Kat Thek, founder¹ of Troll Cakes, is turning unsavory online comments into cake decor. 

 

喷子蛋糕的创始人，卡特·泰克把网络上的负面评论做成了蛋糕上的装饰。
 

 

Online harassment² is pervasive⁴: Nearly half of internet users have experienced harassment or abuse online. And 27% of Americans say they've stopped themselves from posting something online for fear of being harassed⁵. 

 

So Thek is whipping up chocolate cakes in her Brooklyn apartment with a troll's nasty comment colorfully spelled out. For $35, she'll drop it in the mail with a printout of the original comment. 

 

That option is largely for the trolls you know. For the anonymous⁶ harassers, you can pay $65 and Thek will attempt to track down the troll's home address, something she said has been surprisingly easy. 

 

"It becomes funny when you think about how misdirected and bizarre this anger is and you redirect it in a similarly bizarre, but cheerful, way -- like putting it on a cake," Thek said. "It's an adult having a tantrum." 

 

Thek also has a special offer: For $30, she'll send one of Trump's tweets to the White House. 

 

Thek, who works as a copywriter, said she's been mulling the idea for Troll Cakes for some time. But it wasn't until seeing a woman harass³ Dolly Parton on her Facebook page ("Your Momma be so disappointed") that she sent the first troll cake. That was just over three weeks ago; since then, she's received "dozens" of orders through her website. 

 

"I felt a little weird⁷ sending a mean cake to a grandma, but she said that to Dolly Parton!" said Thek. "There's no way anyone is disappointed by Dolly Parton, especially her mother. Also, she's 71 years old. That's just crazy. So, I was like, 'That's going on a cake.'"

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