Why Jelena Dokic's European getaway has sparked outrage
Jelena Dokic has once again been the target of online hate, after a seemingly innocent photo from her European holiday garnered a lot of unwanted attention.
The former tennis champ, who is also a prolific Instagram poster, has been sharing snaps from her getaway with her 175,000 followers, as she revels in a European summer.
Flying home from Croatia, the 40-year-old shared a picture from inside the plane, writing that she felt "recharged" after her trip as she flew back to Australia in business class.
Her post was flooded with comments of support, with many saying they had loved her holiday content and wishing her a safe flight home as she enjoyed the luxuries of flying business class.
However, there were also a slew of negative comments, prompting Jelena to address the hateful messages she had received.
“I posted a couple of images of flying back from Europe, flying back home to Australia in business class. A few people have had an issue with that,” she said.
Dokic said that she’d been accused of “showing off” and not being “humble” and noted that these comments weren’t acceptable.
“I’m a big believer in, if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all,” she said.
Dokic also explained that she realised she wasn’t everyone’s “cup of tea” but also pointed out that the response she’d received was still “social media abuse.”
“I think for people to judge and shame people for posting something. It is mean, and it is a type of social media abuse,” she vented.
She went on to clarify that while most of her comments had been supportive, she didn't think she should have to tolerate the barrage of abuse from the cruel minority.
Dokic is no stranger to having to deal with online hate, after she went viral earlier this year in January because she was trolled over her weight gain.
She also took to social media to address the online trolling and called it “disgusting” and begged for people to stop.
Image credits: Instagram