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.
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So she posts a reel with M, who asks not to be posted, so she manipulates her into a reel without her face. She then proceeds to include her bending over to pick up L’s sign. She is such an asshole. I hope she knows that M will realize this one day. The clock is ticking.
So she buys a cap and gown for a child who isn’t even in school and makes her the center of this post when it’s M’s milestone Grad moment! Ok Birdie, you clown 🤡
Pathetic. Imagine spending money on a special outfit for your 3 year old to make a video that is meant to be about your high school graduate? She sucks yet everyone is kissing her ass.
I feel so bad for M
M's sign really meaning she's done with her mom's shit lol. So are we M.
The fact she made M do this video when I bet she didn’t even want to, she clearly didn’t want to have to face the camera yet Sarah had to do it anyways. She basically made the video about L anyways instead of M’s accomplishment. Man she sucks so much. This isn’t the first time she’s posted a video that was made all about L when it was meant to be about one of the other kids (just the other day at B’s graduation!).
Guess L still isn’t going to any type of schooling in the fall? She only pointed out two high schoolers and a university student. And L just being cute for another year.
Am I crazy or is L old enough to at least go to some form of day-care? Surely that would be an option for someone of their age no?
She was in daycare in 2021 or 2022? But Sarah took her out bc of germs yet a week later they were in Disney. Ever since she’s been with Nana all the time.
Idk why they’re holding her back 🤷🏻♀️
Even if they wanted to put L in daycare or preschool, it would be impossible to get into any form of daycare at this point. Daycare/preschool waitlists are years long. People have to put their kids on waitlists here when they are pregnant and that is still not a guaranteed spot, as they are so limited. In addition to that, the government most recently introduced an additional subsidy for daycares, to make it more affordable for all, in turn, making those waitlists even longer. So their only option would be a home daycare and since that was Nana K's employment (she ran an in-home daycare for at least all of Sarah school years), it would only make sense to just keep her now, giving up the only spot they could've possible got in a daycare/preschool. In Ontario, JK entry point is 4 on December 31st of the entry year - so if her bday is January, she still has another year to go
Wait did they actually do that?
I don’t know anything about the mom “friend” she posted with a daughter graduating with M, but I can say she has aged very naturally and beautifully. Birdie looks like a fake “real housewife” try hard poser. So cringe.
Agreed, she looks her age and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that! Sarah looks so fake trying to be one of the graduates.
I’m starting to realize that most people look their age even with cosmetic procedures. There’s just something about the face that gives it away even if I can’t put my finger on it. I think Sarah looks exactly her age, but with work. I say this as someone who gets Dysport btw - I don’t think it makes me look younger, just like someone my own age with “nice” skin.
It’s always hard for me to get a read on Sarah’s age mainly bc she never shows her real face. The person she presents herself to be on Instagram is someone that she’s trying to make look like a teenager or a young adult. I’m sure if we saw her real face more often I would more than likely agree that she looks her age for the most part. She just looks fake all around to me though.
On Sarah's original blogs. The one she had to use a broken lap top for. The Birds Papaya writes about having a tribe of support from family and friends. Including friends that married around the same time. Sarah lies about everything and anything.
I was just thinking about how I thought she was the only one of her friends pregnant and they all went to University etc so she had nobody….except apparently this other friend with a daughter the same age now. Like why lie about that??
Also random, but am very quiet on insta, never liked any negative posts, follow them all…just realized I was blocked by Becci when I realized I hadn’t seen her stories in a while…absolutely no clue why but very weird.
It’s crazy how there’s suddenly a new character in Birdie’s backstory! She did say she was alone and didn’t have any mom friends but it looks like these 2 grew up together and now are going to the same uni!
I wouldn’t stress about any of them blocking you because they just do what they think will preserve their images.
As for AM well AM’s hubby told someone to literally unalive themselves, and yet A’s friend F has had 2 siblings pass this way. Most of the shine people are openly sober but AM was going to push booze. AM threatened to punch someone and was working with anti violence organization.
B supports an incredible trans account (this is good news) who had their t-shirt designs stolen (this is awful, and we should all be mad) and yet S&K t-shirt company that B used for her viral water thing uses designs that aren’t her own (for the S&K pride merchandise). Go look at the more pride less prejudice, frog umbrella one and the angry woman one- they are all over the web and are dated before launch). B took down the links to help stop genocide to put up merch link.
With mental health posts they get $ from organizations too. They still buy Disney, Coke, Amazon, all of which are complicit in genocide.
These friends are all about consent but S is not cool with consent. The friends are mostly all against showing their kids or child relatives, but S isn’t and they are okay with this. S doesn’t speak up for pride, trans rights or genocide but B & AM did (B removed link, A only posted half-assed thing in fall then a link but showed no contribution). So I think friendships with S and shine people have seemed to lower moral compass.
There’s more, but they aren’t worth worrying about. Let’s call them out for disappearing stories when it’s anything of substance, pushing links for environmental damaging food and clothing companies and just overlooking bad behavior.
Would you be upset if you were in high school and you called out a mean girl for bad behavior but then got cancelled or ignored by her friends? No you wouldn’t. Treat this like high school. After high school (or adulthood with superficial friendships with popularity or financial benefits in this case) people discover themselves and either get worse or they improve themselves. I think, let’s let these adults figure out that they are contributing to problematic behavior and let’s let them show that they can grow.
In the meantime keep calling them out (as you should in real life too), attend protests, contribute to mutual aid, donate your time to worthy causes, stop over consuming and ignore these people. Look for community in groups even like this if it’s all you can do, to search for people who are looking to disrupt the status quo. Let these ones figure out life a little longer.
They can block and we can too. I suggest blocking anyone that is harmful to your mental health. It could be perhaps that them getting called out or they are looking for comments that call their friends out causes them mental distress because they aren’t ready to face the facts yet. And ultimately if it’s not good for their mental health, they will have to block you too. To an outsider that seems really silly. You would think that when people are making suggestions to become better people that people will try to take strides, but it’s often once they’re through the fog that they will see the error of their ways.
Omg I just checked and I'm blocked too! I don't even follow any of them lol I never like anything on my finsta. She wild
Weird right?? I haven’t liked any of Janette’s stories or followed her or anything. I’m even fairly quiet here and on Reddit unless I have something to say. She’s the only one who has me blocked…big loss I know but very odd
Do you follow Janette?
Imagine having the time to go through everyone who follows Janette and blocking them. Hilarious.
No. Specifically didn’t because of that lol. I just search her name when I want to see. So random. And to the other poster agreed. Definitely don’t care just thought it was weird considering I haven’t liked/followed anyone that would provoke a block. Honestly though, I don’t miss it lol
I have two accounts. Can’t find Becci on either. Did she peace out?? Maybe the acclimatize viral lake video was too much?
No it's still there. You can still watch her stories via an anonymous viewer. She probably blocked you too lol.
She can’t have. One of the accounts I used has never viewed her account before.
ETA: I just realized when you block you block all that persons accounts.
I can still, however, find her with one of my never used accounts so I don’t know how she is blocking but that’s weird.
Also why? I’ve never liked or followed any of the SNL hate on either platform. So strange. Wtf is up Beccis ass? Lol
Holy shit. What a Asshole
Not her having to have the camera going to post her daughter’s day on Instagram. Why can’t she keep those memories for herself? I hate when she’s seemingly doing it behind her back too considering M has said she doesn’t want to be filmed before. Her followers and strangers don’t need to see her graduating.
This pissed me off so much. Can’t she let M have her moment without it including the little? Why the need for the little one when she’s not even graduating pre-k/ or day care yet. So unnecessary.
Just another idea she copied.
Not surprised in the slightest. No thought it content she has is original
Lol omg. Some need to post this on her insta....
She posted how the photographer herself sent her the pics with a message saying "you need to do this" . Why a photographer would freely give away content ideas to a content creator is beyond me, but it is what it is 🤷🏽♀️
And why her...Sarah is shit
Not even remotely caring pic either. From a woman who sets up her most trivial car posts to a filtered, perfect angle, lighting shot...she basically pulled into a parking lot, tossed them out of the car for a quick snap shot to pretend she's a caring mother. Not only that, way to doxx them yet again from one of the most notable parks in all of Guelph, where they probably hang out
Not her daughter having to leave the day after graduation. Spending time with friends after graduation was so much fun. It was like “we did it-we’re free from mandatory school now” and just getting to hang out around summer work.
My kids packed up and went on camping trips with their friends after graduation and before the summer job season started. I don’t think Sarah thinks about what the kids want - it’s what Sarah wants and, maybe, trying to one-up the ex
I can’t get over how entirely unnecessary this is. She bought cheap shitty graduation outfits that she will never use again for a stupid trend video that will be lost and never seen again within days. This HAS to stop. We are killing ourselves with this amount of pointless overconsumption. And the whole “but it makes me happy” shtick doesn’t fly anymore. Find other things that aren’t exploitative and damaging that make you happy.
She confuses shopping addiction with happiness. She doesn't know joy or contentment, and I’ll venture to say love, without spending money.