Florence Given

[mozzarellagirl]

About the accent - when you move, over time your accent can change naturally. I was 30 when I moved (only an hour South) and now people in my home town think I am trying to be posh. I am most definitely not.

I like her enthusiasm and lack of tit giving. I am the complete opposite to her (people pleasing head) and probably older than her Mum but I admire what she has achieved at such a young age. I like her style and her music and her whole aesthetic. I am way out of her target demographic so not sure how appreciated my gushing would be.

Remember she’s achieved what she has largely bc of her background - if not purely because of it. She’s not a good illustrator or a writer so?…
It’s easy to achieve a lot when you’re born into such privilege.

Btw I loved her a lot when she first started out, and there’s many things I like about her but not so much anymore. Shes pretentious and thinks she’s better than everyone else and is also tone deaf about a lot of important and big things (that relate to women).

 

[YoureaRocketQueen]

Remember she’s achieved what she has largely bc of her background - if not purely because of it. She’s not a good illustrator or a writer so?…
It’s easy to achieve a lot when you’re born into such privilege.

Btw I loved her a lot when she first started out, and there’s many things I like about her but not so much anymore. Shes pretentious and thinks she’s better than everyone else and is also tone deaf about a lot of important and big things (that relate to women).

What is her background? I know she is from Plymouth but not sure on much else in terms of her upbringing.

 

[buffyjayne]

Don't know why but it irks me so much that she limits comments on her Instagram.

 

[blmrqslm]

Her new book looks exactly the same (design wise) as the previous. Her aesthetic is so outdated!

 

[thegirlscout]

Glad I found this thread! I do like Florence on a surface level but I feel like there is something off about her.

Some of the comments on this post are not very kind.

I agree with this - I haven’t read her books but what I’ve seen from photos and reviews is that they seem pretty samey.

This whole radical self love reminds me of Gala Darling. Now that’s a throwback, does anyone remember her?

 

[Bubblemamaa22]

Glad I found this thread! I do like Florence on a surface level but I feel like there is something off about her.

Some of the comments on this post are not very kind.

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I agree with this - I haven’t read her books but what I’ve seen from photos and reviews is that they seem pretty samey.

This whole radical self love reminds me of Gala Darling. Now that’s a throwback, does anyone remember her?

Florence hasn't been kind either, so I'm not surprised she's getting some flack. She has a long history of quieting anyone who disagrees with her, and she weaponises her privilege very easily.
Unfortunately, she straight up sucks. She only wishes to speak on a very specific topic, and never pays any mind to anything that doesn't affect her personally. All of her writing, her posting, is about herself and her sect of society. 'Living deliciously' means living selfishly and not giving a flying duck about anything else.
Not for me.

 

[hazelnot]

This whole radical self love reminds me of Gala Darling. Now that’s a throwback, does anyone remember her?

I still follow her She's all about tapping now.

 

[thegirlscout]

I still follow her She's all about tapping now.

I see she’s got the sex doll bimbo make over…

 

[slothella22]

Maybe it’s just me but I don’t understand the hype around her. I have nothing against swearing but her using the f—ing word all the time is so irritating and also saying c—ty. She tries too hard to be cool.

 

[Closedeyes]

Maybe it’s just me but I don’t understand the hype around her. I have nothing against swearing but her using the f—ing word all the time is so irritating and also saying c—ty. She tries too hard to be cool.

Shakes a in pants. Screams. Puts on fluffy coat. Jangles a Temu stack of rings in ya face. 100% autosexual!!

 

[poutfish]

this is some bull. I understand that imposter syndrome is real and that sometimes courage is the missing puzzle piece but do you know what gave me the courage and confidence to pursue my career? Studying for a professional credential. My boss listens to me and cares about what I have to say because I am working towards being qualified in something.

all of her advice is to/ about herself. If you listen to any of her videos it’s like she’s talking into a mirror, not to an audience. (And I don’t just mean her eye bleeping herself)

she really doesn’t give a duck about anyone that’s not like her, it’s actually kind of mad that she still has tit to say.

In her line of work you can be successful without credentials but by just having the courage to yap online.

 

[supernaut]

i cannot believe this woman doesn't have a more active thread. She is vile. besides dancing in front of a mirror and spouting Hallmark-esque, unoriginal 'inspiration' for Gen Z, I'm not sure what her purpose is. Surely there are people on here who can tell us what's behind this facade. besides some intelligence she was a bully at school, i've not seen anything about what she really is like. perhaps she has no substance and all she does is sing and dance in front of a mirror, and that's it? and draw pictures (that I'm sure chatGPT could probably replicate thus making her 'art' redundant'). or perhaps this is all Flossie can do is live online, and when the phone is off, she is too, slumped in a corner and waking up only to dance, pose, spout, do selfies of herself 'living deliciously' when she goes out to buy flowers, and that's it.....

 

[JJBS]

Of course she would go to LA... she's pretentious enough to fit right in!

 

[missbct]

Of course she would go to LA... she's pretentious enough to fit right in!

I howled when I saw the big reveal. It’s like the most obvious place someone like her would go. Basic.

 

[Esbeepea]

I howled when I saw the big reveal. It’s like the most obvious place someone like her would go. Basic.

Ha same!

 

[buffyjayne]

I always say it but it enrages me that she disables comments and lives in an echo chamber.
Yes, of course LA the most fake place in the world!! The irony

 

[Musings30]

I came here after listening (kind of) to FG's Happy Place episode. It was so awful that I had to switch it off after a reluctant ten minutes. She's so hyper and LOUD, it's really off-putting. What's with the naff pink hair (is that a wig?) as well?

I used to really like Florence but went right off her after seeing that tweet a few years ago about her being a bully at school. I was curious to hear what she had to say on the pod, but it was a load of predictable, clichéd dross. To her credit though, she says she has changed her anti-male stance and realised how toxic it is to be angry at men all the time. I mean, that's the most kudos I'll give her lol.

I used to really like Fearne Cotton too, but, like Florence, the whole concept of a middle-class, financially-comfortable, pretty blonde preaching about self worth and shoving two fingers up at societal norms and going your own way, is somewhat farcical. The pair of them have made a career from navel-gazing and endlessly talking about themselves and their "boundaries". Fearne in particular talks a lot about carving your own path and doing what you love for a living, which feels extremely tone deaf. That's all good and well, but how many "real" people can really resonate with that? As others have said on here, the pair of them preach from the comfort of their expensive London homes while many of us are just working to pay the rent and stuck in crappy jobs we can't escape because of the dire economy.

I'd love to see Florence do some proper outreach work and volunteer at a homeless shelter during her trip to LA...Seeing as shes all about championing and advocating for the marginalised...But somehow I don't see that happeningSimilarly, Fearne is about to rake in God knows how many tens of thousands of pounds doing her cringe Happy Place festival in Gunnersbury this summer. The tickets are a modest £47 each, if anyone is interested

 

[blmrqslm]

I don't know why, but I feel like she's not going to live there for too long. It seems like she feels like she's in a whole new world, but this feeling is gonna fade away quickly...

 

[whitemaletears]

It's so jarring to see her post la la videos about movin to LA (how privileged also to want to and be able to move to the US right now and not be affected by anything going on), going thrifting and living DeLiCiOusLy etc. with all the anti-ICE protests and riots happening there. She is the epitome of a privileged, dress in pink tiktok white feminist that when it comes down to it, doesn't do tit - you care about intersectional feminism and empowerment? at least do or post something about what's happening there and how people can support the most marginalised communities being under massive attack right now. so tone deaf

 

[Whatevesmate]

It's so jarring to see her post la la videos about movin to LA (how privileged also to want to and be able to move to the US right now and not be affected by anything going on), going thrifting and living DeLiCiOusLy etc. with all the anti-ICE protests and riots happening there. She is the epitome of a privileged, dress in pink tiktok white feminist that when it comes down to it, doesn't do tit - you care about intersectional feminism and empowerment? at least do or post something about what's happening there and how people can support the most marginalised communities being under massive attack right now. so tone deaf

People like her only 'care' about issues that increase her popularity and likes. Doesn't actually give AF about the horror unfolding in LA. As you say, completely tone deaf