In a video with over 40 million views, the 23-year-old influencer talked about how people think she is still a child.
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The digital influencer Amanda Tereza Vicente da Silva Yamashita, 23, is a small woman with long hair and a very youthful appearance, and because she looks so young, she is often mistaken for a child.
Yamashita, who lives in Ota-Shi, Japan, is the mother of a 3-year-old boy, but according to her, many people think he is actually her brother. To explain how uncomfortable this makes her feel, she used her social media to express her frustration.
In a video posted on Instagram, Yamashita appears with her son Yuusuke, captioned: “they always think you are 12 years old and that you are your child’s sister.” The clip has already amassed over 40 million views and surprised the influencer with the response it generated.
In an interview with Crescer, the influencer spoke about how she is handling the controversy her post created among internet users: “I was shocked! There were many funny comments, but there were also negative comments about me and even about my husband,” she said.
“I was happy to see that many women identified with my situation, but I was also sad to see so many women saying bad and nonsensical things, like: ‘you can’t have bangs because that’s for kids.'”
Yamashita explains that she tries not to take the criticisms too seriously and that she has learned to deal with the situation, even when some comments upset her: “Over time, I’ve gotten used to it! Nowadays, I see having a younger appearance as a compliment; I hope to continue this way and look 20 when I’m actually almost 40.”
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