Aja in her Stories saying how she deletes comments that tell her her account is an echo chamber....... it is though? and she must know that? people are too scared to disagree with her AND all her followers are ready and willing to drag anyone for her. More proof that she just can't handle having a conversation with people who disagree with her. She must be INSUFFERABLE as a friend or partner.
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Years ago I followed her because I liked her takes on sustainability after I was getting sick of 'sustainability' influencers ignoring the issue of consumption. But since then, like someone said above, it's been like watching a car crash. She genuinely seems unwell. The idea that her Instagram followers are exploiting/extracting free labour is an absolutely wild take, especially when you consider that the only reason she can get paid sponsorships with brands like Mejuri is because she has 200k+ followers.
She's terminally online and she desperately needs to step away and get some help. Not trying to diagnose, but her behaviour honestly seems like paranoia and delusion (e.g. convinced everyone is out to get her and exploit her, the defensiveness and arguments, the long rambling posts). Just last night she posted an "example" of one of her followers that was exploiting her, and it's screenshots of DMs from a woman who appears to be also a bit unhinged and obsessive. But the reality is, if you have hundreds of thousands of followers, there's always gonna be a weirdo in your DMs messaging you everyday thinking they're your friend. This experience is not unique to Aja and one crazy lady in your DMs is not evidence that all your follower base is exploiting you for free labour.
She's terminally online and she desperately needs to step away and get some help. Not trying to diagnose, but her behaviour honestly seems like paranoia and delusion (e.g. convinced everyone is out to get her and exploit her, the defensiveness and arguments, the long rambling posts). Just last night she posted an "example" of one of her followers that was exploiting her, and it's screenshots of DMs from a woman who appears to be also a bit unhinged and obsessive. But the reality is, if you have hundreds of thousands of followers, there's always gonna be a weirdo in your DMs messaging you everyday thinking they're your friend. This experience is not unique to Aja and one crazy lady in your DMs is not evidence that all your follower base is exploiting you for free labour.
dashofdior
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I follow Aja Barber and found her taking a sponsorship from Prada odd and not in line with her brand due to their poor Good On You score — their beauty products aren’t cruelty free either…
edit: came to tattle after seeing this sponsorship to see if there was any tea and I’m glad I looked it up!
edit: came to tattle after seeing this sponsorship to see if there was any tea and I’m glad I looked it up!
Esteelouder
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The ‘email’ proves fuck all. But if these conversations did happen are Grain Media not just choosing who they work with? Does she not choose who she works with after she has conversations and gets a vibe? Is it not similar to the people she tells to unfollow her because they don’t pay for her work
- did she want paying just for speaking to someone and then allegedly using a book anyone can buy? Oh Aja you are a twisted person. ‘It could lead to five figure speaking gigs’. She’s insane!!!
PineappleQueen19
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And providing the so-called “free content” is hardly a benevolent gesture on her part (despite the martyr act). It’s just part of her business model - it’s the shop front that enables her to secure patreon subscribers, speaking slots, paid writing gigs, clothing collaborations etc. That is the business model you’ve chosen so either get on with it or do something else?
So now of course she is still posting stories to satisfy the algorithm and tying herself up in knots to justify it 🥱
It is bonkers that Aja lost her shit on twitter, telling people to shut up etc. Then turns around and whines people have told her to shut up so is taking time away for her mental health.
Meanwhile Sophie Benson is making the point about fast fashion Barbie merch a thousand times better and not causing a binfire while doing it.
So now of course she is still posting stories to satisfy the algorithm and tying herself up in knots to justify it 🥱
It is bonkers that Aja lost her shit on twitter, telling people to shut up etc. Then turns around and whines people have told her to shut up so is taking time away for her mental health.
Meanwhile Sophie Benson is making the point about fast fashion Barbie merch a thousand times better and not causing a binfire while doing it.
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No self-respecting ~expert~ spends all day screaming at their phone, recording +20 minute videos and doing Instagram Lives about individuals she hates on the internet. for what?? these rants make her look unhinged. I can't imagine anyone in the professional world taking her seriously.
aja is the epitome of double standards.
there are plenty of cruelty-free refillable lipstick options! luxury brands are just as unethical as high street brands, it's all fast fashion! aja could have chosen to support a small business making sustainable products that aren't tested on animals. but she chose an expensive luxury brand to promote instead. WILD.
then she has the audacity to claim "not everyone has the choice" to go vegan or buy cruelty-free products when she literally has enough money to make that choice if she's buying/being gifted expensive beauty products!!!
girl needs to sort her head out.
yet another undisclosed ad on Aja's instagram feed. her Shop Arq underwear was gifted therefore an AD, which should be disclosed at the beginning of her caption. doesn't matter if the post is about the underwear or not. If she didn't want to disclose it as an AD, she shouldn't have tagged them in the post!
I wonder how Aja justifies being so unethical when she claims to writer about sustainability and ethics???
I wonder how Aja justifies being so unethical when she claims to writer about sustainability and ethics???
she's baiting people into asking her so she can then call the person out, start drama, and then cry about how she "got dragged into it"
i hate this kind of subtweeting. you're not really "letting it go" when you're literally subtweeting about it, are you aja?
there's lots of people who don't like aja and see through her bullshit but won't say anything (not publicly at least!) because they know she'll send her followers to pile onto them. It's part of the reason why Aja seems so popular in certain online spaces. she's literally scared people into not speaking out. even if she's politely told her "facts" are wrong, she claims she's being attacked.
Aja isn't an expert in sustainability. she doesn't have any credetials apart from her instagram following. She maintains her "authority" by bulling people with the threat of being called out as racist if you dare disagree with her. she's very manipulative. Especially now with this bullshit "anti cancel culture" stuff she's promoting. She must see her own hypocrisy?
I actually think aja is a very insecure woman whose response is to lash out at other people as a copying mechanism. It upsets her to hear it because it's true: she really is a mean person. I said it before and I'll said it again: I hope Aja is in therapy. It's not healthy to be online ranting as much as she does.
Deeznutslol
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I honestly have zero time for Aja, never have. She makes everything 100% about race, and whilst she does sometimes make a good point, I strongly believe that the biggest divider has always been class, yet she completely disregards it
Lorelei
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I really feel like telling these people who beg for patreons (or bully for patreons like Aja) that if this whole 'content creation' thing is not working for them financially they need to find another way to earn a living JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. You ain't special.
To compare people following her on instagram (a platform she chooses to have a public profile on) to an abusive relationship is pretty damn disgusting. This woman is not OK.
ThisIsMyDragName
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A hiatus to me is not posting at all, rather than reposting posts about her post saying she’s taking a hiatus. That’s exceptionally meta and it hurts my head.
of course! how could I forget?! super super stinky!!!
I forgot another thing that irritated me about aja's recent post. she writes about her London rent - BITCH YOU CHOSE TO LIVE IN LONDON! You literally moved across the world and chose to live in one of the most expensive cities. the privilege this woman has is astronomical but because she's a black woman suddenly she doesn't have to acknowledge it? wtf. Aja - check yourself. or, like you'd say to other people, do better.
I forgot another thing that irritated me about aja's recent post. she writes about her London rent - BITCH YOU CHOSE TO LIVE IN LONDON! You literally moved across the world and chose to live in one of the most expensive cities. the privilege this woman has is astronomical but because she's a black woman suddenly she doesn't have to acknowledge it? wtf. Aja - check yourself. or, like you'd say to other people, do better.
Thanks for that - it's eye-opening! i never imagined she was earning so much money on Patron. It really highlights how hypocritical Aja has been in regards to Instagram ads. She deosn't need to do them and was guilting people into giving her more money because she "never did ads".... she really loves the money huh?? I always thought her patron content must be pretty special and where the "real gold" is because her instagram is just a bunch of ranting and drama. interesting to know it's pure shite on Patron!
#Aja always makes out like she's not privileged or wealthy when she absolutely is. She moved from the US to the UK to live in the most expensive city in the world. Obviously she needs to stay relatable and make out like she's not rich but it's huge fucking lie. You can only do what she's done by being super privileged. that doesn't fit into her narrative though does it?
her content is bullshit. she has no actual credentials she's just a social media personality spouting her opinions as facts. She gets so much wrong about the fashion industry and sustainability. No one calls her out because she publicly drags anyone who disagree with her.
#Aja always makes out like she's not privileged or wealthy when she absolutely is. She moved from the US to the UK to live in the most expensive city in the world. Obviously she needs to stay relatable and make out like she's not rich but it's huge fucking lie. You can only do what she's done by being super privileged. that doesn't fit into her narrative though does it?
her content is bullshit. she has no actual credentials she's just a social media personality spouting her opinions as facts. She gets so much wrong about the fashion industry and sustainability. No one calls her out because she publicly drags anyone who disagree with her.
Esteelouder
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Remember when her bio was ‘don’t DM me Lauren’. Ripped ‘Lauren’ apart for questioning her on something.
Remember her calling someone’s kid ugly.
There’s plenty of examples.
She piled in on Lucy and Yak because they ‘used her emotional Labour’ and didn’t pay her. She suggested they were more size inclusive.
Mentioned it as well on the other thread this started on that she had a stinking attitude towards Jews for not wanting to vote for corbyn. She seems to think she has a monopoly on pain and prejudice. I find her views quite problematic and so argumentative.
She ripped a good few influencers apart and then when an influencer who was a PoC waded in with Holocaust comments, she defended them and said cancel culture was problematic. Honestly she baffles me.
Remember her calling someone’s kid ugly.
There’s plenty of examples.
She piled in on Lucy and Yak because they ‘used her emotional Labour’ and didn’t pay her. She suggested they were more size inclusive.
Mentioned it as well on the other thread this started on that she had a stinking attitude towards Jews for not wanting to vote for corbyn. She seems to think she has a monopoly on pain and prejudice. I find her views quite problematic and so argumentative.
She ripped a good few influencers apart and then when an influencer who was a PoC waded in with Holocaust comments, she defended them and said cancel culture was problematic. Honestly she baffles me.
Hasanah123
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She needs to ask her wealthy family and not strangers
ThisIsMyDragName
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I mean, if you don’t want to give your work away for free, that’s quite easily self-fixed. Errr, don’t?
Esteelouder
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But you have to remember that for poor old Aja, this is all her ‘emotional labour’ not that anyone asks for it in the first please, but we must understand that.