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Amy Schumer is fighting back after some brutal online body-shaming over her being cast as Barbie for a feature film.
In a lengthy and empowering Instagram post, the 35-year-old comedian claps back at her haters and tells her fans that she'll continue to fight for change.
"Very very honored to be nominated for 2 Grammys and to be considered to play an important and evolving icon," she writes. "Is it fat shaming if you know you're not fat and have zero shame in your game? I don't think so."
"I am strong and proud of how I live my life and say what I mean and fight for what I believe in and I have a blast doing it with the people I love," Schumer continues. "Where's the shame? It's not there. It's an illusion."
"When I look in the mirror I know who I am. Im a great friend, sister, daughter and girlfriend. I'm a badass comic headlining arenas all over the world and making tv and movies and writing books where I lay it all out there and I'm fearless like you can be," the caption continues. "
Then she specially points out the Barbie backlash, saying the nasty comments at her expense only highlight the issue even more.
"Thanks to everyone for the kind words and support and again my deepest sympathy goes out to the trolls who are in more pain than we will ever understand," she adds. "I want to thank them for making it so evident that I am a great choice. It's that kind of response that let's you know something's wrong with our culture and we all need to work together to change it."
"Anyone who has ever been bullied or felt bad about yourself I am out there fighting for you, for us," she champions on. "And I want you to fight for yourself too! We need to laugh at the haters and sympathize with them. They can scream as loud as they want. We can't hear them because we are getting s--t done. I am proud to lead by example."
She ends the post by quoting herself circa 2012, writing, "I say if I'm beautiful, I say if I'm strong. You will not determine my story. I will."
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