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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!
**all posts are alleged.
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-Minor's Right to Privacy: No posts about the children whatsoever. No mention of full names and no photos. Minors must be completely removed from all photos/videos. No exceptions. This goes for ANY child. No just TBP's.
-No snarking on the character or appearance of any of the children. This is a site dedicated to Sarah Landry.
-No posting information that is not readily available online/NoDoxxing: Influencers post an abundance of personal information online. Examples of doxxing include:
- Posting an individual's phone number or address on the internet.
- Releasing information about an individual's family, place of employment, or other private documents.
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Not her acting today like she suddenly gives a shit about what is going on in the world. She didn’t once post about what is happening across the border so don’t act like today you suddenly care. She has a platform big enough to show that she gives a single shit but she chooses to ignore and act like the world is made of marshmallows and Disney castle's. Sorry but your fake ass concern today isn’t fooling me.
Oh no she didn’t 🤬 She can fuck right on off. As a middle aged female person of color in the US about to get fucked every which way she needs to NOT EVEN!!!! Excuse my strong language but I am feeling even my library card is being threatened right now!!!!
Also, a middle-aged woman of color here, albeit in a blue enclave, but I still don't feel safe. I posted on reddit, but I'm terrified. I looked at my husband and told him omg if you were a Trump/Walz supporter, I would feel so unsafe right now. I literally had a flashback to handmaiden tale where she goes to the bank and they don't let her withdraw without her husband's permission. How close that can be to my future! Or worse, my daughter's.
I’m in SoCal as blue as it gets and I absolutely do not feel safe. I am so afraid of loosing the ACA (which is not actually affordable) but the pre existing conditions issue would be prohibitive for me going forward. Terrified the reproductive rights problems could come for us. What if I needed to relocate due to high cost of living, I am nearly 50 and could not imagine being forced into a full term pregnancy. I have adult children!!! Option B being permanent sterilization, I don’t want to be forced into mutilating my body to prevent a pregnancy. I am officially into my doomsday phase of grief for today! 😣
I completely relate and understand. We shouldn't be forced to make decisions about our bodies because of politics. I have a 14 year old daughter. I'm having to debate if I should put her on a 10 yr IUD. It also scares me to think that she won't have insurance in 4 years. I'm thinking of you and all women. I'm scared for all of us but I know we at least we will always have each other.
If anything, she will try to stand by "I didn't say anything because I am not American", but again, that will show her uneducated, white privilege. If she knew anything about anything, she would realize that the same rhetoric is seeping it's way into Canadian politics and we are in danger of far right taking cover the country, just because people don't like the leader we currently have. Many of the same things are at risk - including women's health care rights. She is a mother of daughters and she really needs to open her damn eyes. If you're going to have your phone in your face all day long, as least educate yourself with it.
THIS!!! I’m sure she doesn’t even realize we have our own Trump like issues here because all she cares about in life is Disney and buying more crap to clutter her house with. I get sometimes people feel better just avoiding these things but I’m sorry when it’s as big as this you just can’t ignore it especially as a woman, a woman with daughters, if you care about the LGBTQ+ community, people of colour, etc. she literally stands for NOTHING except teens treat or treating rights and it’s pathetic. She doesn’t deserve her platform at all if she’ll never use it for good. I’d rather lose followers because I stood up for what I believed in instead of sitting on my hands afraid of what will happen when I show my support for people who need my support.
She’s a coward, that’s all that can be said. It was said on Reddit but maybe Shame and/or her are on the wrong side and that’s why she doesn’t speak up, not like she’s made us believe otherwise 🤷🏻♀️
Her and Shillian won't say much of anything anymore. I think it's because MANY of their cult members are the same women who do support Trump and in Canada PP. They are white, middle class, probably very religious, lack critical thinking skills etc (I could do on). If either of them makes political statements that don't align with their base, they risk angering them, which could intern impact them doing things like stop buying the garbage they are constantly shilling.
She’s a spineless Tool who is more concerned with not losing followers and not compromising partners/future partnerships.
Here's the thing, someone mentioned on to Reddit sub that Shame is probably a T-bag supporter, and I mentioned the reason she probably hasn't said anything other than things feeling "weird" is because she shares those views. Shillian follows and supports HIH who is a major supporter of RJK, so I can imagine the reason all of those influencers who aren't speaking up are actually T-bag supporters, as well.