Tik Tok D'Amelio Drama and Entitlement

Just like any other Connecticut stereotype, you can take the family out of fairfield county, but you can't take the fairfield county out of the family...I probably have written about these girls seemingly a million times but at this point they are a big enough figure that they aren't just another family from Connecticut anymore.

Long story short, Charli and Dixie D'Amelio act up at a family diner recorded on their family Youtube channel  while eating food made by their personal chef with guest star James Charles. Amassing 8 million plus views and currently #15 on trending, the video is being talked about. 

Charli, the youngest in the family is currently holds the highest amount of followers on the social media app with 99 million followers and 30+ million on Instagram, not even counting the amount on others social media sights and brand deals. 

No doubt the D'Amelios will probably continue to grow as social media personalities but I guess their 'shiny new thing' allure is fading. Scandals come and go throughout social media in the past with other big people internal drama, racial incentivities and sex scandals so it was bound to happen with the D'Amelios. 

On the previously famous app Vine, the Paul brothers Jake and Logan, both rose to fame and have gone through scandals such as the suicide forest and other viral videos. Even other sites like Youtube with the beauty community has had their fair share of bad press with outing sexualities, rival brand endorsements and internal drama with people like Jeffree Star, James Charles and others. So on the grand scheme of things, this normally should be a blip in the radar but with 2020, it's all a different agenda.

There are many deflecting  comments about this topic depending on the platform you go to. Instagram's Tik Tok news pages, Tik Tok Insider and Tik Tok Room, vehemently defend the family wondering why this is even news worthy, counting those offended as 'dramatic' and 'sensitive'. Other sites where the demographic isn't ages 10-18 point out the lack of parenting, the lack of respect and class, and other criticisms. 

The one thing that everyone, not just famous people keep in mind is reputation and perception, how we present ourself in public and how others see us. Being a social media star just adds millions of other eyes on your every move, so on a side note, props to their PR team for getting the D'Amelios name on the map outside the app and they already have started their apology tour calling the press Hollywood Fix to interview the father Mark D'Amelio and Chef Aaron to get their story straight (which I'm sure is pretty easy being on the family pay role). All in all, the family is living alright with their millions and I'm sure this publicity will barely affect them in the end. Just another 7 day week cycle and people will forget.