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!

  • JanetteEwen@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    Hi Snarkers, I figured I’d sign up and respond back directly.
    Hello Joiyfulgrrrl, we’ve chatted before. I suspect you aren’t overly concerned about things falling apart once I start “digging deeper”. I know you are here to discredit me and make fun of me. Perhaps try using various voices when doing this. You always push similar accusations, with the same voice in your writing. It’s a dead giveaway. I’ll address your comments. The plagiarism. A) In the case of the Cloud Tailor copy used by Sarah for a sponsored by Dyson post-- even if camp papaya pays off the original writer so they claim it’s “private label content”, I already recorded Sarah’s website and my plagiarism search when I originally spotted the copy (2023). I also consulted a plagiarism expert. Soon after the plagiarism was posted on Reddit a Reddit member reached out to Sarah to ask her if she was aware of the plagiarism on the birds papaya corporation website. Sarah was shocked and surprised and was going to handle the plagiarism “head on”… while blaming her staff. I was sent the reciepts for that text conversation. In that text conversation, Sarah acknowledged that YES this is plagiarized content and yes it’s on her corporate website. Sarah also blew off a second sample of plagiarism- the Two Year old’s b-day party post. Sarah said it was “just ideas she found online”. The person texting Sarah left out the word for word copy from that post. I guess Sarah figured she could blow that one off. If Sarah’s company had used private label copy why wouldn’t have Sarah said that before. It’s been what? 14 months? B) There are more samples. I never play all my cards. C) In regards to your other posts and your tone in this one. I’m not an investigative reporter. And? Can’t a person try something new? Try to thing of this as my first walk down the runway. My form isn’t perfect but I’m doing my best. D) Digging deeper, I’m already dug and done. Anything new the snarkers find and handle. I don’t go to war unless I’ve already won. Common sense. E) If you want to shame me, calling me stupid or using this emoji 🤪 or Jan doesn’t do much. You hit a nail when you touched on me being a survivor of child abuse- maybe try to mess with my head there. You seemed to like the response you got on that one. F) don’t even bother coming back with OMG I was just trying to help, OMG I’m not that person, omg are you crazy. It’s boring and I expect a more worthy opponent. G) tread lightly on this page. People deserve a space to gather. I can be a real bitch when I’m annoyed. Can you imagine if I shared that phone call I received - asking what I want? That’s one hell of a red flag 🚩.

    Thanks Snarkers I hope you don’t minde jumping in for this one. I’ll go back to reading.