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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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What happened to cancel culture. I’m sorry but if ANYONE thinks it’s okay to not inform sexual partners of their disease should be cancelled and taken to jail.
Myles Sexton has an article in NOW this week. They claim they are being trolled for the Shoppers Drug Mart campaign because they have a beard and wear makeup. There is no mention of their comments about informing their sexual partners. NOW doesn't mention this information either. Myles should address the comments and the TikTok and stand in their words if that's their truth. Own it.
(from NOW) Sexton said that for the first few days after the campaign launched, they received positive feedback, with people giving them kudos for the gig and sharing photos of the in-store posters.
However, on Monday, the narrative surrounding the campaign began to change, with some people sharing their upset about Sexton’s involvement.
“All of these [comments] are very much, like, heavy on my image,” they explained. “You know, a lot of people commenting on how upset they are that a person who has a beard and is wearing makeup is featured in an ad like this.”
Sexton says that they deal with online hate due to their identity every day, adding that it’s only gotten worse over the last few years. They explained that the hatred and trolling tend to flare up when they work on a project with a large brand.
“I’m better now, at like managing how it impacts me… I just really try to look at it as a really great way that we can have more meaningful conversations around this topic.”
The influencer said that they believe a lot of people think the fight for equality and representation is over, which is not true.
“This just shows the work that still needs to happen in order to create safer spaces for people in Canada and the world.”
SEXTON SHARES ADVICE FOR 2SLGBTQ+ YOUTH Sexton says they have suffered through verbal and physical violence due to their identity for years, and shared some advice for 2SLGBTQ+ youth.
“Choosing your authenticity over your safety, takes a lot of courage,” they explained. “[You have] to celebrate yourself, that you have the courage to be your authentic self, and like, walk out that door every single day.”
They added that criticizing someone online does not take courage.