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
    362·
    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.

      • JanetteEwen@lemmy.ca
        191·
        5 months ago

        You seem in a tizzy! I am a reporter. A lifestyle reporter. Would you like to speak to my editors? Have you heard of LinkedIn? Thanks for sending the bossbabe article. Yes there is repetition of copy. I will send it to the plagaisrm expert this week. In my opinion there are portions that are plagiarized. It’s not enough of a match to come up in an search. Sar*h’s copy matched exactly to Cloud Tailors copy so it came up in a search. BTW. One person plagiarizing doesn’t erase another person doing it.

        You seem panicky. Are you ok? If it’s upsetting to be on this page don’t be here. Once I get the plagiarism results I’ll post them on Instagram. With a few other samples. My question still holds if S*rah “bought” the article, then why the texts messages that state she agrees it’s plagiarism and blames her staff. Will you ask her next time you see her? I’ll dig away to try to find the OG article. I’ll get to that search in the next two weeks.

        I’ll also speak to Dyson’s agency. I’ve worked with them over the years. Don’t worry I won’t mention names. I’ll just get their thoughts on … what did you call them, private label articles-- we used another term at Chatelaine and the Globe and Mail. I checked my most recent contract from Dyson, for me, Dyson and their agency required custom content that hadn’t been used previously. No pre-existing rights, intellectual property/ content… blah blah blah.

        FYI- we aren’t the bad guys. The the list of lies tied to person you are desperately protecting is long. The DM’s I am getting with receipts, I can’t keep up with. There are that many. As for the filtering. I won’t back down on that. I have eyes. Your friend can produce original files if she wants. Those can be read for adjustments. The people here aren’t looking to hurt anyone, we want honesty. Also who cares if people filter. No one. But when you preach that you don’t. You can shift a whole industry and push people unfairly out. When media starts covering for influencers who lie. And LIE to their viewers and readers, I’m invested. That’s a story. You see I care about what’s going to be around for the next generation. Totalitarism sucks.

        Lastly a question for you, how’s your cat? 🐈‍⬛

        • ladybonerforjustice@lemmy.ca
          9·
          5 months ago

          You’re amazing, Janette!

          This question is not necessarily for you but anyone reading. Was the infamous Michael Jackson picture for the same Dyson partnership? I’m sure Dyson would like to know that someone they paid to represent them both plagiarized and filtered her image into something unrecognizable. How are people supposed to take that seriously and find her remotely credible?

            • ladybonerforjustice@lemmy.ca
              12·
              5 months ago

              They stalk us across all social media platforms and have said things that make us think it’s one or two individuals in particular. It’s pretty amusing especially as the person in question is not actually friends with the person/s defending them (they just think they are). It’s kind of sad.

          • ladybonerforjustice@lemmy.ca
            7·
            5 months ago

            Why don’t you just use her name? She goes by Janette on her socials and professionally. You seem incredibly immature and petty by that alone.

      • MoonChild@lemmy.caM
        61·
        5 months ago

        You’re just full of straw man arguments that aren’t going to hold up. I suggest educating yourself before posting since you end up looking foolish.