The Haleyy Baylee Effect: Decentering Celebrities & Influencers... Or Are We?

Influencer and model Haleyy Baylee is being accredited with accidentally starting a divestment movement from celebrity/ influencer culture after she posted a TikTok in a lovely, handmade gown outside of the Met Gala, using the popular sound “let them eat cake”. In response, the youths on TikTok have begun a trend called Blockout 2024 where they are encouraging people to block both celebrities and influencers who have not spoken out about mainly the happenings in Palestine.

In this video, we explore the response to Hailey Bailey, the trend, and my speculations on why this will more than likely soon lose momentum.

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Operation Olive Branch: https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch
Direct link to Operation Oliver Branch's spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Direct Aid to Palestinian families (sourced from Operation Olive Branch):
Aya Hamada & family https://www.gofundme.com/f/2946uh-tes...
Fadi AbuTaqiya & family https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-hel...
Monir Younis Siam & family https://www.gofundme.com/f/gaza-famil...

Please check out the programs below. There are four categories: organizations that support global causes and charities that target either Sudan, Palestine, or the Congo, specifically. If you are donating under $25, please consider selecting the option of covering the processing fees for the payment (normally, the amount is pennies on the dollar).

Global Support
Min. Donation: $10
-Save the Children: https://www.savethechildren.org/
-United Nations Refugee Agency: https://give.unrefugees.org/180413cor...
-Doctors without Borders: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders....


Charity Organizations for Palestine
Min. Donation $1:
-Islamic Relief USA, Palestine Emergency Fund: https://irusa.org/middle-east/palestine/

Min. Donation $5:
-Penny Appeal USA: https://pennyappealusa.org/


Charity Organizations for Sudan
Min. Donation $1:
-Islamic Relief USA, Sudan Aid (Clean Water) https://irusa.org/sudan/
-Water for South Sudan: https://www.waterforsouthsudan.org/

Min. Donation $5:
-Sudan Relief Fund: https://sdnrlf.com/donations/donate-t...


Charity Organization for the Congo
Min. Donation $5:
Friends of the Congo: https://friendsofthecongo.org/children/
The Panzi Foundation: https://panzifoundation.org/donation-...


In order to research the validity of the above organizations, I primarily used the website “Charity Navigator” (linked below) as well as scouring their sites for previous works, outside new articles and, of course, Reddit posts since Reddit is very “people” based.
https://www.charitynavigator.org/


Video Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:17 Funding Suggestions
4:22 What was the True Straw that Broke the Camal’s Back?
8:01 Dissecting Hailey Bailey’s Apology
13:36 Criticizing the “Humanitarian Crisis” Angle
19:39 The Trend of Blockout 2024
27:42 Closing Thoughts