Not letting the haters get to her. Of course, especially in the last several months, Carrie Underwood has become no stranger to online criticism. When it was announced that she would sing at President Trump’s inauguration this past January, you can imagine that many who do not support the President were not happy with her decision. Carrie never openly supported any candidate during the election, and she never outright endorsed President Trump even after performing, and she has generally been pretty quiet on politics. Back during the “controversy,” Carrie put out a simple statement that she was “honored” to be asked to perform for the President and felt humbled to “answer the call” in an effort to display unity: “I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event. I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future.” But in addition to the political backlash, Carrie, like many other celebrities and people online, receives criticism online daily about her looks, music and pretty much anything you can think of. Of course, that comes with the territory of being in the spotlight, and once you reach the level of success that she is, I imagine it gets pretty easy to block out that noise. The newest American Idol judge says she lives by the “post and ghost” method, which she told E! News she stole from Joe Rogan… meaning she posts what she wants, the gets off Instagram (or whichever given social media website) and doesn’t look at the comments again: “I stole that from Joe Rogan. It’s really important when you think about social media that you realize it’s not the real world. It took me a long time to realize that, and a long time to be secure enough in myself to be like, ‘Do I care if somebody doesn’t like my hair today, or this thing I sang or how I sang it? I don’t.'” One of Joe’s mottos is “don’t read the comments” and it’s something he tells many of his guests, especially the ones who are newer to fame, or the ones who can easily get sucked into a war on X. And as someone who probably receives more “hate” than anyone, so I guess that’s a pretty good strategy to follow. As a busy mom and wife, who obviously also has a very busy career, Carrie added that she’s basically too old to be worried about what random people on the internet have to say about her, so she clearly has much more important things to worry about: “I got a lot going on in my life. I’m 42 years old. I’ve got two kids I’m trying to raise to be good humans. I’m just out there doing the best I can, so if I want to post something, I’m just going to do it and leave it there.” And it’s wisdom she wants to impart on other young artists and even American Idol contestants, and she said she’s had a conversation about online backlash with many people over the years. She tells them to take step back and realize “everybody’s not saying that.” But of course, it’s a lot easier said than done, especially when you’re young or just not used to that kind of thing, and Carrie herself says she was “so naive” about all of when she first won the show at 22: “Being on the show when I was 22 years old, every single week was like, ‘Do or die, now or never.’ I felt grateful that I even got the opportunity to get to be on the show, and I still feel like that now. I do get nervous for the hopefuls. I do want everybody to win, but alas.” I think Carrie has been a great addition to the judging panel that includes her fellow country star Luke Bryan, as well as the legendary Lionel Richie. I haven’t watched every single episode, but from the clips and interview with all of them I’ve seen, they seem to have a natural chemistry, and have given the show a new life, making it much more exciting for viewers The American Idol finale is coming up on May 18th, and in honor of her 2005 win, Carrie wore the same dress she had on when she was crowned the winner. It still fits like a glove, and she looks incredible as always: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) The post Carrie Underwood Credits Joe Rogan For “Post & Ghost” Social Media Approach first appeared on Whiskey Riff.