Toronto woman speaks out against cyberbullies on Reddit

A Torontomusician and motivational speakerborn withoutarmssaysaseries of derogatory commentsunder a photo of heron the popularwebsite Reddithas spurred her to highlight the dangers of cyberbullying.

Talli Osborne, 32, was born with no arms andis missing bones in her legs. She's less than four feet tall.

She'salso a motivational speaker, volunteers for The War Amps,works in social media and is an accomplished musician.

Osborne told CBC News that because she developed a thick skin at a young age to counter the pointing and stares, she gainedthe strength to help others with their self-confidence.

Recently she came across a post on Reddit,after one of her Twitter followerstold Osborne a photo of her had beenposted.

She says itwasa personal phototaken fromone of her Facebook albumsthat shows her with a boxcontaining thesound-activated electrical switchknown asThe Clapper.

The Reddit poster put the photo up about two months agoin the section "WTF" with the header, "The Perfect Gift."

About250 people have commented on the photo, many of them joking about her lack of limbs.

Said Osborne: "Iam a veryconfident woman and I love who I am and I wouldn't change anything about mea lot of other people in[a] similar circumstance, that could destroy them."

'I am a very confident woman and I love who I am and I wouldn't change anything about me.' Talli Osborne, musician and motivational speaker

Other commentersposted that they know her, speaking highly of her and her connection to the music scene.

Osborne has asked Reddit to take the photo down, but has received no response.

She said she wants to raise awareness about the impacts of cyberbullying.

"Do not judge a book by its cover," she said. "Just because you see somebody doesn't mean you know their story."

Osborne believes websites that serve as platforms for bullying should have to face consequences, and those making the comments need to be educated about how it impacts others.