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Nastia definitely has a dog. She mentioned that when she is travelling, the dog goes to live with her parents. At first, Valeri was not keen on the dog but now he loves it.Does anyone know if Nastia owns this dog?
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Nastia Liukin on Instagram: "my love for you can easily be determined and measured based upon my desire to run with you… exhibit a :) ps going to miss you so so so so much this month my sweet little boy. see you after paris 🥹❤️"
4,743 likes, 21 comments - nastialiukin on July 21, 2024: "my love for you can easily be determined and measured based upon my desire to run with you… exhibit a :) ps going to miss you so so so so much this month my sweet little boy. see you after paris 🥹❤️".www.instagram.com
No one mentioned the circumstances of her death except you.@MaryClare She was a very well-known public figure in the so-called “blogosphere” for a protracted period. Of course I wouldn’t expect everyone to have heard of her (she wasn’t A list Hollywood status, obviously), but this event was widely covered, including obituaries in the mainstream press and very large amounts of discussion in a variety of places.
I agree (and actually did note in my post) that reporting guidelines are for professionals, and not intended to govern informal discussion. But I think it’s relevant insofar as introducing Armstrong’s case into this thread suggests an implicit link between her story and influencer culture - where potentially, no such link may exist. Those familiar with the context and history of Armstrong and her blog will be aware, too, that the question of child exploitation is also relevant here. It’s a genuinely complicated issue - that’s all I’m pointing out. I only mentioned the media reporting guidelines to stress that this is an evidence-based stance (i.e. these are guidelines developed based on research into suicide) rather than a personal or moral judgment about what’s seemly or pleasant.
Oh, yes! Part of the doomed Coral Girls. Katie actually had some decent technique. But after a while, I felt terribly sorry for those kids. It was one thing when it was just some meet footage, but everyone suddenly dived into the madness of content making.Back on topic,
Who remembers Katie Donnelly and family? She was a fairly high level gymnast (L9 I think) who was homeschooled but then quit and went to regular high school. That family are still going, and it’s clear that their (now mostly adult) children really don’t want to still make videos
Are we supposed to believe that Shawn plays chess in her spare time?This popped up in my email: Shawn Johnson has a deal with Wayfair promoting wholly uninspiring furniture
Wow. I missed that. Changes my. Impression of her. Maybe. A little.Yes @JaJa when she was the team captain of the 2008 Olympics team she studied chess to keep her mind off the pressure of the role.
JaJa, notice Rich said the chess studying happened “when she was the team captain”Wow. I missed that. Changes my. Impression of her. Maybe. A little.
I just saw Shawn on the cover of that cheap women's magazine, Women's World... so she's living the dream.Well, his are entertaining. Ash is a gem too. Do Skinner and Johnson count as influencers or are they more mommybloggers? I guess they are similar things, I just assume the sponsors of influencers are different than the mommybloggers.
Dunn is obviously making a mint.
I have lingering body image things from my younger years, and even I find her legs too thin for any goals. I hope it's natural (I know that's probably naive, intentionally so).I’m glad I don’t have her legs. She doesn’t look healthy.
I can’t think of anything I’ve bought because of an influencer.
I specifically don't follow some accounts because of the way the "thinspiration" movement encouraged my eating disorder in college and body image decades after, and more than once I've recoiled at a Nastia post - not realizing right offhand that it was her and thinking I'd accidentally stumbled into the kind of post that I actively avoid.I have lingering body image things from my younger years, and even I find her legs too thin for any goals. I hope it's natural (I know that's probably naive, intentionally so).
Omg yesI specifically don't follow some accounts because of the way the "thinspiration" movement encouraged my eating disorder in college and body image decades after, and more than once I've recoiled at a Nastia post - not realizing right offhand that it was her and thinking I'd accidentally stumbled into the kind of post that I actively avoid.