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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My heart actually breaks for this little girl who is trapped in a bubble, never allowed to free play with other children, pulled from daycare and only sees her mom part time. How sad and disgusting to shove this down her throat! Hi L, look at me with all your favourite characters 💔 this woman is positively insufferable.
This is actual mental and emotional abuse. She is teasing her child with everything she loves, but can’t have. Rubbing it in her face that she’s not there. This woman is so far gone.
The thing that bothers me the most about the way this child seems to be treated is this was a very planned pregnancy so why is her existence such a burden? If Birdie wanted to be a ‘career’ woman then that’s what she should have done. Her OG 3 were old enough and she was only responsible for them half the week. Seems like the perfect set up. Nope. She decides to have another child but this one is supposed to live with her everyday. Oops! I think she forgot what full-time parenting mean so she off loads to her mother. I really think she believed the baby was introducing another character in her IG reality tv show and she milked it while people were trying to keep their minds off the pandemic. Things have returned to the normal hustle and bustle and the youngest is now in the way so she’s gone from star to recurring character. Birdie is her mother in name only since Nana does the real work in raising a child.
She’s stealing nanas days - it doesn’t matter if her mom is saying yes Sarah should be better, if Sarah is out there free and living her best life when does her mom get to do that? Sarah uses everyone in her life. I think nana takes L because she is scared for her.
And NK has a chronic illness too while caring for a 3 year old every day. The fact Sarah does this is gross. I know NK defends her and her “big career job” but is she really okay with this arrangement? I’d give anything to know what the sister thinks.
I always wonder if Shane drops L at NK’s house when Sarah is away or if he can’t take care of her either.
NK exploits the kid just as much. She gets off on it all, birdie learned it from her.
There’s no way NK’s not on the payroll. Grifters raising grifters.
NK is always with her favorite grandchild. Shames family never sees the kid either.
And if they do, I have a feeling they have a hard no-content stance, since we never, ever see them. And, you know, good for them. For that only. lol
If this doesn’t open her beloved followers eyes then there’s no hope. This poor little girl my heart aches for her. 😞
Doesn’t seem to see her that much and parades a fun place and mascots via camera. Not even trying to be snarky, it’s honestly just so saddening
Her followers will defend it and say how sweet it is that they’re including her the best they can 🙄 the loyal flock she has left is so far up her ass and will defend anything she does.
By the rate of engagement from comments on her posts, I'm guessing her "real" followers are a few delulus, NB, Shame, NK, herself and their 3 other ghost accounts linked to their main ones.
A few of them seem to spend quite a bit of time on the other snark pages lately, defending her gross behaviour. Or maybe it’s actually S. and Shame over there.
Omg the comments from all her white knight followers 🙄🙄🙄 it is utterly appalling that these idiots cannot see what a fraud birdie is. Tone deaf and fame/freebie hungry. Ugghhhhh makes me so mad
Truth is for the real followers she has left they probably see her doing this and think it’s aspirational self care. They want to be “boss babes” like Sarah who puts herself first.
I actually feel second-hand embarrassed seeing this. I actually do not know, was there a legitimate reason provided for not bringing a young child who isn’t in school along to a park tailored for a young child?
She was exhausted from being a girl boss at her career job for the last 2 weeks and need some downtime from being such an involved, divorced Mom who never got to do anything for herself once the pregnancies began. Also, content baby can work from home.
“content baby can work from home” This would be so funny if it weren’t so heartbreaking.
Thank you for this post!