would seriously think about logging off and touching some grass.
Paris, who is firmly in her mum era (slay), certainly wasn’t going to let a bunch of randos make fun of her son so she went full tilt and clapped back in the comments section of a TikTok video created by a user who was defending Phoenix.
@stephwithdadeets Dude if you’re bullying babies you should be getting your head checked. 🤦🏻♀️ 🙄 #parishilton #paris #phoenixhiltonreum #greenscreen #parishiltonbabynews #popculture #phoenixbarronhiltonreum ♬ original sound – Stephanie Tleiji
“🥺😢There are some sick people in this world. ☹️My angel is perfectly healthy. And yes, of course he has been to a doctor, he just has a large brain,” Paris Hilton.
Just a few hours later she took to her X account to double down on her earlier sentiments by opening up about how difficult it is to navigate the online world with a child.
“This hurts my heart more deeply than words can describe,” she wrote.
“I’ve worked hard to cultivate an environment that is all about love, respect and acceptance, and I expect the same in return.”
— ParisHilton (@ParisHilton) October 24, 2023
The world is a cruel place but the online space feels less and less safe each day. While it’s a parent’s choice whether they want to share their child’s image on the internet, there’s no policing how that content will be received or perpetuated. In what was meant to be a sweet moment shared to her followers, some very sad people have marred any good intent by projecting their internal shit. Can’t believe this bears repeating but here we go: don’t be a dickhead online and certainly don’t make fucked comments about someone’s child!
Now, everyone show me pictures of you as a baby and let’s see what happens.
