A rising YouTube star who invited her legion of fans to share photos of themselves , using the hashtag # bodypositive this weekend had her seemingly good intentions backfire when thousands of girls - many of them apparently in their early teens - submitted half-naked photos . Lindsay Demeloa , who moved from her New Jersey hometown to Los Angeles a few years ago , where she later dropped out of college , shared her own scantily-clad selfie to Instagram last week , captioned : ' I love my tiny booty and stick legs , and you should love every single inch of you as well . ' Concerns have arisen over two aspects of the movement ; the first being the safety issues associated with potentially underage girls exposing themselves on social media , and the second being the glorification of Lindsay 's tiny frame . Instigator : Lindsay Demeloa shared her selfie to Instagram last week ( pictured ) as part of her # bodypositive campaign , captioned , ' I love my tiny booty and stick legs , and you should love every single inch of you as well ' Lindsay , who quickly made a name for herself as an opinion vlogger after she moved to Los Angeles , describes herself as 'too laid back to be friends with girls ' , and is outspoken against issues including 'slut-shaming ' . 'Arch ur back in photos if u want to who cares f**k off [ sic ] ' , she tweeted last week , as photos streamed in from the worryingly young-looking female fans who seem to make up most of her fan base . It is unclear how old Lindsay is herself , but she is thought to be in her 20s . Rising star : Lindsay moved from her New Jersey hometown to Los Angeles a few years ago , where she later dropped out of college and quickly made a name for herself as an opinion vlogger ( pictured ) Backfired : Critics have raised safety concerns over potentially underage girls exposing themselves on social media , and expressed worry over the glorification of Lindsay 's tiny frame . Idolised : It is unclear how old Lindsay is herself , but she is thought to be in her 20s . One respondent , 17-year-old Matthew Espinosa based in California , tweeted : 'Honestly I think this is a bad idea . Girls have to tweet pictures of they 're a***s and body and that makes girls more insecure because they see all these skinny bodies [ sic ] . ' Matthew added : 'How will this work if it 's only going to make them feel more insecure ? And ... why the internet ? They 're showing off their bodies on the internet . Not a very safe place . ' Lindsay later tweeted that she was feeling 'tired n cranky ' and stated : 'You can mock me and hate me all you want , but at the end of the day.. look at what you 're doing.. then look at what i 'm doing . ' Concerned : One respondent , 17-year-old Matthew Espinosa based in California , tweeted , under the name lupe ( pictured ) , 'Honestly I think this is a bad idea ' Figure envy : Plenty of Lindsay 's fans have commented on her photos with remarks including , ' I want your body when I 'm older ' and 'she is my stomach goal ' ( pictured ) Many girls tweeted snaps of their curves , stretch marks and self-harming scars , and thanked Linsday for inspiring them to be courageous about revealing themselves . ' I 'm not skinny , I 'm insecure about my body , but we all have to learn to love ourselves the way we are # bodypositive ' , tweeted one girl . 'It may be a day late but I never post full body pictures I 'm hoping it 's a start to self confidence , ' mused another . Plenty more , however , have commented on bikini photos of Lindsay with remarks including : ' I want your body when I 'm older ' and 'she is my stomach goal . ' Evidently , Lindsay is used to sparking strong reactions . ' I get so much hate a day , ' she says in one video . 'Thank God I 'm not one of those people who takes things to heart anymore . '
Lindsay Demeloa is a rising YouTube opinion vlogger , thought to be in her mid-20s . Over the weekend , she invited her fan base - mostly young men who are not fans of Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders but do like Donald Trump and Ted Cruz -- on an online discussion about how they can help elect Trump.