The Cult of Michelle Phan
Michelle Phan. For those who don’t know, she is the former Ringling art student who gained worldwide notoriety for her YouTube channelwhere she would create makeup tutorials that are a huge a hit, particularly with the teens. Many of the videos have well over one million views. This led to a position with Lancome, the makeup and skin care company. She is also a superstar on the social networks with well over 500,000 “likes” on her Facebook fan page and nearly 150,000 followers on Twitter. However, this all leads to the dark side of Phan and her militia of followers. There is an almost blind loyalty to Phan and a zombie-like, robotic reaction to anything she posts.
Twitter Fiasco Update
Michelle’s Apology – Genuine or Not?
This is an update about the twitter incident that happened a while ago. Responding to the backlash from her fans, Michelle posted an apology note on her Facebook fanpage:
Kudos to Michelle for putting effort into writing an apology. However, as with other issues with Michelle, we’ve noticed a few inconsistencies in her apology note.
Michelle’s Twitter Fiasco
Michelle Phan has many merits to her name. She is a spokesperson for Lancome, #1 makeup guru on Youtube with the most subscribers, as well as recently hitting the 1 million subscriber mark. She gained popularity through her blog and make-up tutorials, and also uses many social networks to connect with her fans - namely facebook, youtube, twitter, and blogTV. Though used mainly for entertainment and communication, this easy connection between her and her fans also allows for another, much more disturbing purpose - cyberbullying.
Cyberbullying has become a hot topic the last few years. If you’re not aware of the potential effects that cyberbullying can have on teens, here are a few incidents that have occurred:
This following incident exposes Michelle Phan’s abuse of power as a prominent online individual.
