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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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If this post isn’t allowed please delete just looking for help. This isn’t about Sarah but her minion Alicia. I commented on a story she posted and she has since posted it to her stories. I’ve had many people trying to add me. What can I do? If anyone can please report the post. I don’t need to be harassed by her people.

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[–] JanetteEwen@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm not a fan of Alicia but I'm 99.9% sure the accounts sending her nasty comments belong to her or to someone in camp Papaya. 🤔 I can't see any of these accounts as they've already blocked me. BTW, my names J (Janette). Have we chatted before?

[–] bellaportuguesexo@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Janette 💜 we have never chatted before but I do follow you on Instagram. Thanks so much for reaching out

[–] JanetteEwen@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry you are being harassed. It's really not ok that Alicia does that. She's a bully.

[–] MoonChild@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

She’s a bully who is currently speaking at VidCon in Anaheim on a panel about being bullied. This woman is such a hypocrite and, I believe, must be stopped. She’s going to sit up there and boo hoo about people making rude comments about her size and tell her made up back story about being a fat kid (she wasn’t and, in fact, people from her school days have come forward in the sub saying she and her gang bullied them (the bigger kids) in school. I’m drafting a letter to the VidCon asking them to take more care when populating panels and choosing the creators they highlight.

[–] olivesandpoppies@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Vidcon is awful. Panels at vidcon aren’t thoroughly checked at all! Creators I know in real life (personall) were on a panel years ago where one fellow panelist was freaking deadnamed by someone on the stage. They didn’t even apologize when called out, so this made me question the caliber of guests. They are not guaranteed to be high quality, referenced or even checked for problematic possibilities. Anyone can start a podcast, anyone can document their lives online, but not everyone will be good humans. When it’s a “look at me, look at me” type event, then of course the level of morality will drop. They all choose fame over humanity whenever given the chance.

[–] MoonChild@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Do you know if this happened before or after Viacom took it over?

[–] JanetteEwen@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 months ago

Also sorry I'm a dummy. I deleted the screenshots of the stories. I should have blocked the names. I really hope AM's minions leave you alone.