Oh good grief. You lot were wrong and she was right. Grow up.
The problem with this article is that it implies the issue here is a critique of each other, something that we have to have in any movement—which is completely valid—but Jezebel's critique wasn't a valid series of points about the problematic elements in the show. It was a crass call, paying thousands, for someone to…
No, Tracie, that's not why people called you and your colleagues 'mean girls'. They called you one bc you willingly paid TEN FUCKING THOUSAND DOLLARS to get unretouched photos for the sole purpose of trying to point out Lena's flaws under the guise of "critical discussion". And when Lena's "flaws" weren't as gossip…
For the love of dog, Jezebel, let it go, just let it go.
The "faux altruism" you got called out for was the blatant insincerity of: "Lena is sooo perfect and gorgeous and NOT fat just the way she is!! (but send us photos of her without photoshop so we can post them and other people can judge how ugly and chubby she is and we can get clicks) xoxo".
How's that crow pie with sour grapes tasting?
I just hope y'all have enough ice for that burn.
WAITASEC!
Why do people sit and bitch and moan when a straight white dude finally steps up as an ally? Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
That's not a tent used to protect from bears. That's a tent used to strategize where to move the archers on the field of battle: in front of or behind the trebuchets?
Pie is better than cake? That's the single dumbest thing I've ever heard.
"What if we cared about those living in poverty as much as we care about celebrities?"
Jez,
Admit it, Jez. You were wrong.
Actually, her twitter response was much better: "Way cooler when people do things out of pure blind spite than out of faux altruism". Faux altruism describes this whole shitshow perfectly.
Also: you forgot to mention:
Bathroom pic: Towel Lengthened
Well, well. That backfired, didn't it? With the exception of the pigeon and some mild fixings on the dresses, not much else happened.