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| The main purpose of astroturf is sports |
Nick Kriatoff’s op-ed felt purposely placed to me. |
What was she doing in the public eye in that year? Even the JLo thread dies down for long periods of time. |
Being smeared snd threatened with cancellation by some PR women who are now being sued. Duh. |
I had not heard of this term before the BL V JB saga and at first rolled my eyes. However, when I looked up the meaning and usage on Wikipedia : I can see it is an excellent analogy for misusing the internet to create illusions of both positive and negative support for products/ celebrities online. From wiki "Astroturfing" on the internet refers to the practice of creating the illusion of widespread public support for a product, policy, or idea by using fake online identities to post positive comments or reviews, essentially making it appear like a grassroots movement when it's actually orchestrated by a single entity, like a company or political group; essentially, "fake grassroots" activity online. Key points about astroturfing: Origin of the term: "Astroturf" is a brand name for artificial grass, so the term implies a fake, manufactured version of genuine public opinion. How it's done: Astroturfers often create multiple fake online accounts (sometimes called "sockpuppet" accounts) to post seemingly organic comments or reviews across different platforms, giving the impression of broad public support. Why it's problematic: Astroturfing can manipulate public perception by creating a false sense of consensus, potentially influencing people's opinions without them realizing the source of the information |
You nitwit. It was during the peak of their press tour & moving coming out that week of August. Blake was coming across as an egomaniac mean girl. The movie ended up being #1 at box office in August. |
Thanks for this explanation. I never created a fake account on DCUM or the Daily Mail. Many commenter on DM are real people. I think it is hard for some people in entertainment to accept that they don't have a positive image with regular people. They think they can control and manipulate people into liking them because they are used to getting what they want. People either like you or they don't. Period. |
DP - I think many of us had no personal opinion on either BL or JB before this blow up. I still don’t have a personal opinion on them as people because I don’t know them. People either like their work or not - but even then many of us have more nuanced views on movies rather than like or don’t like. I neither loved nor hated the “It ends with us” movie. I do think that online misogyny is demonstrated as a real phenomenon with far reaching consequences. The JB PR people were able to exploit online misogynistic tendencies to smear her reputation as an actress. There are no doubt some people such as yourself who simply don’t like her work. She is not one of my favorite actresses but I applaud her and her husband for tackling the smear campaign that followed confronting sexual harassment on the movie set . |
How would you plant a story by a highly regarded journalist in an outlet of the Times’ caliber? |
LOL! You’re hopelessly naive. |
Sweetheart, the US Gov and military contractors planted a fake, 6 trillion US dollar mass casualty war in the Middle East with “highly regarded” newspapers and columnists. |
It’s almost as if *checks notes* their #1 movie came out in August 2024 and Lively was getting much deserved backlash for being a smug diva. |
Planter backlash after the director of the set had MULTIPLE HR complaints against him, not just from Blake? Discussing his p*rn habits and asking her if she climaxes together with her husband? Asking if she watches p*rn? Commenting on multiple women's appearances on set? Walking into her trailer without knocking? Crying to her about her weight? There was a diva on set. It was a guy. |
If you think this is or make one iota of a comment to justify this (again, MULTIPLE HR complaints, not just from Blake), you are a part of the problem. #metoo |
Still trust the NYT way more than the Daily Mail which PPs were quite hilariously trying to use as gospel
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