The product that Shetty or most fashion and lifestyle influencers sell is exactly this — aspiration. Influencers work super hard to make their lives believable, desirable and hence, ripe for emulation. Again, the video was belittling the labour of a woman of very few privileges, quite the opposite of what she had to say about fellow influencer Shetty. That wouldn’t have punched Shetty down, but also helped youngsters see the right path to seeking help for mental health. From protests against the government’s atrocities to calling out discrimination, lifestyle influencers have done it all.

Source: Huffington Post July 09, 2020 07:41 UTC