Sam Smith fans defend the singer after trolls criticise quarantine Instagram video

16 April 2020, 16:13

By Sophie Thompson

A video of Sam Smith crying over the UK being placed in lockdown went viral in March, and has resurfaced with trolls mocking him, by pitting him against 100-year-old fundraiser, Captain Tom Moore who has raised over £12million for the NHS.

Sam Smith fans have jumped to the singer's defence after footage from their "quarantine meltdown" began circulating again on Twitter (April 16).

Any avid internet scroller will remember the day UK was put into lockdown due to coronavirus - toilet roll hoarding happened, the Nintendo Switch immediately went out of stock, and singer Sam Smith was trolled for posting a video of themselves crying.

And just when the storm was dying down, the same video of the 'Writing's On The Wall' singer has resurfaced - and they're being trolled twice as hard.

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Sam originally originally posted the video to Instagram in March, highlighting the mental health struggles of being locked indoors. However, trolls quickly jumped in to call out how hard it must be for the singer to be trapped inside their £12million London mansion during this time.

A few shady tabloid headlines later, and it seemed like everything had calmed down, but Sam is now once again trending on Twitter because of the same video - this time with trolls pitting them against 100-year-old veteran Captain Tom Moore, who just surpassed £12million is fundraising for the NHS. And we have to say, the comments are pretty rotten.

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Whether they agreed with the premise of the 27-year-old's video, fans have this time quickly leapt to their defence, shutting down haters trying to denounce their gender identity, brand them with the token 'snowflake' nickname, and pass off homophobic comments.

People are also pointing out the hypocrisy of some commentators for sending hateful about Sam, while also supporting the 'be kind' movement which swept across Twitter following the tragic suicide of TV presenter Caroline Flack's mere months ago (Feb 15).

In December 2019, Caroline Flack posted a quote on Instagram: “In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” Just 72 days later, she took her own life, sparking a wider conversation about online bullying and trolling of celebrities.

Sam hasn't yet commented on the resurfacing of the footage, but we're glad that fans and ordinary-decent-folk alike are clubbing together to stop unnecessary trolling in such uncertain times.