" enquire PEOPLE BEFORE YOU memorialise THEM ! I know raft of mass who hate being immortalize and do n’t need you filming them . "
A while back, weaskedtheBuzzFeed Communityto share their thoughts on influencers, and there sure are a lot of things influencers do that piss them off! Here’s what they had to say.
1.First, I’m going to start with one that bothers me: wheninfluencers go up to random people in stores, ask them to record them, then do something really ridiculous just to see if they’ll keep filming/how they’ll react. Like, they didn’t consent to being a part of your TikTok (even if it’s usually just their voice).
If someone came up to me when I was trying to do a Target go just so they could flim-flam me into being in their TikTok skit , I would be PISSED .
2.And also, influencers who walk up to people on the street to ask them questions or film them (especially without asking permission first): “ASK PEOPLE BEFORE YOU RECORD THEM! I know plenty of people who hate being recorded and don’t want you filming them.”
— elizaschuylerhamilton5
3.But especially… “The thing where influencers stop random people on the street and ask them ‘Double it and give it to the next person or take it?’ Because if you take it you feel like such a crappy person and others would watch you take the money, and if you double it you missed out on a lot of money that could have helped you.”
4.“Charity porn.”
— sarahbird
" Yes , I perfectly hate it . By all means , do charitable acts and film prepping it , but do n’t make the field of the charity engage in your video recording , even if you say they do n’t have to you ’re putting them in a position where they ’ll sense like they have to say yes to get the Polemonium caeruleum . A woman I went to school with owned a local prima donna bar where we grew up that also did food . She would shoot videos of herself taking solid food to stateless people so that she could use the video to promote the bar . It was disgusting because the homeless person was n’t in a position to say no so they had to give their self-regard for that meal and her self . She would never have done that beneficial deed without videoing it either which directly means you misplace all credit for it . It ’s just using the great unwashed less golden than you . "
— kerryb4e7ff4e7a
" The ONLY legitimate reason to share video recording of number of Greek valerian is to increase knowingness of an issue or community of interests that is especially unseeable , especially if it would be something that a upsurge of knowingness about would make a big difference . Any other example of filming act of charity is solely about the giver , not the recipient . "
— etconner
" It ’s one thing to make a video ABOUT your charity ( this is who we are , what we do , etc . ) but making the recipient of charity appear in the telecasting is so messed up . "
— pattilquigley
5.“Any influencer who posts ‘what I eat in a day’ videos that start (almost ALWAYS) with a body check, then proceed to show an amount of food suitable for a three-year-old. like…really just promoting eating disorders to a vulnerable audience and having no shame whatsoever in doing so.”
— danielleintheden
" And it ’s under the guise of ' health . ' Bone broth , Camellia sinensis , herbs , and citrus fruit / vitamin water system . I really do n’t like to call these people ' cretin ' as others have , ( even though I understand their defeat with influencers ) because I really think someone should step in and help them pull in what an unhealthy addiction societal media can turn into . Eventually , they will be reach documentaries about the character of business they are in and we ’ll see the dangers we have n’t even make yet for everyone take from creators to witness . "
6.“Facetuning pictures randomly! I know a wannabe influencer that very obviously Facetuned ONE of her photos on Instagram. When you look at her other photos, her face is completely different!”
— Anonymous
7.“When they want to show how much money they have by wasting it all. Like, ‘I just destroyed my girlfriend’s car and bought her a Tesla!’ If you are going to buy your girlfriend a new car, don’t do it on camera, and SELL THE ORIGINAL CAR!”
8.And similarly, “People straight up destroying stuff for views. Sometimes, it’s just property destruction with TikTok challenges (like, when a few years back there was that trend where people stole paper towel dispensers and sinks), but sometimes, it is irreplaceable historical artifacts. People will do anything for their 15 minutes of not very real fame.”
— flvorbrich24
9.“I’ll go ahead and also add on to yours by saying wasting FOOD, as well. I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE this so much, dumping out milk, soda, throwing whole pizzas and burgers and chips away like that. … It’s so disgusting that people do this for clicks and views when not only did that person waste their money, someone else could have gotten a hot meal or something, but no, dumping slime on 20 pizzas for 100 views is SO MUCH BETTER, Kevin…”
" You would think in this day and age that at the very least , Gen Z and younger millennials would be more mindful about waste and the damage it can do to the environment , but no . I do n’t care about makeup , do n’t handle about styling and fashion , you do you , but what I perfectly detest with every fiber of my being are these assholes wasting food , imbibe , and really anything else in excess for clicks and views . ' Watch me flip 100 pizzas off a bridge ! yuk , yuk , yuk . ' ' Watch me bathe in 1,000 pounds . of ramen noodles ! ' "
— morgan_le_slay
10.When TikTokers film at tourist attractions others have also paid to visit: “I see people on TikTok in very crowded tourist areas getting angry that people won’t give them a wide berth to film. Like, what are the other people supposed to do? Walk into the road instead of on the sidewalk? Not actually look at the displays near you in the museum that they paid to visit? So entitled, and the people posting the videos always expect viewers to take their side.”
— annahill95
11.And really just filming in any public area, like a plane aisle or a bathroom: “I was at the movies a few weeks ago post movie I needed to use the restroom. there were two girls in there filming themselves doing a TikTok dance. They kept getting upset people were using the facilities, and said something to the effect of ‘why do all these bishes keep using the bathroom, can’t they see?’ I waited until they started dancing and flushed. The lady in the next stall over, though, farted so loudly on purpose (she snickered) that the girls got mad and left.”
" I laughed so severely . So if you see a video of two girls acquire out fart on TikTok , I ’m the one flushing every metre they started to dance . "
— r4732565ca
12.Really just any behavior influencers exhibit at Disney, including: filming people without their consent, trying to get the actors to break character, ignoring safety precautions and filming on rides, and overall just taking away from everyone’s experiences.
" Most of the Disney YouTubers and ' Influencers ' are horrifying ! They tittup around theme parks all twenty-four hour period gormandise their font , buy merchandise , and using their stans ’ superchats and donations to ante up for everything . … They ’re in the parks every day shoving their cameras in everyone ’s faces and stuff their direction through line of products like they ’re good than everyone else !
And I ca n’t say you how many TikTokers and Instagrammers do thing that are clearly against Disney and other base parks ’ rules all to get their viral guessing . They hold back up fibre meet and greet lines , making children wait while they have a whole conversation and interview with the fiber . They do things that are not kinsfolk - friendly or that you ’d need your nestling seeing , peculiarly in what ’s supposed to be a home - friendly theme green . And it ’s just plain creepy-crawly to see so many middle - aged and older men roaming the parks with cameras rolling . Disney take to shut these mass down instead of adding them to their media lists . "
" I ’m a Disney Adult and not ashamed to take on that , but the distance that these ' influencers ' go to for get likes is crazy . They purposely put face characters into awkward situations to get them to step out of character . Reality is , if those thespian did that , they could be raise . If I ever ran into one of these people in the park , I would probably say some not - so - Disney thing to them . "
— ilovedogs1211
" They ’ve taken over the parking lot and it ’s preposterous sometimes . When I worked there ( college program ) , I had more than once someone stick a photographic camera in my face while I was work and start asking questions for whatever social medium they created contentedness for . I ’m trying to do my job ! I am not here for your views ! masses also essay to commemorate total ride , which is not allowed for many rides because of the risk easy items like phones and camera make , and get incredibly raging when you tell them they ca n’t . They also do n’t listen to safety entropy at all if they ’re filming — they ’re focused on something else entirely . So , these hoi polloi are not just annoying and entitled , they ’re dangerous . Hundreds of people they film everyday also most in all probability never consented to being filmed . "
— ultimatefangirl12
13.Taking selfies — especially sexy ones — at sacred places, sites of massacres, or otherwise inappropriate locations.
" One influencer took Instagram pics at Auschwitz . The rank disrespect and assay to dissemble ' sexy ' in believably the most inhumane lieu in history is infuriating ! Influencers in general that show up to sad places or house of worship can all go fuck themselves . "
— tiger24 _ _ _
14.Especially places where there are specific signs asking for no photo or video to be taken.
" I just got back from a holiday to Paris , and we went to a lot of church where there were signs specifically stating ' no photograph , ' and people lead pic . At one , they were GIVING MASS and people were videoing them . Along with that , the great unwashed were just walking around the city recording their twenty-four hour period . And at one place where a famous musician lived and committed suicide , this young lady was doing a full - on photo shoot with professional cameras and an rig modification . It irritates me how many people cogitate everything is / has to be about them . "
— suspiciouselephants
15.When they’re a “family” influencer and let their kids wreak havoc: “So a mom influencer with kids (not gonna say names) went to the mall I was at, at the time, and let her kids run wild taking videos of people without their consent and I saw everything. The kids were dancing on the tables and one poor guy (not actually poor, very rich) asked her to calm her kids down and to get off the table he was eating on. She responded with, ‘I do not see your food on this table!!! I will let my kids do whatever they want because I am a cool mom!’ And walked away. Long story short she had to cancel the channel because of other incidents like that.”
— bad_karma_1015
16.And also just family influencers in general who use their children to get views, despite their children being too young to understand internet fame or consent to it.
" There are a lot of influencers who make ' fellowship mental object ' and use their children to bet frivolity on . To all the people who watch those video recording , you are witness kid abuse . It ’s devastating to be intimate that masses promote it just by viewing it . It ’s the biggest case of standing by and letting it happen that the humankind has ever find . Someone with some power needs to abuse up and hold on this shit . It ’s literally traumatized an entire generation since birth . rent ’s at least hold on ' partake it in disbelief . ' No one should go viral for being a creep . Report it to the right someone , not the whole existence . "
17.“I have a friend who is trying to become a mommy vlogger/influencer, and big [sic] does it suck. She’s constantly begging us for likes in our group chat, advertising things she OBVIOUSLY doesn’t use, like adult diapers, and making her kid do things on camera, and her kid quite obviously hates it. It’s disgusting.”
— natalias48cc3635c
18.Using tragedy to gain attention.
" Went on a trip to do a big engagement announcement . While they were in the metropolis , there was a horrific terrorist approach . They were safe in their hotel miles off but settle since that would take attention out from what they planned , it would make more sense to bullshit having been where it happened . Admitted it to our family and does n’t interpret why a great deal of us are disgusted with them . "
19.Asking for free stuff for “exposure.”
" There ’s an ' influencer ' in my Ithiel Town who … reaches out to local businesses and attempt to get complimentary serving or merchandise and will small - key threaten them if they are n’t unforced to make a trade for exposure on her social media , tell them that she ’s well attached and that if she does n’t get her path , it will be very bad for their business . She basically believe she can get away with anything because her parent have money , and she feels important because of her internet celebrity . "
20.Or reservations at restaurants.
" I was at a coffeehouse and this girl get in and she hollo , ' I postulate food . ' The staff told her , ' You need a reservation' … She said , ' Get out of my agency , I have 100,000 follower . "
— 30alewellen
21.And just generally expecting the rules to be bent for them and threatening to tell their followers if they aren’t.
" We had a self - proclaimed influencer come into the restaurant a few weeks back with her group of admirer . They did n’t have a reservation , and for a political party of eight , it was n’t going to be well-to-do to suit them . The reason for this was the restaurant layout being pitch to small table setting and booths that are lay out up for parties of four . She wanted a booth and for us to add a board to the closing . She was n’t the first someone to ask this of the restaurant . Many people ask this , and we have to differentiate them no because that area ( where the booths are located ) is the direct walking itinerary to the kitchen for all faculty , and I was under strict instructions to never block it . Said influencer was take a leak to say the least and did n’t like me trying to ' change her visual sense ' of her experience . I said I could put tables together in the master dining area , but that was scoot down with ' do you have any idea how stupid you voice ? You are blowing a huge opportunity here . I can make or break this business … tonight . ' I had no idea how to react to that . So , I get my GM involve . I had never seen him escort anyone out of the eating house before , but all-fired , did he do it quick with them . The next day , the influencer left a four - paragraph followup on our Yelp and threatened to call the wellness department . Got ta roll in the hay entitled people . "
22.And even worse, actually getting their followers to follow through on these threats and harass businesses — or even just review bomb it.
" This charwoman was a frequent drunk at my neighbourhood bar view . She used to do dating TikToks which were fine and precious . Once in a while , she would have some drama , but nothing too over the top . When she realized her play videos sustain more opinion , she made up an entire saga about the streak after she found out they communicated with each other to finish serving her when she ’d get belligerent . Her following ate it up . One barkeep had to move three multiplication and modify her name after she was physically assaulted . Another had a mini stroke parcel out with century of fake complaint and telephone set vociferation a day . All so one TikToker could get attention . artificial ! "
23.Photographing/video-taping strangers to shame them online (without telling the full story, of course).
" I was in mellow schooling in the cafeteria eating my food at a secluded table when a pop girl , who had a heavy following on TikTok , asked me to move so she could film her a TikTok television . I said no ‘cause there was no where else to sit , and she continue to verbalize crap about me in front of me say I was ruining the shot and how she ’d make me go viral for being rude … when I was the one mind my concern … "
24.Especially at the gym.
" Like , why do you have to mock people who are just hold up their life and put them on blast on social medium ? "
25.Selling services they’re reallyyyy not qualified to offer…
" When March 2020 happened , India pop off in a blanket lockdown . This one Indian influencer ( fashion , I guess ) put a Charles William Post about how we ’re in this together and some other mental wellness buzzwords fake and articulate that for a titular bang of 1,500 or some rupee ( $ 20 ) she will give people mental health counseling ( like do a doubtfulness or two in her dm ) .
Please observe that she is in no capacity a therapist or licensed counsellor . Just desire to cash in .
The only reason I ’m mindful [ is because ] it made national news , and she was mocked unrelentingly and eventually backtracked and gave some shitty exculpation which I honestly did n’t bother to fall out up on . "
— dishanath1
26….or products that don’t work at all and are even potentially dangerous.
" When they deal horseshit ' supplements ' that are really so bad for you and not FDA - sanction or anything . specially if their fan base is teenagers / young woman and it ’s , like , diet pills . "
27.Relatedly… “I really can’t stand mental health influencers who dole out guidance as if they are licensed psychologists or psychiatrists. I’ve been treated for a mental illness for 15+ years, but I don’t pretend to be an expert in psychiatry. If you’re not a licensed professional, you shouldn’t solicit therapeutic or medical advice. It’s irresponsible and ripe for misinformation.”
— alicebraz
28.“When they clearly don’t know much about something they specialize in. My eye twitches every time I remember this video where this guy ‘explained’ Japanese culture. His explanation was heavily American-centric and clearly based on anime tropes. It was painful. And yet, he had a massive following.”
— superkay
29.“Anyone who pretends to be a food critic in a restaurant. You are just causing workers stress and they might even give you free food, which you are stealing from them.”
30.Asking for money from “fans” when they’re the one without a job.
" She started a GoFundMe to get people to compensate her rip because she was n’t get enough cash via influencing to do so but also did n’t want to get a literal job because it would take away from her ability to be an influencer . "
31.And finally, influencers that spend every outing just taking photos of themselves: “Recently, I was at a really nice spa just across the Hudson from NYC, with loads of saunas, pools, etc. I was in the ‘infinity pool’ on the roof which had spectacular views of Manhattan, and quickly noticed a young lady who had brought her phone into the pool with her and was either taking nonstop selfies, or was having her boyfriend take photos of her. I was in the pool for 45 minutes and swear she did not stop the entire time.”
— gwinevere
" I had a like experience on a holiday latterly in Goa . I was staying at a beachside property where the eatery area is a popular sundowner holidaymaker terminus . I was lay on a swing with a book and was the great unwashed watching , and there was a group of girls who were in my eyeline , and I swear that for two hour all they did was click photo and make videos . At no point did they not have a camera recording every moment .
In fact , that was a thing most of the people there were doing . ' Capturing moments ' and ' taking point-blank pictures ' without actually being in the moment , or being candid with each other . They would pose for happy selfies and chemical group photos , but the second they would stop over clicking pic , they would go on their phones and ignore each other . "
" My boyfriend and I were eating tiffin during a daylight at a subject commons when we pick out an influencer in the wild . She pass about 20–25 minutes having her boyfriend take various still pic and videos of her , then at least another 45 transactions moving to dissimilar spots and shooting video on her own after he stray off . incoming into this parking area is $ 100 and she chose to spend at least an hour just film herself . I could n’t roll my eyes hard enough . "
— absepa
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