Desperate much? Her thread is dead and if she's operating a business what is the issue with reporting to a regulator when she breaks the rules?
I don't think many of here would want to be an infuencer, just keep telling yourself it's jealous people.
How does it feel to be on the end of these comments?
Whatever
was going on in Hooper's head – which, ultimately, is a mystery to anyone but herself – how does it feel to know that a party of bile is being held in your honour, somewhere in the web's rabbit holes?
Alice Liveing, personal trainer and
Women’s Health columnist has dealt with cruel comments (in amongst the mostly positive ones) on Tattle Life, as well as on her own platforms.
‘People are entitled to an opinion – and when you go online in a public capacity, you have to know that you are not going to be everyone’s cup of tea,’ she tells
WH.
‘Problems arise when people feel it’s their right to criticise you, publicly, in a way they never would, face-to-face. As we can see with the Clemmie Hooper incident, words hurt. You have no idea what sort of fragile mental state someone is in.’
As to how it can feel? ‘When people
do say nasty things, and you see it, it chinks at your armour. Self-doubt creeps in and you start to question if what is being said is true. I am fortunate that I have a solid support network – but it’s easy to see how someone seeing this stuff could end up in a tricky spot.’
For one lifestyle influencer in her twenties, who wishes to remain anonymous, gossip sites have proved devastating.
‘I found Guru Gossip about four years ago – and got into a bad way reading it,' she says. 'But someone hacked the website and showed user names and emails and I saw that they were mostly bloggers who hadn’t ended up successful – which, honestly, did make it hurt less.’ (This tallies with a point from Cavangh on what pulls people to these sites: 'Celebrities and Instagram influencers have more power and status than most of us. Tearing them down to your social equals may feel a little like reasserting some of your own social power, making you feel less low status.')
The content of the comments is far-ranging. ‘On Tattle Life, I've been slated for my voice, what I wear. My family are criticised. It's every little thing. It feels like you’ve been physically abused and battered. Intellectually, I know these people are saddos, but it does take a couple of weeks to fully realise that.’
She also claims that certain site members have attempted to create IRL implications, reporting her to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for alleged misconduct, with regards to paid-for posts. (A spokesperson for Tattle Life said that they cannot comment without being directed to the specific mentions in question.)
As to why she did read the forums, when she heard of them? ‘It’s human nature to read this stuff when someone tells you about it. But I don’t read them, anymore.’