As requested, a thread for general snarking that may not need its own post.
this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2024
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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!
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She’s also continuously taking opportunities from less fortunate families who can only afford these items second hand. I’m all for thrifting, but she is currently a wealthy woman who can afford to purchase these items new if she really needs them. But we know she doesn’t, she just wants to brag about her purchases and seem relatable 🙄
This is what really gets me too. She has so much free time that she goes almost every single day to buy things, where people who would benefit from these literally have to save up for an occasional shop. I love thrifting, but I also know that you can't buy it all, and people depend on these things for their children. This haul someone could give their child for birthday or Christmas gifts and it would have a huge impact. These will be stuffed on one of those toy shelves or in a bin and never thought about again. She's hoarding from those less fortunate and I hope people are calling her out on her shit. She isn't being relatable, she is being an ignorant selfish asshole. I wonder if she has ever thought about how something could benefit someone other than her when she makes a decision. She needs to do better.
" I wonder if she has ever thought about how something could benefit someone other than her when she makes a decision."
No, she has not and never will.
I’ve been thinking the same thing! It shows how completely clueless and selfish she really is too. She cares only about herself!
That’s what bothers me the most. Obviously these stores are for everyone but at the end of the day she takes advantage of it and hoards everything. She’s lucky to have money to provide new stuff for her kids all the time yet she’s always out here bragging about her thrift store finds. I don’t know how people enjoy following her and watching her spend spend spend all the time.
I can see both sides as I follow a lot of people who wear and admire vintage items. The majority of what is in thrift stores ends up being thrown out/sent to the landfill as the store can’t handle the sheer volume of donations. Most of my wardrobe and household items are thrifted as it’s important to me to be sustainable; often I will leave what I consider to be highly desirable items and no one buys them for months (this may be because others are prioritizing practicality over luxury). That said it does annoy me when SNL does it because it seems so performative. Those items are more than likely also not being used (how many Minnie Mouse things does L. have already?!). I don’t buy anything unless I’m going to actually use it. I also exclusively shop at thrift stores that give back to the community (ie: NOT Value Village).
I also have mixed feelings about resellers. Like SNL, they often buy up the best that the store has to offer and turn it around to make a pretty profit. This has led to many thrift stores in my area increasing their prices. One of my local stores started restricting purchases to 6-8 items and the only people who complained were resellers. However, this was the only way they could keep their prices down while continuing to serve the community. I wish people weren’t so selfish.
I agree with you. She shouldn’t be at Good Will. She can buy at upscale consignment stores if she wants to pretend she cares about the earth. We know she doesn’t because she shills her Amazon crap but she loves playing make believe