jaron Posted January 19, 2018 Posted January 19, 2018 http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/hotel-bans-influencers-instagram-social-media-stars-elle-darby-the-white-moose-cafe-a8166926.htm A hotel has banned YouTubers and Instagram stars - after a 22-year-old YouTuber asked for a five-night free stay and broke down in tears when she was bluntly refused. The issue started when Elle Darby, a UK-based social media influencer, with 87,000 YouTube subscribers and 76,000 Instagram followers, reached out to the owner of The White Moose Café, Paul Stenson, asking if he was interested in a “possible collaboration.” In an email to the Dublin hotel, Darby wrote: “I work as a social media influencer, mainly lifestyle, beauty & travel based." Darby then included her social media reach before continuing: “My partner and I are planning to come to Dublin for an early Valentine’s Day weekend from Feb 8th to 12th to explore the area. “As I was searching for places to stay, I came across your stunning hotel and would love to feature you in my YouTube videos/dedicated Instagram stories/posts to bring traffic to your hotel and recommend others to book up in return for free accommodation.” Ending her email, Darby mentioned that she had organised a similar collaboration with Universal Orlando in Florida last year and “it’s been amazing for them!” Stenson responded to Darby’s request, publicly, on The White Moose Cafe Facebook page - in a message that read: “Dear Social Influencer (I know your name but apparently it’s not important to use names), “Thank you for your email looking for free accommodation in return for exposure. It takes a lot of balls to send an email like that, if not much self-respect and dignity. “If I let you stay here in return for a feature in a video, who is going to pay the staff who look after you? Who is going to pay the housekeepers who clean your room? “The waiters who serve you breakfast? The receptionist who checks you in? Who is going to pay for the light and heat you use during your stay? Continuing, Stenson asks: “Maybe I should tell my staff they will be featured in your video in lieu of receiving payment for work carried out while you’re in residence?” The message concludes: “P.S. The answer is no.” However, although Stenson attempted to black-out Darby’s contact information in the message he posted to Facebook, social media users were quick to identify the YouTuber as Darby - and began to attack her with negative comments about her request. The negative backlash eventually led Darby to upload a YouTube video responding to the controversy, in which she breaks down from the embarrassment, anger, and humiliation she felt. In the 17-minute video, titled “I was exposed (SO embarrassing), the influencer emotionally insists she got in contact with Stenson with “nothing but the purest intentions” before explaining: “As a 22-year-old girl, who’s running her own business from her home, I don’t feel like I did anything wrong.” Darby also explains she does not know why the hotel owner decided to post her email, stating: “I don’t really know what their intent was - it was just malicious” and that since his post, she has received countless comments calling her a “disgusting freeloader.” However, since the 22-year-old's heartfelt response was uploaded to YouTube, it appears the Dublin hotel has faced their own backlash following the controversy. In a recent post to the Facebook page in response to the video, Stenson declared in all capital letters: “All bloggers banned from our business.” “Following the backlash received after asking an unidentified blogger to pay for a hotel room, I have taken the decision to ban all bloggers from our hotel and cafe,” he wrote - before denying that he had ever exposed Darby, and “the sense of entitlement is just too strong in the blogging community.” And on The White Moose Cafe Snapchat, Stenson said the controversy just "puts into question the authenticity of influencer marketing," because "She would have spoken nicely about the hotel only because she was getting it for free." ________________________________- Big Hands Up to this hotel for this reply !!!! They just did the right decision. I also know some "influencers"....Jesus how arrogant some of them are...My bf works for a big fashion brand, even they are pissed by influencers too. Quote
Kim Posted January 19, 2018 Posted January 19, 2018 Well done to that hotel! Book me a room! And old fish lips up there really does typify everything that's wrong with social media. Quote
Rock Posted January 19, 2018 Posted January 19, 2018 Social media is one of the worst things ever! Quote
Guest pieciolot Posted January 19, 2018 Posted January 19, 2018 A 22 year old skank a social influencer?? Quote
Genevieve Vavance Posted January 19, 2018 Posted January 19, 2018 32 minutes ago, pieciolot said: A 22 year old skank a social influencer?? they are ALL skanks!! only Sisley is not maybe Quote
runa Posted January 19, 2018 Posted January 19, 2018 I'll never understand the interest for these Youtuber/Instagram stars. Quote
Moka Posted January 19, 2018 Posted January 19, 2018 This is a generation who grew up surrounded by celebrity cult, tv reality and social media narcissism. Everyone wants to be famous nowadays, but give them a mic and none of them has anything to say (except talk about themselves). I find that both funny and sad! Quote
impr3ssive_instant Posted January 19, 2018 Posted January 19, 2018 Any place that bans these people is my kind of place! Quote
Lolo Posted January 19, 2018 Posted January 19, 2018 Haha serves them right. Spoiled entitled leeches with no interest to provide any factual work or aid to society. Quote
runa Posted January 19, 2018 Posted January 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Moka said: This is a generation who grew up surrounded by celebrity cult, tv reality and social media narcissism. Everyone wants to be famous nowadays, but give them a mic and none of them has anything to say (except talk about themselves). I find that both funny and sad! more sad than funny if you ask me Quote
jaron Posted January 19, 2018 Author Posted January 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Moka said: This is a generation who grew up surrounded by celebrity cult, tv reality and social media narcissism. Everyone wants to be famous nowadays, but give them a mic and none of them has anything to say (except talk about themselves). I find that both funny and sad! absolutley right. The immense of arrogance on instagram will damage those later when they age tremendously.... Quote
runa Posted January 19, 2018 Posted January 19, 2018 This girl is unbearable to watch, btw. And her decor is Quote
Jazzy Jan Posted January 19, 2018 Posted January 19, 2018 I can't stand these people. Who do they think they are ? This girl is so annoying. Talentless, boring, stupid, whining, entitled and bratty. Why on Earth does anyone listen to them. Same with reaction videos. To the hotel Quote
tuckeye Posted January 19, 2018 Posted January 19, 2018 she feels so entitled and victimized? LMAO stupid. she has pink eye? Quote
horn Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 I'm disgusted by these social media influencers. They act like they are god and have the power to destroy another person's life. Quote
horn Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 18 hours ago, jaron said: Why did she disable the comment? Can't accept the fact that she's nothing but a blackmailer? Can't take the true tea? If you search her name and hotel on youtube, 99% of the people trashes her. That explains a lot why she disabled the comment in her own video. Quote
Nightshade Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 Hmmmm...I tried watching her response and was so annoyed within minutes, I had to stop. On the one hand, she's obviously a very naive young woman. The older I get, the harder it is for me to completely blame these kids who grew up in such a shitty age of technological transition - however - this is life, babe. School of hard knocks. You live and you learn. You can't expect fame (even in this global piss pot called social media) to be roses all the time. Maybe you need a little bloody nose to feel some humility. Obviously, that isn't the lesson she took from this and thus her life will continue to be a major disappointment to her. And the fact that she starts this video with "I never, ever, feed into drama..." is laughable. Bitch, you don't even know who you are. This has to be one of the most overly dramatic reactions I've ever seen. If she was talking about Syrian refugees dying, it would warrant this level of emotion and disgusted. Your email got released and trolled. You're still sitting in your comfy bedroom with electricity and soft pink clothing. Give it a rest, you idiot. Quote
Guest CzarnaWisnia Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 This Hotel person makes the world suddenly seem hopeful and bright. And that girl... yikes! Shameless! Quote
karbatal Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 A 17 LONG VIDEO TO EXPLAIN HOW HUMILIATED SHE FELLS??? Seventeen fucking minutes to expose herself being humiliated. These people are sickos and most of their audiences are wannabes, equally psychos. Good for the hotel. Quote
Tatu Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 100% support the hotel! All of these people with their damn blogs expect free stuff. I run a restaurant in Downtown Austin in a very famous building and it annoys the shit out of me the bloggers/YouTube people trying to get free meal for them to eat there. My company is sadly- 100% giving but give it a year and they will be fed up with this shit as well. Quote
BrendanT1993 Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 Loving her video. I'm going to watch it again and every time she says 'literally' out of those puffy fish lips, I'm going to have a drink. I need one after 17 minutes of watching her being a victim begging for attention and crying about 'being bullied by the mean unhappy man' (who has just come back from Paris and I'm sure is not at all unhappy with his life). But what would I know since I am after all 'over 30' and therefore know nothing about her powerful job following her dream helping people cliche blah blah wah wah! Quote
Martin B. Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 18 hours ago, Jazzy Jan said: I can't stand these people. Who do they think they are ? This girl is so annoying. Talentless, boring, stupid, whining, entitled and bratty. Why on Earth does anyone listen to them. Same with reaction videos. To the hotel This. Quote
acko Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 What a tacky cunt 'I'm a social Media Influencer' @ the shit this boring ass pathetic precious generation aspires 2 b. And then again 17 minutes of boohoo me, get fucked Is all can say. Quote
horn Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 If everyone gets it free for being a social media star, no one would be working. These social media cheapo contribute NOTHING to the society and the economy. Quote
karbatal Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 Well, those of us who are a journalist will have experienced the stupidity of it all. Of promotional campaings aimed to these nobodies while we, who are writing pieces who are going to be read by tens of thousands of people are completely forgotten. I just can´'t. Quote
runa Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 I may sound harsh but she's very ugly to watch Quote
karbatal Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 Just the fact that the hotel didn't mention her name but she had to go and make a video to focus on her says it all! Stupid loser Quote
Sloane Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 And I'm sure she was gonna tell her viewers she got a free stay in exchange for all the praise.... NOT. Busted. Quote
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