It has become fashionable to publicly shame influencers, and people are seemingly calling them out at every opportunity. From distasteful antics at Chernobyl to swimming in pools of toxic chemical waste, these symptoms of a narcissistic rude people do seem to go out of their way to advertise their stupidity – it appears that there is little they won't do for a few likes on Instagram pictures.
Society has a way of reigning in bad influence, however, and the current trend of 'shaming' those influencers who go too far seems to be affecting. Bored Panda has collected a list of times when people decided that enough was enough, and set the limit as to how low the bar of an Instagram influencer's self-obsession can go.
What do you think? Are you influenced by what you see people doing in Instagram photos? When does taking risks to look 'cool' go too far? Scroll down to check out the list below and share your thoughts in the comments!
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Woman Stomped All Over The Plants In This Conservatory For Instagram Shots Despite Staff Repeatedly Asking Her To Stop
This woman, in her quest to show off to maximum effect on her social media, stomped all over the plants in this Conservatory despite staff repeatedly asking her to stop.
According to Rainy_Day_May, who uploaded the pic on Reddit, "She was asked by multiple people to stop and ignored everyone. Security eventually came and escorted her and her photographer out of the building. Both were asked to not return."
Instagram Model Compares Her Life To Rice Workers, Gets Called Out For Being Insensitive
Instagrammer Natalie Schlater has 12K followers and 652 posts under her belt, but this particular one caused a lot of heat online.
At first glance, this picture of Schlater in a bikini in front of a rice farm looks a lot like her other uploads. But it’s the caption that stands out. “Thinking about how different my life is from the man picking in the rice field every morning,” it read.
People immediately thought Natalie came across as a shallow, entitled person but the woman herself said it the whole thing was a big misunderstanding.
Perhaps if these influencers didn't feel the need to accompany these 'deep and meaningful' thoughts with pictures of their asses, people might not find them quite so ridiculous?
When You Come To Auschwitz Museum Remember You Are At The Site Where Over 1 Million People Were Killed. Respect Their Memory. There Are Better Places To Learn How To Walk On A Balance Beam Than The Site Which Symbolizes Deportation Of Hundreds Of Thousands To Their Deaths
People that choose to visit Auschwitz could go to pay their respects, learn about the true extent of human barbarism and come away deeply affected; using the knowledge and empathy gained from the experience to become a more caring person.
Or, they could disrespect and disregard the gravity of the site, learning nothing while looking for photo opportunities to impress their Instagram followers with.
The Auschwitz Museum urges people to do the former - using the site as a background for your selfies is disrespectful and unnecessary.
It doesn't compare to horror of Auschwitz, but I remember having that same feeling at pearl harbor. People taking silly photos, pretending to,shoot down planes etc. Meanwhile just below the,surface is the grave of over 1000 soldiers on the Arizona.
Doing Yoga On The Berlin Holocaust Memorial
Similar to Auschwitz, these somber memorial sites are there to remind us of the horrors of our past; they are places of learning, reflection and introspection.
Visiting these places and making them all about yourself is not only extremely narcissistic, but disrespectful to the memory of those who were affected by tragedy.
This woman was called out on the subreddit r/trashy for striking a yoga pose on a Holocaust memorial in Berlin, where comments were divided on the intention of the artist who created the memorial.
Instagram Influencers Called Out For Incredibly Dangerous Kiss
Kelly and Kody, also known as ‘positravelty’, are 'adventurers' who spend their time travelling (AKA looking for photo locations) to share their images on Instagram.
This photo was criticized by some of their followers, however. It depicts the pair kissing while Kelly hangs over the side of an infinity pool, with a steep drop beneath her.
Why? Because apparently it shows trust and Kody's manly, popeye-like strength. The problem with dangerous shots like this is that influencers tend to all follow each other, and a 'trend' shot like this one is sure to lead to an accident at some stage.
Instagram Influencers Called Out For Incredibly Dangerous Kiss On Moving Train
This is another example of influencers following each other. Someone first took a pic of themselves hanging off one of the 'blue trains' in Sri Lanka a few years back and now the trains are full of Westerners all hanging out trying to capture the very same shot.
Belgian couple Camille and Jean, known as ‘backpackdiariez’ on Instagram, just had to take the unoriginal idea a step further and up the risk factor. Their kiss over a bridge prompted people to question why, and urge others not to copy this dangerous pose.
What the Sri Lankans must think, with their trains suddenly full of camera wielding, seemingly suicidal Westerners trying to capture the same shot, is anyone's guess.
This Vigilante Shames Influencers For Bad Behavior In National Parks
It's one thing making yourself look stupid with your complete lack of tact or self-awareness, but something else entirely when you damage the environment while doing so.
The Instagram account Our Public Lands Hate You is part of a trend of shaming irresponsible behavior on America’s public lands. The account's vigilant exposure of misbehaving influencers has so far lead to some of them losing deals with brands, as well as investigations from the National Park Service.
"I started this account about a year ago after a backcountry hike in Idaho where I noticed a ton of disrespect towards our public lands including people carving their names into trees, camping in off limits areas, having fires where they weren't allowed, leaving campfires burning unattended, shortcutting switchbacks, and other behavior that degrades our public lands, Steve, the man behind the account, told Bored Panda.
"After seeing the results of that disrespectful behavior, I decided to create an IG account to share the damage that I was seeing and vent my frustration in the hopes of bringing awareness to the issue and getting people to be more aware of the impact of their actions. The reason I choose IG as my platform was because I had noticed an increase in the number of "influencers" using our public lands as a backdrop to advertise products, services, and themselves, and much of the content these influencers were sharing featured illegal and/or environmentally harmful content."
"I believe that rather that influencing people toward good behavior, many influencers are only thinking about how they can create the most visually appealing content that will garner the most likes and make them the most money. Anything relating good stewardship of the land they are using to create their content appears to have become an afterthought for the vast majority of influencers. I also think that many influencers believe the rules don't apply to them for some reason."
"With over 58,000 followers, the goal of the account is twofold. First, we provide educational content using good and bad examples to SHOW people how to become between stewards of their public lands and provide visuals about what good behavior and harmful behavior looks like. Second, we reshare harmful and illegal content, primarily from large influencer accounts, that is publicly posted to social media so that that everyone can see what these influencers are promoting, and leave respectful, educational comments if they see fit. If influencers are not capable of holding themselves accountable for the respectful treatment of our public lands, then all of us, the people that own those public lands, have a right to voice our opinions and let these influencers know how we feel about their actions."
Instagrammer Called Out For Faking Her Trip To Paris
WIth its bevy of filters and editing tools, most Instagram photos are already far from the actual reality. For some influencers though, the fakery doesn't go far enough, and they resort to photoshopping to engineer an even more absurdly false version of their lives.
Swedish influencer Johanna Olsson got in hot water for trying to fool her followers during a trip to Paris, which, she assures everyone, did actually happen.
"I wanted to talk a little bit about the pictures I posted in Paris. So, I did one picture, shot it and didn’t think it looked that nice… so I took a different background and put the background into it," she explained in an Instagram story.
"And when I put it up nobody noticed so I thought, this is good. So I admit it wasn’t my finest Photoshop skills. Now in Sweden this thing has gone crazy and TV shows want me to come on and talk about my ‘fake travelling’."
"It’s a bit ridiculous I think. There are a lot of influencers out there that use Photoshop in birds, rainbows or crazy skies and I could do that but I don’t like that. I just wanted to make that clear that I was in Paris, but I did Photoshop the background, but I’m not going to take them down because it’s a collaboration and they’re nice pictures – it’s a good outfit!"
Hbo ‘Chernobyl’ Creator Calls Out Influencers After These Pictures
On the back of the success of HBO’s Chernobyl, influencers have been flocking to Pripyat to pose for photos, giving little historical context about what actually occurred there but pulling plenty of the usual vapid, cliched poses that we’ve come to expect from these people.
Instagram "Influencer" Called Out By Her Own Dad For Claiming To Have Heterochromia
With so many influencers out there clamouring for attention, each claiming to be special, you have to go a long way to stand out.
This girl, influencer and model Sarah McDaniel, decided to claim that she had Heterochromia, a condition that creates a difference in the colors of the iris or skin.
McDaniel was called out by infamous exposer Celebface, who posted a childhood photo that showed McDaniel with matching brown irises.
“Expectation: A poor girl with different-colored eyes,” Celebface wrote. “Reality: An ordinary liar who had eye color surgery and tells everyone about her ‘real’ heterochromia now.”
McDaniel's estranged father apparently confirmed the lie, when commenting on one of her Instagram posts.
We Want To Thank All Of The Brave Influencers Who Have Donated Completely Unrelated Thirst Traps To The Victims Of The California Wildfires
How do you express remorse and condolences after a terrible tragedy? Personally, if I don't have contact with those personally affected, I keep my thoughts to myself.
These people saw the opportunity not only to show the world how sincere and caring they, but also to crowbar in another photo of themselves and their athletic bodies - just to add to the gravity of the situation.
Because nothing screams solidarity in grief more than smiley, sexy photos of oneself, does it?
Every Girl Dreams Of Growing Up And Doing A Sponsored Post For Bang Energy Drink On Their Wedding Day
I guess this is a way to help pay for that expensive wedding... Not exactly a picture of romance but at least this doesn't harm anyone or anything beyond the bride's dignity, which surely took an absolute battering. I mean, a cheap and nasty energy drink? At least if you are going to sell out on your wedding day, you could choose a classier product.
Each to their own I guess?
She got money to pay for her wedding..... It's not your wedding so why do you care?
Ugh, influencers are an absolute joke. I can’t wait for the term to become extinct and the “influencers” get real jobs. I feel dumber just seeing these posts.
Y'know, it's simple. Don't look at the istagram pics. If no one follows them or looks at them, they'll give up. So just ignore them. That's the best punishment for them.
Dear Bored Panda, For these people, ANY attention is good attention. Please blur put their faces next time. You are feeding the trolls!
I refuse to accept that "influencers" are even a thing. Like, I could just randomly decide to call myself "an important middle-aged lady" and tell everybody that's what I am. It doesn't make it true and it's not a job. Just because thousands of sheep look at your photos, doesn't mean any of them will spend money.
Instagram, sadly, seems to have become a combination of free porn, and evidence of just how stupid some humans are. :(
I have never been on Twitter, Instagram or SNapchat. I feel oddly fulfilled and human nonetheless. The disregard and disrespect for history, for places, for societies sickens me. Show respect. Be honest. Be careful. It's pretty basic, one would *hope*....
Anyone who is "influenced" to purchase something because of these idiots is an idiot.
And THIS is why I don't follow any "influencers", just friends, family and my favourite celebs.
They were not "shamed" ... A few people basically digitally frowned at them ... Oh yeah, that will show them!
I find it sad and troubling that there are so many people in the world in such desperate need of attention and affirmation that they seek to become "influencers" in the first place. I do follow a couple of them who seem to be nice, normal human beings (check out Loepsie on YouTube for a genuinely sweet young woman doing videos about historical hair and makeup styles). But overall it's just tragic how people are so willing to sell their souls for affirmation. I'm guessing childhood wounds ...? The other super sad thing is how wildly people follow after these folks. Social media has not been good for humanity -- I know it's just a tool, but we aren't using it in healthy ways.
Well, at least their DNA will leave the pool before they reproduce (hopefully). Aaaaand the winners of the Darwin Awards are....
The worst people are not the influencers. It is everyone who liked them on their sites. Please explain to me why? Influencers is one thing I starting feel old cause I don't understand why I should watch pictures of such wannabes.
I don't feel sorry for these people. I kinda feel sorry for their families, but the one thing that I really feel needs an apology is common sense. It's dying a very slow, and very painful death, and it's going to end up taking us with it.
Influencers are joke and shouldn't be taken seriosuly. But when you look deeper inside the reasons behind their actions and existence - it's the extremely sad need to be validated in society; to receive the approval of others that yes, you fit in. We're extremely detached nowadays one from another as a society, and this is the result.
After seeing the various posts about "influencers", I'm increasingly convinced these people are, in fact sociopaths. So, "influencer" is the new sociopath.
What are they trying to Influence? Perhaps influencing people to hate them for their self absorbed arrogance. If that's the case their efforts are resoundingly successful.
can company stop giving stuff or paid the influencer… that way we would get ride of them!!! i'm so glad i Don't use instagram
#3 WHY IS SHE SMILING IS SHE HAPPY THAT SHE IS WHERE OVER 6,000,000 PEOPLE DIED
Can you imagine their job interview? Question: So what is your profession? Answer: Influencer. Question: Who are what are you influencing? Answer: Self Body Image. Question: Name your skills. Answer: Distorting my image.
Problem is they have followers and supporters. It's like a legion of idiots slowly eroding the worlds natural wonders and landmarks. I don't consider it a sight of the times though, this has always been a thing. Same story, different generation, different values and same lack thereof.
but if no one looked and analyzed what this Influencer do? a great writer of the past said: "that they talk badly about it, or that they talk about it well, as long as they talk about it": and creating posts like this we do their own game. without even having to work another, they managed to get more publicity, and they didn't even have to pay or work on it: you did all the work.
What the F---k is this Influencer Bull? Do they influence Stupidity... Are people so desperate to be seen as Celebrities? This is so Pathetic. You can be beautiful and intelligent you know. You can be Beautiful and scale Everest.... Comfort is no one will remember them tomorrow p.s. If they want to really influence the world... Cover the War in the Belgian Congo, teach people how to build credit. So many worthwhile things you can do
My short piece of advice: Just don't get influenced - and you are good :)
I'm not sure why these people (or anyone out of junior high) can be an "influencer". One thing I am sure of is that social media causes insanity.
please explain the meaning of the "influencer"! Because after these fotos I think that it means "idiot" or stronzo-a (a*****e)
As an adult you are responsible for your own actions. You cant copy someone and than blame them for your demise.
I think some of them are happy even when they get negative comments; this is how they get to be famous so... They just should be forgotten by us. I also think, that we like to criticize them, as we believe; "Yeah, maybe they are rich and beautiful, but at least I'm smarter than them.
Just wait until Deep Fake tech will go mainstream and will be embedded in our smartphones. Then you'll see "influencers" hanging out with celebs, dead or alive..."influencing". 4 years, tops.
Influenncers are a God-send....no, really, they are. They show just how shallow and stupid ordinary people really are. They show that, above all, not everyone should be able to vote on matters that affect other people. Do you want the morons that follow "influencers" making decisions about your future? I sure as hell don't. Its time we licensed people to vote.
Bad influence is also influence. In some way they teach people they influence all about respect, by not showing any of it at all and then getting shamed for it. They show us the things they do are not socially tolerated, thus creating a great insight to their followers and fellow influencers.
"Influencers" don't influence as much as anyone thinks. Mostly just virtual-freak acts
Sluts and attention whores. Why do people even use that dumb website?
Ugh, influencers are an absolute joke. I can’t wait for the term to become extinct and the “influencers” get real jobs. I feel dumber just seeing these posts.
Y'know, it's simple. Don't look at the istagram pics. If no one follows them or looks at them, they'll give up. So just ignore them. That's the best punishment for them.
Dear Bored Panda, For these people, ANY attention is good attention. Please blur put their faces next time. You are feeding the trolls!
I refuse to accept that "influencers" are even a thing. Like, I could just randomly decide to call myself "an important middle-aged lady" and tell everybody that's what I am. It doesn't make it true and it's not a job. Just because thousands of sheep look at your photos, doesn't mean any of them will spend money.
Instagram, sadly, seems to have become a combination of free porn, and evidence of just how stupid some humans are. :(
I have never been on Twitter, Instagram or SNapchat. I feel oddly fulfilled and human nonetheless. The disregard and disrespect for history, for places, for societies sickens me. Show respect. Be honest. Be careful. It's pretty basic, one would *hope*....
Anyone who is "influenced" to purchase something because of these idiots is an idiot.
And THIS is why I don't follow any "influencers", just friends, family and my favourite celebs.
They were not "shamed" ... A few people basically digitally frowned at them ... Oh yeah, that will show them!
I find it sad and troubling that there are so many people in the world in such desperate need of attention and affirmation that they seek to become "influencers" in the first place. I do follow a couple of them who seem to be nice, normal human beings (check out Loepsie on YouTube for a genuinely sweet young woman doing videos about historical hair and makeup styles). But overall it's just tragic how people are so willing to sell their souls for affirmation. I'm guessing childhood wounds ...? The other super sad thing is how wildly people follow after these folks. Social media has not been good for humanity -- I know it's just a tool, but we aren't using it in healthy ways.
Well, at least their DNA will leave the pool before they reproduce (hopefully). Aaaaand the winners of the Darwin Awards are....
The worst people are not the influencers. It is everyone who liked them on their sites. Please explain to me why? Influencers is one thing I starting feel old cause I don't understand why I should watch pictures of such wannabes.
I don't feel sorry for these people. I kinda feel sorry for their families, but the one thing that I really feel needs an apology is common sense. It's dying a very slow, and very painful death, and it's going to end up taking us with it.
Influencers are joke and shouldn't be taken seriosuly. But when you look deeper inside the reasons behind their actions and existence - it's the extremely sad need to be validated in society; to receive the approval of others that yes, you fit in. We're extremely detached nowadays one from another as a society, and this is the result.
After seeing the various posts about "influencers", I'm increasingly convinced these people are, in fact sociopaths. So, "influencer" is the new sociopath.
What are they trying to Influence? Perhaps influencing people to hate them for their self absorbed arrogance. If that's the case their efforts are resoundingly successful.
can company stop giving stuff or paid the influencer… that way we would get ride of them!!! i'm so glad i Don't use instagram
#3 WHY IS SHE SMILING IS SHE HAPPY THAT SHE IS WHERE OVER 6,000,000 PEOPLE DIED
Can you imagine their job interview? Question: So what is your profession? Answer: Influencer. Question: Who are what are you influencing? Answer: Self Body Image. Question: Name your skills. Answer: Distorting my image.
Problem is they have followers and supporters. It's like a legion of idiots slowly eroding the worlds natural wonders and landmarks. I don't consider it a sight of the times though, this has always been a thing. Same story, different generation, different values and same lack thereof.
but if no one looked and analyzed what this Influencer do? a great writer of the past said: "that they talk badly about it, or that they talk about it well, as long as they talk about it": and creating posts like this we do their own game. without even having to work another, they managed to get more publicity, and they didn't even have to pay or work on it: you did all the work.
What the F---k is this Influencer Bull? Do they influence Stupidity... Are people so desperate to be seen as Celebrities? This is so Pathetic. You can be beautiful and intelligent you know. You can be Beautiful and scale Everest.... Comfort is no one will remember them tomorrow p.s. If they want to really influence the world... Cover the War in the Belgian Congo, teach people how to build credit. So many worthwhile things you can do
My short piece of advice: Just don't get influenced - and you are good :)
I'm not sure why these people (or anyone out of junior high) can be an "influencer". One thing I am sure of is that social media causes insanity.
please explain the meaning of the "influencer"! Because after these fotos I think that it means "idiot" or stronzo-a (a*****e)
As an adult you are responsible for your own actions. You cant copy someone and than blame them for your demise.
I think some of them are happy even when they get negative comments; this is how they get to be famous so... They just should be forgotten by us. I also think, that we like to criticize them, as we believe; "Yeah, maybe they are rich and beautiful, but at least I'm smarter than them.
Just wait until Deep Fake tech will go mainstream and will be embedded in our smartphones. Then you'll see "influencers" hanging out with celebs, dead or alive..."influencing". 4 years, tops.
Influenncers are a God-send....no, really, they are. They show just how shallow and stupid ordinary people really are. They show that, above all, not everyone should be able to vote on matters that affect other people. Do you want the morons that follow "influencers" making decisions about your future? I sure as hell don't. Its time we licensed people to vote.
Bad influence is also influence. In some way they teach people they influence all about respect, by not showing any of it at all and then getting shamed for it. They show us the things they do are not socially tolerated, thus creating a great insight to their followers and fellow influencers.
"Influencers" don't influence as much as anyone thinks. Mostly just virtual-freak acts
Sluts and attention whores. Why do people even use that dumb website?