And Just Like That... the SHEIN-fluencer Psyop Holiday

Flop Soup

On this Soup du Jour, we cover our thoughts on The Bear, Stars on Mars, and a slew of Quick Flops (Netflix releasing Titanic for streaming, Hilaria Baldwin --> Ilaria Baldwin pipeline, Gwen Stefani ranking her own songs wrong).
Then we get into the thick of it with the SHEIN influencers trying to paint the company in a positive, ethical light. Spoiler alert -- they aren't. And then, we get into the Flop Ed of it all, covering both two op eds touching on the topics of sexuality and travel (not related).
Finally, we end with local flops and floposcopes -- this time revisiting 2 of our old reviews. Cassandra has more to say in defense of Platonic, and Justin admits disappointment in Kelly Clarkson.
Show Notes & Links

• Quick Flop Sources:
  • Titanic Returns to Netflix: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/06/28/netflix-titanic-streaming-submersible-disaster/70364390007
  • MrBeast on the Sub: https://kotaku.com/youtube-mr-beast-titan-titanic-submarine-disaster-1850575265
  • Drake announces his first poetry book: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/drake-poetry-book-titles-ruin-everything-kenza-samir-1235360905/
  • Hilara Baldwin named her newest daughter "Ilaria": https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11297653/Hilaria-Baldwin-shares-snap-daughter-Ilaria-husband-Alec-Baldwin-cuddle-baby.html
  • Billy Porter is bored of wearing the LGBTQ rainbow flag: https://pagesix.com/2023/06/26/billy-porter-is-bored-of-the-lgbtq-rainbow-flag/
  • Charli XCX on receiving feedback from Lady Gaga: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct9Q37ju6vR/
  • Patti LaBelle botches BET Awards tribute to Tina Turner: https://pagesix.com/2023/06/26/patti-labelle-botches-bet-awards-2023-tribute-to-tina-turner-im-trying-yall/
  • Gwen Stefani ranked 9 of her songs on tiktok: https://ew.com/music/gwen-stefani-frustrates-fans-by-ranking-her-best-songs/
• Hot Flopics:
  • Influencers Visiting Shein Factory in China: https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/60204/1/shein-psyop-influencer-trip-factories-exploitation-dani-carbonari-fast-fashion
  • Flop Eds:
    • The New Yorker: The Case Against Travel
    • New York Times: As a Gay Man, I'll Never Be Normal

Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
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