Ahh okay cool, thank you. Lots to learn here and I’m loving it 😁
Ahh okay! So when you see the logo does that mean that people from different instances are contributing but it’s all connected?
the move was posted on one of the other snark subs, so we’re findable
Gotcha, thanks so much for sharing this info!
She whaaat?? Any news pieces about this still around or was it scrubbed?
Riiight, bc these ppl don’t want to actually contribute anything to the world they just want to be famous
Totally. And neither had I but you’re right, podcasting actually lends really well to it. Oversharing is a classic from the manipulators handbook but it’s infuriating to see the degree to which influencers are monetizing it. So gross.
Thanks again for helping us navigate the transition! Was just curious, what’s the little rainbow thingy mean?
This “become a real estate investor” wankery fills me with so much rage. I don’t know who is more of a pox on society, influencers or these airbnb landlords driving up the price of rent and property values, increasing the need for affordable housing, feeding sprawl and development of green space and developers building in the green belt. I tried to have a convo with one once about how problematic airbnb was and the greed of them was so compulsive it was disgusting. It’s a sickness, really.
Also, this video is so MLM’y — Scotty is totally giving me Tom Cruise in Magnolia vibes in this clip. He’s looks like he’s about to sprout a greasy little pony tail.
This “become a real estate investor” wankery fills me with so much rage. I don’t know who is more of a pox on society, influencers or these airbnb landlords driving up the price of rent and property values, increasing the need for affordable housing, feeding sprawl and development of green space and developers building in the green belt. I tried to have a convo with one once about how problematic airbnb was and the greed of them was so compulsive it was disgusting. It’s a sickness, really.
Also, this video is so MLM’y — Scotty is totally giving me Tom Cruise in Magnolia vibes in this clip. He’s looks like he’s about to sprout a greasy little pony tail.
And if I you zoom in you can see glitches and a white edge line down the right side of her leg
The one on the left reminds me of looking into one of those wonky funhouse mirrors. Her legs don’t even look real
Social media means adoring fans can keep up with the ins and outs of their favourite celebrities. But for those in the public eye, a dedicated fanbase isn’t always all it’s cracked up to be – especially for women
A couple of us were talking about the manipulation tactic of oversharing the other day. This piece is a couple of years old but what I find interesting is their awareness of the tendency for their position to create parasocial relationships, and how to tread the line. There’s a basic human decency there that doesn’t exist for TBP.
You bet! And ya I feel the same. There’s a simplicity to Lemmy life that I could really get used to
So I have a question…when I tap on the mods user link I’m taken to a page where there’s an option to send them a message. Will this not reach them?
Hello new Lemmy friends!
Word on the street tells us our community is regularly making it the all page. While this is very cool news to hear, we can see how the sudden emergence of our posts in your feed might feel jarring and probably raises some questions. And also how, without knowing the backstory, our community might appear less than virtuous, so here’s a very brief introduction which hopefully will clear a few things up.
The woman we’re discussing is a body positive influencer and media personality who has gained fame and wealth by lying, manipulating, exploiting her children for content, plagiarizing BIPOC creators and blaming her BIPOC content editor for it (thereby ruining her career), among other things. Her fraudulent behavior is no different (I’d argue worse) from the likes of Jay Shetty (google him if you don’t know who he is or what he did). She’s the latest in a long line of grifting influencers who are abusing their power, taking advantage of their position and exploiting their followers. The difference is that she’s Canadian. Our laws around social media and advertising aren’t as clear (and where they are she’s disobeyed them), add to that, our mainstream media has protected her from those who’ve tried to expose her grift and silenced/intimidated anyone who’s tried to speak out.
Our Reddit sub was taken down due to reports of copyright infringement, which is unfounded and categorically untrue as no one ever tried to steal her work and pass it off as their own. The mods have made an appeal. While at first glance it may seem like we’re just “shitting on her” the sub has been more devoted to investigation and posting proof of her lies than just bitching for the sake of bitching. The reality is that she’s hurt, manipulated and let down a lot of people. She stole intellectual property and employment, caused mental distress and has repeatedly told lies to boost engagement and profit off her audience, so people are understandably upset that their voices are being silenced.
We’re grateful to have been welcomed so kindly by so many of you, and to those sticking around to watch the drama unfold, we’re glad to have you!
I can definitely see how that would be jarring and how, without knowing the backstory, it might look bad and be frustrating for existing Lemmy folks.
She’s an influencer and media personality who has gained fame and wealth by lying, manipulating, exploiting her children for content, plagiarizing bipoc creators and blaming her bipoc content editor for it (thereby ruining her career), among other things. Her fraudulent behavior is no different (I’d argue worse) from the likes of Jay Shetty (google him if you don’t know who he is or what he did). She’s the latest in a long line of grifting influencers who are abusing their power, taking advantage of their position and exploiting their followers. The difference is that she’s Canadian. Our laws around social media and advertising aren’t as clear (and where they are she’s blatantly disobeyed them), add to that, our mainstream media has protected her from those who’ve tried to expose her grift and silenced/intimidated anyone who’s tried to speak out.
Our Reddit sub was taken down due to claims of “copyright infringement”, which is unfounded because no one has tried to steal her work and pass it off as their own. The mods have made an appeal. While at first glance it may seem like “shitting on her” the sub has been more devoted to investigation, posting proof of her lies, etc than just snark for snarks sake. She’s hurt, manipulated and let down a lot of people, stole intellectual property and employment from people, and they’re understandably upset that their voices have been silenced.
I think they might. I can’t find the thread now but I remember reading a post from one of the mods back when one of the new subs was created and they were talking about having to go though 6200 user names
Yes totally! It can stretch the skin of your lips out and eventually they look more lined. No shade to anyone who gets lip filler bc I know there are some incredible filler artistes out there but, same, it’s the one feature I’ve always felt nervous to mess with
lol 😂 and ya I agree, it’s a hard pivot, esp bc it seems like she’s got a lot of her identity wrapped up in the current narrative. But at the same time I wouldn’t put it past her. Can you imagine the headlines, the uproar?! Not to mention the engagement 🤔🤩
New to the snark but longtime critic of the bird (could never bring myself to follow but I had a mutual connection from my guelph days). My main draw to this community is the hypocrisy of female empowerment influencers and corporate exploitation of women and female relationships to fuel rabid overconsumption 🤮
I found the Reddit sub the day it was banned so I missed out on a lot of the great work that was done by so many of you. Someone else asked for a TLDR of the community so figure I’d start this for anyone else who had questions.
My starter Qs…
- The plagiarism — what are some examples? Did people talk to her about this? If so, what’d she say?
- I loved Janette’s Mother’s Day parody and got some of the references but some were lost on me —could someone detail the actual story behind that?
Thanks in advance 😊👍