Father of Daughters #46 Richard_of_the_ranaissance

[EddieBeds]

I keep meaning to ask if anyone has read this book ‘Everything’s Perfect’ by Nicole Kennedy? Also can’t remember if I’ve asked this before or am regurgitating someone else’s post?!

It really could have gone further than it did into the whole Insta charade/grifting to parents IMO. But kind of ended up trying to excuse it all/brushed it aside? Almost tries to make you feel sorry for Cassie - potential spoiler: makes her husband out to be a dick/unsupportive of her using their children on social media to grift. Not saying his character is perfect by any means but he makes some good points re the children but the way it’s written makes her the victim?!. TBH it was a slow read as it didn’t reel me in.

I’ve got ‘People Like Her’ on my reading list - think someone in the last thread may have mentioned it/read it?

OT - What awaits us tomorrow re Fod and the Euro 2020 final? Already have a cringe on in anticipation.

 

[heretoreaditall2019]

I’ve got ‘People Like Her’ on my reading list - think someone in the last thread may have mentioned it/read it?

im following you around tattle today sorry my love. I’ve read it and really liked it to begin with for exactly your point - it made some really sound commentary on the grifting parent exploiting their child. However it just got really silly towards the end, it feels like they were too scared to really commit to the point so it had to be a ridiculous caricature of anything that could ever happen? I’m going to read this one next tho as I need something to ease me back in after a rough month of sleep deprivation.

Also Cassie and Emmy are the villain names, Clemmie get ur cheque hun they’re taking the piss here

 

[rainbowlemon]

The BBC also have a doc on Bella Gibson called bad influencer. It mentions the whole wellness and clean eating trend.

Bad Influencer: The Great Insta Con

The shocking story of social media wellness star Belle Gibson.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bizziebody]

The BBC also have a doc on Bella Gibson called bad influencer. It mentions the whole wellness and clean eating trend.

Bad Influencer: The Great Insta Con

The shocking story of social media wellness star Belle Gibson.

www.bbc.co.uk

Nasty piece of work that woman.

 

[skronkywildcat]

A little diversion.......the latest to escape from Pandora's box of mysteries. Translates as 'exercise is good for you'. Sadly, hope is still locked in her little box.

What an absolute twit. She sounds as bad as Sarah akwisombe.

 

[EddieBeds]

im following you around tattle today sorry my love. I’ve read it and really liked it to begin with for exactly your point - it made some really sound commentary on the grifting parent exploiting their child. However it just got really silly towards the end, it feels like they were too scared to really commit to the point so it had to be a ridiculous caricature of anything that could ever happen? I’m going to read this one next tho as I need something to ease me back in after a rough month of sleep deprivation.

Also Cassie and Emmy are the villain names, Clemmie get ur cheque hun they’re taking the piss here

No need to be sorry - especially as I’m now doing the same! Wonder what it is that stops them actually following through with the sound commentary? Who are they worried about pissing off? It seems like a wasted opportunity to really dissect/show the grifters for what they are. Will read this one soon.

Oh my have seen that Mother Pukka has thrown her hat into this ring too…be interesting to see how hot her take really is on this given she benefits from paid partnerships/cashed in on the grifting (flexi work campaigning aside) though didn’t Clemmie call her a budget Zoe Ball so maybe she will go for the jugular in revenge? Wonder if Swim Tits will review it for her shite mag?

 

[Mustard]

Whose review is that?

 

[heretoreaditall2019]

Who are they worried about pissing off? It seems like a wasted opportunity to really dissect/show the grifters for what they are.

Tbh I think I had too high a hopes from the book, ultimately it’s meant to be fiction with mass appeal not a take down on the industry? We’re all quite open on tattle with how we feel but in the real world most people aren’t even aware they’re being monetised (sadly). Also influencer books making publishing houses £££ in an increasingly tough market so there’s that too

We desperately need some one to write the anti influencing bible! Clare Seal’s money book was verrrry good at tackling this (I only read 2/3 chapters as the debt repayment wasn’t relevant so she may have let the side down in that and I wouldn’t know lol) but we need something that gives us DRAMA!!

Clemmie call her a budget Zoe Ball so maybe she will go for the jugular in revenge?

I forget how no one was safe

 

[EddieBeds]

Whose review is that?

Ah sorry the screenshot cut it out - comedian Ellie Taylor, who used to do the Heart radio show with Mother Pukka. Think they still do a podcast together so gonna be a biased review.

Tbh I think I had too high a hopes from the book, ultimately it’s meant to be fiction with mass appeal not a take down on the industry? We’re all quite open on tattle with how we feel but in the real world most people aren’t even aware they’re being monetised (sadly). Also influencer books making publishing houses £££ in an increasingly tough market so there’s that too

We desperately need some one to write the anti influencing bible! Clare Seal’s money book was verrrry good at tackling this (I only read 2/3 chapters as the debt repayment wasn’t relevant so she may have let the side down in that and I wouldn’t know lol) but we need something that gives us DRAMA!!



I forget how no one was safe

Sadly you’re right - I kind of forget that in the real world most people are completely unaware of the grift. I also forget how much £££ publishers get from influencer books - the likes of Mrs Hinch being a Sunday Times Best Seller.

I forget how no one was safe

TBH I wouldn’t blame Pukka if she threw Clemmie (obvs albeit it with another name - any anagrams of Clemmie?) to the wolves in her fiction - she always went on about how they were besties and that Clemmie had supported her as a friend and midwife through some of her miscarriages so that must have felt a real stab in the back when Clemmie trash talked her here. That aside the way some of the other influencer huns dined out on being so betrayed/hurt by it all was hilarious, especially the ones who are relatively small fry.

 

[rainbowlemon]

Sadly you’re right - I kind of forget that in the real world most people are completely unaware of the grift. I also forget how much £££ publishers get from influencer books - the likes of Mrs Hinch being a Sunday Times Best Seller.

The Pastor Joel Osteen got a $13 million advance for one of his books! Can you imagine the book sales!?

 

[Mustard]

No need to be sorry - especially as I’m now doing the same! Wonder what it is that stops them actually following through with the sound commentary? Who are they worried about pissing off? It seems like a wasted opportunity to really dissect/show the grifters for what they are. Will read this one soon.

Oh my have seen that Mother Pukka has thrown her hat into this ring too…be interesting to see how hot her take really is on this given she benefits from paid partnerships/cashed in on the grifting (flexi work campaigning aside) though didn’t Clemmie call her a budget Zoe Ball so maybe she will go for the jugular in revenge? Wonder if Swim Tits will review it for her shite mag?

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Do you think the swipe up is an affiliate ad?

 

[EddieBeds]

Do you think the swipe up is an affiliate ad?

Hmm I’d like to say no (generally like Ellie Taylor) but not naive either so equally could be. Am sure I’ve seen on the Jack Monroe threads there’s a way to see if it from the url, or maybe it was here with Fodney linking something and another user was able to decipher if was an #afflink

 

[Libertine]

I swiped up and it’s not an affiliate link.

 

[heretoreaditall2019]

Hmm I’d like to say no (generally like Ellie Taylor) but not naive either so equally could be. Am sure I’ve seen on the Jack Monroe threads there’s a way to see if it from the url, or maybe it was here with Fodney linking something and another user was able to decipher if was an #afflink

There is, scroll to the right hand side and look at the UTM parameters. Usually there will be a bit called ref or aff and it’ll have a semi recognisable name, like Jack’s is MxMonroe when she shares her undeclared affiliates.

 

[Emmadale]

Smirking to myself at ST’s football crudités…wonder if the OD’s were there having a nibble while pretending to like football.

 

[Dogmuck]

Smirking to myself at ST’s football crudités…wonder if the OD’s were there having a nibble while pretending to like football.

Despite her best efforts to make it as unidentifiable as possible, the photo looks like it was at the ODs...garden cinema a go go

 

[sassmaster3000]

Smirking to myself at ST’s football crudités…wonder if the OD’s were there having a nibble while pretending to like football.

Imaging turning up to watch the football at your mates and they’re serving green beans as the snacks

 

[Rangoonio]

Smirking to myself at ST’s football crudités…wonder if the OD’s were there having a nibble while pretending to like football.

What every diehard football fan has on their snack table- a huge bleeping vase full of pink peonies.

Oh she is so cringe I wince every time I look at her tableware arrangements captioned with stuff like ‘supper al fresco’ etc

 

[Notaninstamumeither]

Just screams people who love football when it’s a ‘thing’. More try hard behaviour!

 

[Fruitnut]

Imaging turning up to watch the football at your mates and they’re serving green beans as the snacks

Must be the Joe Wicks influence...