'Little Mix' singer tells homophobic RuPaul hater to 'sashay away'

"SASHAY. AWAY."
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Sam Haysom
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LONDON -- If you comment negatively on Jade Thirlwall's Instagram photos, you'd better be prepared for the consequences.

One Instagram user found this out the hard way recently, after they wrote a homophobic comment beneath a photo of drag queen RuPaul that Thirlwall shared on Wednesday.


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It wasn't long after Thirlwall had shared the image that someone wrote the following comments.

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Thirlwall's response came quickly.

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The remainder of the post's 600+ comments are largely made up of people backing up Thirlwall's response, and echoing her final words: "SASHAY. AWAY."

You go, Jade.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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