Discussion Thread May 28
(lemmy.ca)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 28 May 2025
11 points (92.3% liked)
thebirdspapaya_snark
315 readers
15 users here now
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.
Rules:
-Please follow Lemmy content guidelines. See https://lemmy.ca/
-Minor's Right to Privacy: No posts about the children whatsoever. No mention of full names and no photos. Minors must be completely removed from all photos/videos. No exceptions. This goes for ANY child. No just TBP's.
-No snarking on the character or appearance of any of the children. This is a site dedicated to Sarah Landry.
-No posting information that is not readily available online/NoDoxxing: Influencers post an abundance of personal information online. Examples of doxxing include:
- Posting an individual's phone number or address on the internet.
- Releasing information about an individual's family, place of employment, or other private documents.
- Encouraging others to use released information to harass an individual.
-Comments Regarding Mental Health: Jokes or Snide remarks about mental health or unaliving oneself will not be tolerated under any circumstances. No armchair diagnosing.
-Do not post or solicit communication with TBP or related influencers: This includes screenshots and references to 'this is what I commented.' Please message a mod if you would like to share anything anonymously.
-No racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, body shaming or other ism/bigotry.
-No TBP crusaders
-No commenting with the sole purpose of being rude/insulting: while criticism/debate is welcome on the page, being purposefully mean, insulting and rude is not.
-No brigading/incitement of mass harassment. Do not post links to affiliate sites, or incite members of the sub to brigade against TBP/related parties (this includes brands).
-Fact check and do your homework: Make sure to research before posting. If you are posting photos or videos that are filtered/photoshopped, make sure it is blatantly obvious. No rumours. no speculations (example Ozempic use).
-No overly vulgar language.
-No advertisement of any kind
-No duplicate posts
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
Continues to ramble like a complete moron. What the hell is with this nontent.
Someone please take away her phone STAT 🥴 what in the name of God is she rambling on about
She's spiraling. Her social media "career" is over. She knows it too
Seriously, she has to know on some minuscule level that no one really cares about her mundane daily life moments everyone else also experiences. Lounging on your back deck drinking a beverage? Come on. So many/most of her moments are not worthy of sharing. I’d feel this way even if I stumbled upon her instagram and she wasn’t a person I already knew of.
The Birds Papaya has jumped the shark. Times have changed, and she can't adapt. Instagram use is declining. And she has no skills. Every time she is handed an opportunity, she fails. Her hydration cup line failed. Her attempt at a morning show host job failed. Her attempt at modelling for SI failed - she wasn't invited back when every other model was. She failed miserably on Cityline when brought on by Mattel. Her Reitmans collection failed. Her podcast is failing miserably. She's been hired and given opportunities for her supposed 2.5 million followers, not for her skill, talent, or experience. She's been given opportunities due to the number of her followers. We all know that number is false. When people realize that the number is a lie, she is nothing. She has no star power. No sparkle. She can't write; she plagiarizes. She can't come up with her ideas; she steals those. When Shane and Sarah concocted their plan to make her a top influencer, they never considered that her lack of ability would ultimately expose her. Most of her media enablers have been fired from their jobs, including Tracy Moore, Cheryl Hickey, Meredith Shaw, and Tim Seixeiro. Her Instagram allies are also losing popularity and being called out. They played a game and are now losing. She'll have a few more wins this year, mostly from uneducated brands that believe her lies and paid for Yahoo.ca articles. By 2026, she'll be forgotten. Sarah and Shane should be grateful that they got away with what they did, especially buying into Knix before Joanna sold it. Joanna, much like Sarah, relied on false numbers when valuing Knix's worth during the company's sale. I'm sure that will be exposed eventually.
Well said. You should also post this on reddit. It's very well written and the truth. I agree with everything. She's coming to an end. You can tell with all her desperate posts. The ship is sinking.