Candace Cameron Bure is defending her decision to follow certain people on social media.
The “Fuller House” star posted a video of her story on Instagram on Thursday, explaining why she follows the people she follows, after several of her own followers argued with her.
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“I read a lot of comments from people and I think there are a lot of new followers, so thank you if you’re still around for following me here,” she said, laughing.
“People who were disappointed or told me they were leaving me because of the people I chose to follow on Instagram. And it’s always strange for me because I follow a very wide range of people – politically, within my work industry and personal friends and things I like. “
Bure, 44, follows a wide range of people on Instagram, including President Biden, Vice President Harris, former First Lady Melania Trump and conservative analyst Candace Owens. She tried to differentiate between following someone and supporting their beliefs.
“But following does not mean endorsement,” she continued. “Following doesn’t mean that I agree with everything they say and do. It just means that I follow a wide range of people to get a perspective. I want to know what’s going on in the world, I want to hear different sides of the argument.
“I follow people in entertainment with whom I don’t necessarily agree or act in the same way, but I want to hear what our society, what culture is offering. And it helps me even more to know who I am and to find my answers and to know the truth and to be prepared for those answers. “
Bure encouraged people to listen to her and reminded them that she is just looking for a way to see other points of view that are not necessarily the ones she shares.
“So, remember that following on Instagram or Twitter is not the same as endorsement and you don’t have to agree with everyone who follows, but if you decide to do that, guess what? You can and this is great. But I choose to follow people who think like me and not like me and I think this is really the healthiest perspective. That’s how I browse social media. “
“I follow people in entertainment that I don’t necessarily agree with or act the same way, but I want to hear what our society is, what culture is offering.”
Bure ended by saying that she does her best to keep her balance, without letting anyone’s opinion irritate her.
“I go left and right, but it doesn’t make my blood boil,” she said. “I’m not angry about it. So maybe it’s healthy for some of you not to follow people you disagree with. But it doesn’t bother me – it just gives me perspective.”
Bure has been the subject of controversy on social media before. In September, some people were surprised when she posted a photo on Instagram with her husband Valeri Bure holding one of her breasts.
“For all Christians who are questioning my post with my husband’s hand in my bosom – my 24-year-old husband – thinking it was inappropriate, it makes me laugh because he is my husband,” she said in her Instagram story, from according to E! News. We had a lot of fun together. “
Most recently, she used Facebook to criticize after people made nasty comments about her family’s Christmas photo.
“I wished everyone blessings by sharing this in the spirit of a happy new year, but many of you came back with jokes about our appearance and criticisms of what you thought would be a better photo. Shame on you, ”she wrote, in part.