A FEMALE hunting influencer who was slammed for having unfeminine hobbies has been praised for clapping back at her haters.
Hannah Barron, known online as Catfish Girl, is sticking up for her fellow country girls by telling people to embrace their individuality.
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On Monday, Barron, 27, started to trend on X, formerly Twitter, after user Sameera Khan shared videos of the influencer “noodling,” which is fishing for catfish using only your hands.
Khan made fun of Barron’s deeply Southern voice and said her videos were proof that there’s nothing feminine about American women.
Barron’s followers immediately slammed Khan for her comments and said the country girl shouldn’t be criticized for her interests.
Men in the comments said Barron’s voice wasn’t a turn-off at all, and her hobbies made her the “dream woman.”
“How extremely disingenuous to share a video of someone in such negative context while she is just living her life,” one annoyed fan wrote.
Barron, who wasn’t on Twitter at the time, addressed the backlash in a video posted on her Instagram.
The country influencer opened up about growing up as the “weird kid” because of her hobbies and said that she loved hunting and fishing because of her dad.
“Back then it wasn’t cool for women to hunt or fish, and I’m so proud of all the women in the outdoors now who are making that more popular,” she said.
Growing up, Barron said she helped her dad build houses and taught teenagers how to weld when she was a senior in high school.
“I just help when I can, and it’s fun,” she said.
“There’s a lot of blue-collar women out there who are also feminine.”
In a classy move, Barron ended the video by urging her followers to embrace their individuality and appreciate what makes them unique.
“Don’t try to fit into anyone else’s box. And most importantly, don’t let the opinions of others get you down,” she captioned the video.
Barron has over 1.5 million followers on her Instagram and over 2 million followers on her TikTok where she shares videos of herself “hillybilly handfishing.”
She also posts photos of the jaw-dropping wildlife that she hunts, including wild boars and massive bucks.
Barron’s male followers love how she isn’t too scared to hang outside with the boys, and were heartbroken when she wished her boyfriend a Happy Valentine’s Day last month.
“We can finally move on boys,” one user joked in a picture of Barron smiling with her special guy.
On her Facebook account, Barron shared a video highlighting the progress she was making on a house she’s building with her boyfriend.
“A little manual labor today! Hope I don’t tick anyone off on Twitter,” she joked in the caption.
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