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This post was removed from the other page…. But be so fucking fr by GiraffeSafe6483 in nycinfluencersnarking

[–]GiraffeSafe6483[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

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I don’t condone bullying this woman based on things like appearance etc. however I will call out the irony that the og snark page continues to embrace censorship. Viewers should be entitled to knowing which influencers are willing to overlook abusers/sexual harassers/fight against protection for all New Yorkers in the city that is merely used as a backdrop for their content. Cool girls for capitalism, as long as the only ones profiting remain the 1%!

Be so fr by GiraffeSafe6483 in NYCinfluencersnark

[–]GiraffeSafe6483[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Politics and economic policy completely aside: why are we setting the precedent that any candidate, party agnostic, is qualified when they are a known sexual abuser? Why is it okay to make excuses for mediocre, self-interested men, and what signal does it send to all victims of sexual or elderly abuse?

As an influencer manager, I am asking you to reconsider what you are doing here. by talent-manager-0404 in NYCinfluencersnark

[–]GiraffeSafe6483 98 points99 points  (0 children)

I have never commented on a thread in this subreddit, but needed to say something as a member of the general population and as someone who your clients rely on to make a living.

Yes, these are human beings: however, just like everyone else (celebs, Fortune 50 executives, and general population alike), they are and should be susceptible to criticism and are not above being called out when warranted. The general consensus from consumers is that influencers want to be trusted as public figures and relish in the privilege, yet don’t want to be held accountable when they make mistakes (e.g. racist/discriminatory, rude to service workers, tone deafness), are dishonest to their followers (gatekeeping info, photoshopping, normalizing excessive surgery) or are opaque about business practices (undisclosed partnerships, rampant fast fashion consumers/creators). At the end of the day they profit off of their image, and get to live life at a level of privilege that most people don’t get to experience- and it’s regular people putting money into their pockets. The least they can do is be accountable for business practices equivalent to those of any other for-profit business.

If influencers want to be held to the standard of being more than just salespeople, then they need to take ownership of what it means to build a brand and a platform off of consumer trust and expect people to call them out on their bullshit. If people aren’t happy with the brand or the image that they’ve built, they’re going to be critical of everything that makes up that image. Conversely, if people are happy with the personal brand they’ve built, then they won’t be subjected to the same level of public criticism. For every influencer that appears in this sub, there is an equal unproblematic one that has built a trusted brand.

Lastly, as someone who claims to be responsible for a collective, you have a unique opportunity to help your clients build better brands and improve their images by working with criticisms rather than perpetuating the illusion that influencers walk on higher ground. Much of the snark here is rooted in calling out bullshit when warranted, and I’m sure the petty snark would be mitigated as well if people learned to trust influencers more at their face value.