this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2024
28 points (78.0% liked)
thebirdspapaya_snark
228 readers
13 users here now
Where to find mobile apps
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.
Rules:
-Please follow Lemmy content guidelines. See https://lemmy.ca/
-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.
- Encouraging others to use released information to harass an individual.
-Comments Regarding Mental Health: Jokes or Snide remarks about mental health or unaliving oneself will not be tolerated under any circumstances. No armchair diagnosing.
-Do not post or solicit communication with TBP or related influencers: This includes screenshots and references to 'this is what I commented.' Please message a mod if you would like to share anything anonymously.
-No racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, body shaming or other ism/bigotry.
-No TBP crusaders
-No commenting with the sole purpose of being rude/insulting: while criticism/debate is welcome on the page, being purposefully mean, insulting and rude is not.
-No brigading/incitement of mass harassment. Do not post links to affiliate sites, or incite members of the sub to brigade against TBP/related parties (this includes brands).
-Fact check and do your homework:
Make sure to research before posting. If you are posting photos or videos that are filtered/photoshopped, make sure it is blatantly obvious. No rumours. no speculations (example Ozempic use).
-No overly vulgar language.
-No advertisement of any kind
-No duplicate posts
founded 5 months ago
MODERATORS
Exactly. Thank you!! She's not an icon or an ally. She has done nothing for the community. I'm not sure if June is pride month in Canada but she loves pretending she's from the US and not one mention of it. Allyship is all about using your privilege and platform to uplit and advocate. She says it's because she doesn't want to alienate or whatever bullshit but honestly I don't see too many people getting upset about LGBTQIA2S like in the past. It's not as polarizing as Gaza (Not that a genocide should be polarizing but I digress) so she really doesn't give an Eff. Why should she? It doesn't affect her. She just profits off it and uses the culture and the lexicon for herself. I would hate to think about how she would react if she had a queer child. She's obviously not a safe space, nor does she expose them. We made a very conscious effort to stay in a big city near the neighborhood my husband and i grew up in. We avoided suburban flight because it's so important to us they live urban and exposed.
I took my daughter to her first pride parade this year. She's 14 and it can be pretty crazy down here (over 1 million attendees yearly) so I held off but she has been around queer people all her life and have always discussed allyship and what it means. My daughter came out as Bi at 10 and my friend bought her a bi flag for her room. We discuss Palestine and politics freely in our home. We are vocal and proud of our beliefs. She can keep her money and followers, I'll keep my convictions and education. Tldr: she sucks.
Pride was June:).
You’re an awesome mom! My partner is pansexual and Indigenous, and I still never just was like “I’m am ally”- I was given that honour by members of both communities after being active in events for years. I love that you are having important discussions in your home ! Similarly, we regularly discuss human rights, consent, trans rights, body autonomy, genocide, advocacy, etc. We wear our pro Pali stuff, pride stuff, and have an awesome circle that supports this.
I can’t imagine having millions of people, (allegedly millions of people) follow me and be OK walking the stage for misogynistic and sexualized magazine edition, and yet not be vocal about genocide, trans rights … literally anything of substance?
Keep supporting your child! It’s obvious that you have a safe space that you have provided, and all homes should be like this. We cannot assume that just because people don’t say anything about something that they are a safe space. It is the reason why it’s so important that everyone is vocal about these things.
You’re a great human!
You are awesome! I always read your posts here, they are very passionate, and I admire that! You sound like a wonderful partner. The world needs more people like you
You are also a great human.
You’re such a good Mom and you’re right - she does suck!
Thank you. I'm trying lol
Your post is very inspiring. I hope to be a parent like you.
Thank you! I'm just trying not to suck lol I always tell my kids it's my first time being a parent, too, but I'm trying. We all are!