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Disabled Chinese mother hits back after suffering ‘hurtful’ online abuse that she is ‘unfit’ to be parent

  • Woman and daughter, 5, live happy rural life, child helps with farm chores
  • They film ‘hands replacing legs’ life videos, have 23,000 followers on Douyin

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A disabled woman in China has hit back at “hurtful” online abusers who have attacked her for being “selfish” and an “unfit” mother. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/The Paper
Alice Yanin Shanghai

A loving disabled mother in China who walks on her hands has been subjected to a barrage of offensive and hurtful verbal attacks online, questioning her suitability as a parent.

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The 31-year-old, who identifies herself as Haiyan on Douyin, lives in the suburb of Zhanjiang in Guangdong province in southeastern China, and regularly shares her rural life on the platform where she has 23,000 followers, reported The Paper.

Her videos are mostly about her interactions with her five-year-old daughter who often helps with household or farm chores.

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In March, Haiyan was criticised and abused online, with many internet users leaving hurtful messages, such as one that read: “A person like you are unfit to have a child”.

Another online observer wrote: “Look at how you look. How dare you give birth to a child? Do you want your child to share your burdens?”

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