Dane County mother thanks Pink for standing up for her daughter
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Dane County mother is thanking the singer Pink for standing up for her daughter.
Pernille Ripp posted on Twitter that her daughter Thea was a victim of bullying. Ripp said that Pink's music helped her daughter drown out the bullies.
When Thea was viscously bullied last year - kicked, punched, shoved and repeatedly told how ugly she was and that no one would ever love her, we played @pink song F***ing Perfect over and over to drown out the bullies. Tonight she gets to see @pink in c… https://t.co/hO5ucUy6A8 pic.twitter.com/oBUIfWiMl9
— Pernille Ripp (@pernilleripp) May 2, 2019
That same day, the two went to Pink's concert in Milwaukee, not realizing the singer saw the tweet.
Pink invited Thea and her mother backstage where they took a picture together.
And then this happened... @pink you are everything that is great about women!! https://t.co/zUfRjLQRDQ pic.twitter.com/WqFuZuJh3D
— Pernille Ripp (@pernilleripp) May 3, 2019
The singer retweeted the picture, telling parents to teach their kids to be kind.