Good News/Bad News

[+ bigjoey]

The good news is that this is a great country where anyone can rise economically to afford to live like “The Beverly Hillbillies”. Chalk one up for economic mobility.

 

The bad news is that anyone can live like this. Bad taste seems to have no limits.

 

https://www.eonline.com/news/1101038/jeffree-star-s-new-mega-mansion-is-14-6-million-of-luxury-go-inside

 

Full disclosure: until I saw this, I had never heard of Jeffree Star. Clearly, I must be living in my bubble world to have missed this rising star of the cosmetic industry. It seems his main customers are young girls and the gender fluid.

 

This shows pictures of Jeffree’s old house and the purse vault:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7776671/Jeffree-Star-longtime-boyfriend-drop-14-6-million-mega-mansion.html

 

To see Jeffree in action PLUS the boyfriend:

 

WARNING:you will not be able to unsee this once viewed. We are approaching End Times with Jeffree Star’s popularity. I thought the Kardashian family signaled End Times but Jeffree makes them look high class.

 

A male Jeffree Star customer with his own YouTube review:

Edited December 25, 2019 by bigjoey

[+ Reisr30]

I never understood the whole idea of labels and bling. I personally prefer discretion and being low key and not obvious displays of wealth. However to each his own.

[hypothetically]

@bigjoey You’re 50, there is no reason why anything that JS represents would even appeal to you, because it is not for you..

Starr does not appeal to me either, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say “it is the end of times” because a self starter was able to make a name for himself. I do not like JS, but I respect the hustle.

[marylander1940]

The good news is that this is a great country where anyone can rise economically to afford to live like “The Beverly Hillbillies”. Chalk one up for economic mobility.

 

The bad news is that anyone can live like this. Bad taste seems to have no limits.

 

https://www.eonline.com/news/1101038/jeffree-star-s-new-mega-mansion-is-14-6-million-of-luxury-go-inside

 

Full disclosure: until I saw this, I had never heard of Jeffree Star. Clearly, I must be living in my bubble world to have missed this rising star of the cosmetic industry. It seems his main customers are young girls and the gender fluid.

 

This shows pictures of Jeffree’s old house and the purse vault:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7776671/Jeffree-Star-longtime-boyfriend-drop-14-6-million-mega-mansion.html

 

To see Jeffree in action PLUS the boyfriend:

 

WARNING:you will not be able to unsee this once viewed. We are approaching End Times with Jeffree Star’s popularity. I thought the Kardashian family signaled End Times but Jeffree makes them look high class.

 

A male Jeffree Star customer with his own YouTube review:

 

Bad taste is in the eyes of the beholder. What’s good for you may not work for others!

[+ Reisr30]

Bad taste is in the eyes of the beholder. What’s good for you may not work for others!

Although I think Nathan is cute so he’s got good taste in the boyfriend department

[Chad Constantine]

Never heard of him and also he is annoyingly chipper but usually those types are good hearted people so .... congrats on the success i guess. Second video was nice but what is up with the face did he get surgery or botox so stiff or Im just hating probably the latter because Im cranky from not sleeping enough today.

[+ bigjoey]

@bigjoey You’re 50, there is no reason why anything that JS represents would even appeal to you, because it is not for you..

Starr does not appeal to me either, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say “it is the end of times” because a self starter was able to make a name for himself. I do not like JS, but I respect the hustle.

 

As I noted, there is "good news" with my discovery of Starr. Yes, I respect the hustle and upward mobility. I have long posted my belief in self-starters getting ahead. Absolutely no problem with anyone making a name for themselves and becoming rich.

 

The bad news is the total lack of what us "older folks" use to call "class." A person can start out poor and become very wealthy and have "class". To me, class is just not about "taste" (which is personal) but also about not being so self-centered and caring about others. JS is definitely part of the "ME" generation and seems to be totally self-centered.

[marylander1940]

Never heard of him and also he is annoyingly chipper but usually those types are good hearted people so .... congrats on the success i guess. Second video was nice but what is up with the face did he get surgery or botox so stiff or Im just hating probably the latter because Im cranky from not sleeping enough today.

 

They call themselves influencers

[MrMattBig]

The good news is that this is a great country where anyone can rise economically to afford to live like “The Beverly Hillbillies”. Chalk one up for economic mobility.

 

The bad news is that anyone can live like this. Bad taste seems to have no limits.

 

https://www.eonline.com/news/1101038/jeffree-star-s-new-mega-mansion-is-14-6-million-of-luxury-go-inside

 

Full disclosure: until I saw this, I had never heard of Jeffree Star. Clearly, I must be living in my bubble world to have missed this rising star of the cosmetic industry. It seems his main customers are young girls and the gender fluid.

 

This shows pictures of Jeffree’s old house and the purse vault:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7776671/Jeffree-Star-longtime-boyfriend-drop-14-6-million-mega-mansion.html

 

To see Jeffree in action PLUS the boyfriend:

 

WARNING:you will not be able to unsee this once viewed. We are approaching End Times with Jeffree Star’s popularity. I thought the Kardashian family signaled End Times but Jeffree makes them look high class.

 

A male Jeffree Star customer with his own YouTube review:

Cosmetic tutorials are absolutely huge in the YouTube world.

If you want a bit of fresh air to know it's not the end of times with social media video stars, check out my personal hero on YouTube

Lilly Singh

Comedian, blogger, best selling author, and talk show host.

[Chad Constantine]

Cosmetic tutorials are absolutely huge in the YouTube world.

If you want a bit of fresh air to know it's not the end of times with social media video stars, check out my personal hero on YouTube

Lilly Singh

Comedian, blogger, best selling author, and talk show host.

 

What has she done that makes her someone you look up to/ think of as a hero? What do you admire most about her.

[rvwnsd]

As I noted, there is "good news" with my discovery of Starr. Yes, I respect the hustle and upward mobility. I have long posted my belief in self-starters getting ahead. Absolutely no problem with anyone making a name for themselves and becoming rich.

 

The bad news is the total lack of what us "older folks" use to call "class." A person can start out poor and become very wealthy and have "class". To me, class is just not about "taste" (which is personal) but also about not being so self-centered and caring about others. JS is definitely part of the "ME" generation and seems to be totally self-centered.

The “money <> class” equation has held true for decades.

[MrMattBig]

What has she done that makes her someone you look up to/ think of as a hero? What do you admire most about her.

Her work ethic and that she always pushes the ceiling higher for herself.

[+ Pensant]

I thoroughly enjoyed the presentation. Very entertaining. What an entrepreneur! I dated the top makeup artist from M.A.C. years ago, so I’m familiar with the whole scene, although I’ve never been a make-up guy since I was blessed with good skin.

[Monarchy79]

@bigjoey You’re 50, there is no reason why anything that JS represents would even appeal to you, because it is not for you...

 

? Shady AF ?

[hypothetically]

? Shady AF ?

 

Facts are facts.

[Monarchy79]

Facts are facts.

 

Those were opinions (which you are entitled to), but opinions.... Shady AF opinions, nonetheless... ?

 

it’s all good though Regina.... ?

[+ quoththeraven]

As I noted, there is "good news" with my discovery of Starr. Yes, I respect the hustle and upward mobility. I have long posted my belief in self-starters getting ahead. Absolutely no problem with anyone making a name for themselves and becoming rich.

 

The bad news is the total lack of what us "older folks" use to call "class." A person can start out poor and become very wealthy and have "class". To me, class is just not about "taste" (which is personal) but also about not being so self-centered and caring about others. JS is definitely part of the "ME" generation and seems to be totally self-centered.

Who are you to judge?

 

Even though you are using restrained words, the entire concept behind this posting is fundamentally uncivil. You don't know what he does in his own time, whether he gives back to the community or what. He may be helping young people who are non-binary and that in itself is a blessing. You are making assumptions based on the materialism on display.

 

Personally not a fan of JS, but I'm not a fan of nor the target audience for him and similar influencers. And similar criticisms could be made of hipster types and the UK Vogue editorial board all of whom crowed in print about the wonderful, pricy, upscale places they are going for the holidays. But I doubt you'd accuse them of being tacky.

[Bucky]

Until women stop painting their faces, I don't see how they can seriously expect equality.

Fake hair, fake eyelashes, fake lips, fake nails, fake boobs, fake butts, and yeah.... fake faces.

Strange, cultural, vain, valueless norms with zero functionality...

Except for the evolutionary cry to men: "I really want your sperm!"

Edited December 27, 2019 by Bucky

[+ bigjoey]

Who are you to judge?

 

Even though you are using restrained words, the entire concept behind this posting is fundamentally uncivil. You don't know what he does in his own time, whether he gives back to the community or what. He may be helping young people who are non-binary and that in itself is a blessing. You are making assumptions based on the materialism on display.

 

Personally not a fan of JS, but I'm not a fan of nor the target audience for him and similar influencers. And similar criticisms could be made of hipster types and the UK Vogue editorial board all of whom crowed in print about the wonderful, pricy, upscale places they are going for the holidays. But I doubt you'd accuse them of being tacky.

 

From what I read about him. He is very self-centered and not charitable and does not “give back” to society. Yes, it was my value judgment based on that he does not “give back”. I could put up with his poor taste (my opinion) but not with his lack of altruism toward society.

 

Not reading Vogue, I can only imagine the types of people to whom you refer and I do put them in the same category of “tacky” with the over-the-top lifestyles promoted in similar magazines (Departures, Sunday NY Times magazine, etc).

 

To point out the materialism on display by JS (and the over-the-top lifestyle magazines) is not fundamentally uncivil. Like Trump’s Fifth Avenue condo done in Louis XIV on steroids, the JS house is a sign of the rot in our society of self-centered people.

 

Full disclosure: I can forgive the over-the-top homes IF the owner has a charitable side and “gives back.” An example is Joan Rivers whose condo, like Trump, was done in Louis XIV and gold gilt was everywhere; however, she was always charitable and helped others.

[marylander1940]

As I noted, there is "good news" with my discovery of Starr. Yes, I respect the hustle and upward mobility. I have long posted my belief in self-starters getting ahead. Absolutely no problem with anyone making a name for themselves and becoming rich.

 

The bad news is the total lack of what us "older folks" use to call "class." A person can start out poor and become very wealthy and have "class". To me, class is just not about "taste" (which is personal) but also about not being so self-centered and caring about others. JS is definitely part of the "ME" generation and seems to be totally self-centered.

 

 

From what I read about him. He is very self-centered and not charitable and does not “give back” to society. Yes, it was my value judgment based on that he does not “give back”. I could put up with his poor taste (my opinion) but not with his lack of altruism toward society.

 

Not reading Vogue, I can only imagine the types of people to whom you refer and I do put them in the same category of “tacky” with the over-the-top lifestyles promoted in similar magazines (Departures, Sunday NY Times magazine, etc).

 

To point out the materialism on display by JS (and the over-the-top lifestyle magazines) is not fundamentally uncivil. Like Trump’s Fifth Avenue condo done in Louis XIV on steroids, the JS house is a sign of the rot in our society of self-centered people.

 

Full disclosure: I can forgive the over-the-top homes IF the owner has a charitable side and “gives back.” An example is Joan Rivers whose condo, like Trump, was done in Louis XIV and gold gilt was everywhere; however, she was always charitable and helped others.

 

I’m sure your parents and others had problems accepting your choices when it comes to clothing, music, etc. and I am not even talking about things that are more personal.

 

We shouldn't cast stones about nouveau rich taste in this in a forum mostly dedicated to escorts.

[+ OliverSaks]

Uhhhhh okay... do you feel the same way about (gay) men getting facelifts, fillers, hairplugs, teeth whitening, using propecia/rogaine, laser hair removal, trimming facial hair, yada yada?

 

or are you just a misogynist?

 

Until women stop painting their faces, I don't see how they can seriously expect equality.

Fake hair, fake eyelashes, fake lips, fake nails, fake boobs, fake butts, and yeah.... fake faces.

Strange, cultural, vain, valueless norms with zero functionality...

Except for the evolutionary cry to men: "I really want your sperm!"

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

This whole thread feels wealth-shamey and a little ironic considering the nature of this board.

 

His money- His spending- His home. Good for him for finding a niche and making it work (very, very well obviously).

 

Are there reliable source links on him being greedy and some terrible person?

[thickornotatall]

Good taste? Not my taste....LuAnn DeLesseps

[MrMattBig]

This whole thread feels wealth-shamey and a little ironic considering the nature of this board.

 

His money- His spending- His home. Good for him for finding a niche and making it work (very, very well obviously).

 

Are there reliable source links on him being greedy and some terrible person?

Part of his YouTube uploads and overall publicity around him does consist of creating drama and feuds with other peers in his field. I haven't followed any news about him recently but that's how I remember things a few years ago. Actually ditched my YouTube account where I used to follow lots of content creators a few years back.

A side point, there are content creators out there who create fake feuds and fake relationships just for views and dollars.

I can relate to the tone of the original post because however way you slice it, he made part of his wealth off of being petty, which doesn't sit well with me.

But can't hate him because he's still a boss.

[Chad Constantine]

Uhhhhh okay... do you feel the same way about (gay) men getting facelifts, fillers, hairplugs, teeth whitening, using propecia/rogaine, laser hair removal, trimming facial hair, yada yada?

 

or are you just a misogynist?

http://m.quickmeme.com/img/f1/f1e9e75d8844048e34cd13c19c13a1697b2c9d1f5f6ea95f1ee6b0dfd4682570.jpg

lol