Instagrammers and Influencers

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New thread to follow on from this one

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/style_and_beauty/3462129-Can-we-chat-about-fashion-Instagrammers-influencers?msgid=84590932

I've dipped into this thread but haven't read it for a while, or posted before. But I just went onto FOD Instagram page and felt compelled to post something, just to see if I was nuts or not. I don't actually follow him or his wife, but his most recent post came up in my general feed. Has anyone seen it? Twins doing handstand type things on their cots?

Am I being totally moralistic in thinking that's just weird? And possibly terrible parenting? I always thought I was relatively relaxed about these kinds of things too, and generally have an each to their own type attitude. But there's something about shilling out your kids for some fun Instagram post when they could potentially pollax themselves on the side of a cot that seems weird to me. Am I weird? Sorry if this has totally derailed this thread.

Everything FOD posts is staged. Bedtime routine wouldn’t be as difficult if he didn’t the camera out. No doubt he creates the scenes and prompts the girls to act them out.

Such a self absorbed person to have the twins climbing on top of the cot while he films. Twit.

He does seem like a bit of a twit it has to be said.

Some of them seem to have stopped tagging ad/gift etc.

"Ottie hiding for 15 minutes in silence & me shouting down the street in the dark because I thought she'd gone..."

Gone? Gone where? She's a three year old. I do hope this was part of FOD's joke and no reflection of the actual truth.

In recent days he has also had #dateyourdaughter and a hashtag related to a house full of vulvas, which seem to be new lows to garner as much attention as he can.

I wondered that this morning; he'd posted one of them kicking him while reading a bedtime story. Bet if he'd just got on with bedtime instead of all the fannying about she might not have got fed up.

Am I being totally moralistic in thinking that's just weird?

Not at all. He's an arse if the highest order. I only dipped into the comments, but it doesn't seem anyone is pulling him up on it either.

I’ve always had absolutely no idea how fod has so many followers. All his posts are the same, him gurning stupidly while the twins do something. How come people aren’t bored with this now? Or maybe it’s me

Asimolestyle is not tagging anything as gifts or ads. I would like to report her as she gets vouchers and gifts for Other Stories but doesn’t declare this. How can I do this?

*Asimplestyle ^.

The ASA had a very simple online form. Take a screenshot and then send it to them.

I'm at a loss over MOD's latest post I just scrolled onto. how old are her kids again?

Seems the French are taking a lead in protecting children from their parent's behaviour.
Apple Martin tells off mother Gwyneth Paltrow for sharing photo without consent

www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/29/apple-martin-tells-mother-gwyneth-paltrow-off-for-sharing-photo-without-consent?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

These threads genuinely confuse me. I can’t see why people get so upset and angry. Is it purely poorly shrouded jealousy? People being gifted things is just life. No different than journalists or the like. And paid promotions are just work. Most people can make buying choices and are not so easily influenced. I’m def missing something here.

These threads genuinely confuse me. I can’t see why people get so upset and angry. Is it purely poorly shrouded jealousy?

There have been god knows how many threads on influencers over the last few years explaining exactly what the problem is. If you still think it's 'jealousy' you're either a bit dense or an influencer who doesn't declare your shady advertising practices properly.

HTH.

And people wonder why mumsnet has a bullying reputation. There isn’t really such a big problem it’s just been picked up and ran with. Most of the world we are exposed to is advertising or trying to get products noticed. Wether gifted or bought it gives a wider audience the chance to see product. IF you want and like buy it, if not don’t. People need to live and let live a bit.

Bullying!? LMFAO

I'm not going to engage with you after this post, but the faux wide eyed naïveté at why advertising and constantly pimping your kids out doesn't matter gets a bit tedious after a bit. Especially when it's been explained over and over.

As for bullying, you're the one that comes on to the thread saying that anyone who has a problem with all that must be jealous and when somebody disagrees, it's 'bullying' 🙄 You really do sound like an influencer.

Wether gifted or bought it gives a wider audience the chance to see product. IF you want and like buy it, if not don’t

So what is the problem with someone who is advertising something they have been sent or paid to advertise just declaring that then justaseasidemum? If it doesn’t make a difference?

Of course it does make a difference as generally these “influencers” are saying “buy this it’s fab” but not disclosing they would not spend their money on it, and then it’s frequently up for sale within weeks....

Yes people make their own decisions, but honesty can never be wrong or misplaced, and that is all people are asking for.

I’m def missing something here.

Yes. Integrity.