Gaslight. Gatekeep. Girlboss. ⌦ The Toxic ‘Girlboss’ Social Media Narrative |

[@onlybyautomobile]

MLMs: That awkward moment when a customer gets brainwashed into thinking they're a business owner.

[@primetimehome]

That awkward moment when the ceo of your company isn’t you 😳

[@fools4jules]

That awkward moment when you're gay and read MLM as Man Loving Man

[@emilybarclay8831]

@@fools4jules lmao some many people think that, it’s an easy mistake to make lol

[@BettiePagan]

MLM?? Nah, join my WLW bossbabes! 😉

[@Ramsey276one]

Painfully accurate Hilariously tragic

[@ghosts_and_glory3884]

Not me reading the title and trying to figure out what girlboss has to do with men loving men

[@CJMGalaxy]

Ha, I had that confusion when I was at my sister's and she said "I hate MLMs!" My mlm ass was like ??? this is new??? Yeah turns out she's very much not a homophobe, just really opposed to multilevel marketing

[@possumhead2812]

Lmao

[@Ramsey276one]

Acronyms are not friendly accurate! XD

[@astoldbynickgerr]

I also keep reading “men loving men” 😭😭😭

[@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah]

Not me thinking this was about some lesbian obsessed and gay hating cult on twitter-

[@cristinamarquez4612]

"We get chocolates, we get roses, we get jewelry; we just get loved on!" Losing my mind over this woman perfectly describing "love bombing" without REALIZING that that's what she's describing.

[@habanniro]

english isn't my first language so I had to listen to that bit several times cause I was sure she was saying "we just get love bombed"

[@ktglittertime7697]

Oh she knows exactly what she’s describing 😆 She’s one of the top earners, they’ll spin everything to rope you in….crazy shit

[@relaxationstation7634]

never heard of love bombing before I read your comment - had to look it up. Narcissists are crazy, I had no idea that was a thing!

[@rena.e]

And also, it just makes it feel WAY more cult-like??? And not at all like a business?

[@Koozomec]

Lov€$

[@hollibee78]

I had a friend who is deep into Arbonne. She texted me on a Friday asking if I wanted to hang out that weekend. I was in the process of flying to where my family lives, because my grandmother was on her literal deathbed and given 72 hours to live. I told my friend that’s where I was going and what was going on. She texted me a couple days later, the day my grandmother died, and said “I know life is crazy right now but I really think you should consider Arbonne’s 30 days to healthy living program”. I’ll never forget it, and saying the MLM’ers take advantage of you when you’re vulnerable is 100% true. You can’t get more vulnerable than texting someone THE DAY they lost a loved one.

[@artstudentwannabe]

I’m so sorry for your loss 😞

[@princessshay77420]

Very sorry for your loss ♥️

[@saturdaymidnights.4303]

That’s literally disgusting. Hope she isn’t your friend anymore, because that’s not even a friend.

[@hollibee78]

Thank you 💜 and no, we aren’t friends anymore

[@CJMGalaxy]

I'm sorry about your grandmother. MLMs are insidious evil - they turn friendships into dollar signs and make people willing to exploit people they care about. I'm sorry you've lost a friend to that bullshit.

[@MS-xk1ne]

The "husband unawareness plan" part. What the? This is disturbing. These women are basically ruining marriages by breaking down trust between spouses. Disgust.

[@claireeebee]

Absolutely! I've read some brainwashed women on Reddit thinking their husband was a monster for not throwing away their life savings on this crap. Even though everyone was telling her "your husband is right" she just wouldn't listen. It was awful.

[@hannesstan4066]

Reminds me of the Chris Watts/Thrive case ….She hid their entire situation from him. He didn’t even know they were in their second bankruptcy 🥴

[@SirThinks2Much]

@@destroyraiden that’s a very good point. MLMs also promote a sense of belonging and being part of a community, which freelance jobs and actual small businesses don’t have built in. So it may feel like their spouse is trying to control their friendships as well.

[@chronicallykelly7193]

@@hannesstan4066 careful...

[@chronicallykelly7193]

@@destroyraiden you're SO right. I mean soooo correct and spot on. I believe an "intelligent" member of an MLM would be trying their best to prey on the women and men who are in situations just like you mentioned; they just want independence and success and fight their partner on it bc they feel their are being "blocked" at every turn. Honestly, when you're "broken" even a bit, something with that much promise is likely to blind someone completely. I have enough issues with my own independence etc., That I'd probably be a good target for these ppl 😓

[@elisedolton9207]

it’s honestly impressive how much research uncle herman puts into his videos. alpha male energy.

[@Taesune]

What a true alpha male

[@BettiePagan]

@@dallypurcy3113 did…did you at least watch the intro?

[@fawnieee]

@@dallypurcy3113 you missed the point 😅

[@adamngriffin3921]

Sigma male grindset

[@dc9067]

@@dallypurcy3113 girl go find yourself some alpha D and stop embarrassing yourself 💀

[@lilychhay]

I'm so glad more people are bringing attention to this. I almost got roped into an MLM during my senior year in HS by one of my teachers (somebody I really trusted). She wasn't one of the consultants but her friend was. She even set up a meeting for us. They made it sound like this great opportunity. They knew I was trying to get into a university but was struggling financially. I was so naive I believed everything they said. Thankfully before I was about to invest all of my savings, I discussed it with my significant other who proceeded to tell me what an MLM is. The shame I felt for letting those people manipulate me was overwhelming.

[@oompaloompa3234]

Don’t blame yourself dude that bitch took advantage of you

[@AT-vp8qw]

Woah that's literally textbook cult initiation

[@amyk3442]

You didn't let anyone manipulate you, if you were aware of it then it wouldn't be manipulation. Never blame yourself!

[@brookerasnick2040]

i know a 14 year old that was trying to sell beach body and she would take before and after pics of herself of the weight loss and say that her mom was gonna kill her if she didn’t sell all of her stock. it was so sad to watch.

[@ailinh911]

that’s pretty disturbing, especially the part where she said her mom would kill her if she didn’t sell all her stock. i wonder if she genuinely wants to sell beach body or if her mom is just using her to push products.

[@brookerasnick2040]

@@ailinh911 i never really thought about it that way but honestly you’re probably right.

[@fawnieee]

Erm, isn't that a buse? Shouldn't authorities be called?

[@brookerasnick2040]

@@fawnieee literally how is that abus3, especially if she wanted to sell it on her own. which i don’t even know if that’s the case. AND considering she’s literally 23 now and this happened almost 10 years ago…

[@Xanthopathy]

@@brookerasnick2040 ah yes threatening to kill her isn't booze

[@MajesticMacaroon]

The "Husband's Oath" is disturbing but hilarious. This shit is SO manipulate.

[@onlybyautomobile]

I know that AT LEAST LuLaRoe and Younique gives an option at check out to add a note to your order that reads "congratulations on winning free items!" ... so you can have help lying to your significant other!

[@onlybyautomobile]

@•XxXr3s!d3n7tk1\\3r-g!rlXxX•✨ Google "lularoe hide purchases husband" 😭😭

[@Koozomec]

@@onlybyautomobile That's theft with extra steps.

[@ahmedelkeshawy8398]

@@Koozomec I understood that reference

[@CJMGalaxy]

I don't get directly contacted by MLM people very often (they don't seem to target guys), but my twin sister keeps losing friends to them. She's directly in their demographic - straight white married woman in her thirties. She'll get a message from a friend she hasn't heard from in a while and get excited to reconnect with them, only for them to try to recruit her into their downline. It's happened at least eight times now. She hates MLMs with a white hot fury because of it. They turn your friends into dollar signs and encourage you to leverage your friendships in order to exploit them and potentially even ruin their lives.

[@CaptainMera]

MLM is so confusing because I keep reading it as Men loving Men. LoL.

[@Itri_Vega]

Same. When I first read the hash tag on one of Emma Thorne's videos I thought she had issues with gay men ...*facepalm*

[@Ramsey276one]

Acronyms are not friendly accurate ! XD

[@daddymarcus8343]

I just use BL or bara tbh lol

[@Ramsey276one]

@@daddymarcus8343 those are more specific That one lately s basically the catch-all HolUp... XD

[@trashking471]

@@daddymarcus8343 ....Can you just USE actual terms gay men are ACTUALLY ok with? Please?

[@MadamFancyPants]

I'm still angry at my parents for taking me to an mlm cult meeting ON my birthday. Sadly it was not the last pyramid scheme they fell for.

[@aseofhearts]

omg my mum did exactly that when i was 11 and i only realised that now…

[@ilonahfagotin3354]

That one black woman standing beside that white guy while he talks about diverse background: 🙋🏾‍♀️

[@melanieg.9092]

and not even given a sentence to say...

[@angelikaskoroszyn8495]

Well, she is a diverse background. Would be nice if she was something more tho

[@OpqHMg]

@@angelikaskoroszyn8495 looool

[@YeaNo.]

Being the token is often sadly viewed as a good thing.

[@toolatetothestory]

@Bruno cuci Also, all liberal middle class Americans who are all either Christian or atheist.

[@djdkch]

"Chocolates, Mercedes, tiffany's-" I personally would like to pay off my mothers medical debt.

[@anti-mlmbossbabe6309]

MLMs are a drain on society. I encourage anyone who is against them to join the anti-MLM movement! We've gotta get these scams taken down.

[@garobinify]

You might enjoy Danny Gonzalez’s video “can I give someone a free car without ruining their life”. It’s not specifically about MLMs but it does go into how “free” gifts like a Mercedes ends up being a detriment to the recipient’s life

[@HadiyaTheGift]

These “consultants” don’t realize that they’re the actual customers. Not their family and friends who they try to sell these products to.

[@vandanacasm]

"They're gonna have a baby...if they're married." She gave me chills to my uterus. Wouldnt want her as my mom or my MIL

[@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access]

Something about humans looking at other humans as breeding stock like that creeps me tf out

[@ChickadeeBoi]

I miss the days when Avon and Mary Kay were the only MLMs I knew of. And I only knew 2 hunbots who weren't pushy because they had real jobs too. My Gramma's old hairdresser had Avon books in her waiting room and the Mary Kay seller I knew was also a wedding planner. Now I can't sign onto anything online without some "girlboss" trying to sell me laxative tea or gym clothes or some other shit I don't need/want lol

[@Ramsey276one]

AVON?? Mom sold that... SHE WANTED TO DO IT AGAIN

[@LDrosophila]

Dont forget Amway and Tupperware

[@gringa23]

One tried to get me to start my own business when I was.. I’m thinking 17. No thanks Mary Kay.

[@Itri_Vega]

I highly recommend Emma Thorne's videos on MLMs, too, she analyses their tactics and keeps tabs on their various schemes. The most recent one was on Epicure.

[@CJMGalaxy]

Love her.

[@direcircumstances]

Mary Kay rep: "If you could change 1 thing about your life in the next 6 months to a year, what would it be?" my lesbian ass: "I want a girlfriend." Mary Kay rep: "........"

[@zomgkb]

They really couldn’t help putting the black women in the background when saying “meet a diverse groups people” yikes

[@relaxationstation7634]

"We get roses. We get chocolates. We get Tiffany's jewelry." Okay. Well I get a paycheck. So....

[@Sonicsis]

So my Mom was invited to a Mary Kay party at a friend's place who was hosting. The seller tried to recruit me... I was 16...

[@BauhauF]

Good for not destroying your life early, truly alpha

[@lynnsiealbs4372]

“If you want a new baby, Mary Kay will provide” LMFAO

[@may-ee3ci]

only if they're married though

[@vogelchenzwitschert8754]

@@may-ee3ci *sheepishly looking sideways*

[@Ramsey276one]

That sounds so ripe for memes XD

[@KateeAngel]

They sell children now?

[@shadowbanned6280]

Nothing can cure the flashbacks of going to 'surprise' scentsy party. Shit was ridiculous

[@Ramsey276one]

Any highlights? Well, LOWLIGHTS, Considering? XD

[@violetofthevoid]

it should be emphasized that the 1% who make money arent even the ones making millions making money literally just means you are not in the red anymore. you could make $1 over breaking even and still be in that one percent and a lot of those people aren't even making a minimum wage from their PROFITS. they have a massive web of people below them and they are still making peanuts.

[@Emma-ty7ng]

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been personally victimized by a girl boss 🤚🏼

[@cheriremily9360]

Mary Kay sales person kept trying for while to get me sucked in. I already had a job and they need to grow up and get one.

[@Emma-ty7ng]

@@cheriremily9360 so many girls I went to high school with are currently doing Arbonne lol it’s ridiculous

[@Mskittenlover12]

🙋🏼 I was almost recruited through Instagram a few years ago and a awhile back, a lady in a pyramid scheme sent me a friend request on facebook 🙃

[@joggenye8692]

my mom (probably still, i havent had contact with her for a few years now) sells avon, and had decade old dead stock in my closet instead of clothes. once she insisted that we should use avon body wash on 5 week old kittens to get rid of fleas. also the whole balloon thing but i never got a name on that so

[@calebee4205]

A girl I liked in college invited me to a “business seminar”, but didn’t explain what it was. I thought it had something to do with the business school we were both in, but it was actually an Amway reward ceremony. Then she asked if I was interested in joining after. The whole event and speakers had a super weird cult vibe and I just wanted to get out of there.

[@darlingsxoxoxo2966]

When in doubt, you gotta #gaslight, #gatekeep, #girlboss your way out of things.

[@CJMGalaxy]

I prefer to #mansplain, #manipulate, #manwhore my way out of things, personally

[@Quixy23able]

I looked away from the screen for a second and literally got an MLM ad. I realised half-way through, because it was so ridiculous, I thought it was a clip you put in the video

[@coolbeans5911]

It saddens me how superficial and money-hungry the feminist movement has become. Obviously it's the toxic side of feminism, and no movement can exist without loud and manipulative assholes ruining it for the rest, but it's infuriating that no one takes feminism and its root beliefs seriously anymore because of it. It feels like there will never be progress and it's a very hopeless feeling. Thank you so much for the great video as always, Alpha Uncle Herman

[@purplehood8418]

I take feminism seriously. Lots of people take feminism seriously. Intersectional feminism especially. But this isn’t feminism. You can’t compare feminism to this because this is capitalism with flimsy feminist wrapping. Social movements are often co-opted and appropriated into capitalistic schemes, like the pyramid one. Learning to tell the difference is important. These thieves are counting on manipulating anyone they can. Beware, do your research, use critical thinking, and trust your gut.

[@Ramsey276one]

Fully agree on that line about every movement!

[@polly4531]

It saddens me how uninformed and ingenious the non-feminist people have become. Obviously your first quote was generalizing instead of just straight up saying that's only a small part that is not even feminist. You can claim to be something and not be it. Problem with people is that they don't have an actual life, end up living on social media and actually believe everything they see. Cherry pick the negative sides of certain ideology and decide that's how the majority of people that follow that certain ideology are. Stop using North Americans as an example of everything and considering them to be the majority of every movement. Feminism is not about toxicity. It's like saying religion is about murdering because certain people use it for that. You can't simply take a small part of a community that is not really preaching for what they are fighting for and decide to make them the image of a movement. Before you complain about something do a thorough unbiased research. And don't spew your hate and try to justify it poorly.

[@sonicthehedgegod]

capitalism and feminism are incompatible but that’s just my take. trying to rebrand feminism (or any other social justice movement) as a capitalist movement will always end with shit like this. you can’t promise liberation by offering a role in the exploitation.

[@candy-ninja]

Eh, this is basically capitalist feminism or its just a scam that has appropriated feminist language to seem empowering

[@Bee-id4kp]

Just want to mention that I got a new snail today. I named them Kurt Cobain and Salt : )

[@jammingshrimp]

nicee

[@jetaimessul]

Say hi to Kurt Cobain and Salt for me 😌

[@Bee-id4kp]

@@jetaimessul I will 😊

[@useroffline9999]

Tell them they’re beautiful and I love them

[@papabless3200]

not to be dramatic but id die for Kurt Cobain and Salt

[@dzimipejcz]

this deserves more views. I've seen an ABUNDANCE of these on tiktok... "last year I was miserable waiting tables at a chinese restaurant, today I'm a girlboss with an LV clutch, living on 23rd floor of a NYC skyscraper" and then 1000 comments asking "girl, how?". you won't know how, until you DM her and she sucks you into whatever piramid she's currently on.

[@thehillisalive]

Im so glad more people are talking about this. I personally know so many people who are or were sucked in to at least one MLM, and considering how many MLMs there are, it's so important to get this information out there.

[@MiaMcElhinny]

idek what this was until now, thank you uncle herman

[@Tamochi88]

Remember that episode of Brooklyn 99.... "Happy, Healthy AND Alive!" Very that.

[@notmychairnotmyproblem]

I can't even imagine living a reality where people actually fall for these. And when I say "people" I'm talking about the genuine customers not the girlbosses. Who buys these products unironically? What does life look like for you?

[@obesecatexpert]

a lot of customers are older women, especially those who are used to catalog shopping instead of online. my grandma frequently purchases from these companies because to her it’s easier to get a catalog from a friend n get them delivered to her by said friends than go to the mall and deal with that or order online.

[@joggenye8692]

fun story! my mother would push avon onto her friends and family, and she would volunteer at the local elementary/middle school and have christmas and valentine events where she'd sell products to children. it was in a rural, very poor area too, but she made out with a couple hundred dollars, so

[@helloill672]

Military wives get roped into it a lot I heard. On some foreign bases you are not allowed to get a job in the local area, so joining an MLM is an alternative. You are also connected to people like you in them, which is something they might not find on the base.

[@reyrey7775]

Lol - I heard lost 800 pounds in four months and my immediate thought was, damn, how much did she weigh? 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@gav2057]

She means that she lost 800 euros.

[@reyrey7775]

@@gav2057 yeah - I got that after my initial thought

[@leonie8525]

"You meet so many people from diverse backgrounds." One black woman next to him, who's given ZERO LINES.

[@lemonb121]

Using the argument that it's "not illegal" is so cheap. First of all, if you're gonna say it's "not illegal" go ahead and slap a "yet" onto the end there. Second, since when does the law reflect what is MORALLY right or wrong? Scamming people is wrong, it SHOULD be illegal. That's why pyramid schemes are illegal and MLMs, which are just pyramid schemes with an upgrade, are becoming illegal on a case by case basis. There are tons of innocent people in prison, or people detained for non-violent crimes which aren't even crimes anymore yet they still sit in jail. There are people who commit horrible offenses against others who never see a day of punishment, and victims who never have a chance at retribution. The law is slow moving, and does not reflect morality. Saying that your business couldn't possibly be a pyramid scheme, couldn't possibly be ruining lives, just because it isn't against the law (yet) means nothing.

[@Kian-ww2hi]

also just starting off anything saying it’s not illegal is shady

[@Blue_Ink_Crochet]

@@Kian-ww2hi right? Like if your first line of defense is "oh, well its not illegal..." it means ur already at some level aware that its not okay/good and probably should be illegal.

[@Ramsey276one]

Fully agree, starter

[@zycovleech6163]

I also hate that argument. Your husband having an affair and getting his lover pregnant is not illegal either, doesn’t make the situation less bad

[@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access]

C-C-C-COMBO

[@ranatanata]

wow i only know about this as a meme, thanks for this uncle herman

[@garobinify]

I remember having to tag along with my mom to a Mary Kay product party when I about 7. It’s insane to me that this company is still around & that people are still buying into it

[@garobinify]

Holy crap, Mary Kay has actually been around for 57 years. I am shocked

[@callumcartini]

you just made my day by uploading today! i really did not have anything to look forward today but this upload just made me happy, even if just for a moment

[@uncleherman]

💙

[@annehedonia9457]

I love my '98 Honda and your silver Mercedes holds no power over me.

[@asotforever5983]

22:05 exactly! they want you to have fake friends and be completely depressed and isolated so they can "help " ya

[@kristy5258]

as a viewer in the anti-mlm community, thank you for posting this. i feel like most of the anti-mlm content is kind of just cycling around to the same people. thanks for getting this message to a bigger audience :)

[@elysiantulips5793]

it's like 2am on a weekday, but the grind never stops. thanks for the video, herman

[@Akursedtime]

My friend tried to convince me this year to get into MLM. Luckily I researched the MLM and realized how corrupt it was. Also fortunate, I'm too introverted to talk to new people. Lol

[@fificrazyzebra7375]

I can painfully remember asking my local community fb about the times my gp opens in the morning and explain my chronic condition was breaking me. I got a message within about 15 mins offering help and dpxlaing how some doterra bloody essential oil mix would solve my genetic bloody condition and its was horrendously predatory to try to entice me at my worse knowing my conditions mean I'm disabled and cannot work and at 34. It's disgusting and entirely selfish, never mind cruel to give people so much false hope knowing its not there. It is such an evil system. Love your videos and the depth you go to for research.

[@jacekmaraj1774]

This is surprisingly informative, thank you uncle herman . Girl bosses prey on weaker girls .

[@itsMoirrey]

MLM: Moms Losing Money (I realize it's not just moms and it's not just women, it just somewhat fits here)

[@oliviapenelopehope4497]

The funniest thing is when you get ads for scams while watching videos about scams.

[@hannahrodwell6387]

My two favourite things: anti MLM content and an Uncle Herman video! 🙌 Thank you King!

[@human2563]

rip to my mom who has been in an MLM for 9 years. I’ve tried all that I can to get her out of it but she never quits.

[@amnoirgg8563]

Oh, I’ve been waiting for this one. The ultimate alpha male has spoken.

[@sarahswanson7745]

this is like the news boy strickes when they wanted them to buy back unsold papers

[@monicasanchez2380]

I remembered when I was 11 my mom was invited to go to an HerbalLife convention, when me, my sister and my mom went in, we were surprised, she thought she was going to get info for the products, but NO, it was worse, and then at one point they started to play 'Girls wanna have fun' on stereos and we got scared and basically ran out of their then we got Golden Chick for lunch

[@jamespagous3954]

I find it rude that Uncle is stealing other peoples testosterone

[@TheUchihaRin]

It's scary how easy it can be to convince someone to believe and/or support something---and equally scary how inclined people can be to manipulate people

[@nasya789]

I wish I could post a screen shot of the giant MLM ad under this vid 🙃

[@xiletelo]

Before I realized there was no countdown/skip ad icon, I legitimately thought that the arbonne advert was actually pushed by KZbin 😅 . Before that an ad was running about selling books you didn't write on Amazon. Phew. 😂

[@lizzumzzz]

Multi level manipulation

[@araco491]

the KZbin ads on this are MLM ads,,,there it is again, that funny feelin

[@ErinTheGameDev]

3:10 killed me 💀 One of the funniest scenes in the Office hands down

[@gray-thesilverquill]

So I actually live in Texas, and I realize that I've found Mary Kay beauty products in my house and family's houses before. I honestly thought it was just a generic beauty brand up until this video lmaoooo

[@aaaaan8312]

My grandma lost her husband when she was just 40 and left with 5 kids to raise Tho the MLM shir happened later when I was 6, I still remember how our entire family has to try to convince her over YEARS to not join an MLM thing and invest in shit She trusted her relatives a lot and one of the relative just really go hard on the MLM shit to my grandma and we had to cut all ties with them I remember being a 6 yr old hearing all the arguments and It really made me avoid anything MLM ish and it kinda did traumatized me abit to see my grandma whom I love a lot become aggressive over things like this with her own daughters

[@KateeAngel]

Having 5+ kids is never a good idea

[@katelynnphy]

while watching this video, all i can think about is Level Thrive bc my mom was super into it and spent tons of money for the products as well as being obsessed with getting people to join in as well(she even got a car in where she eventually has to pay for it now). i’m so glad i didn’t ask my friends when she told me to promote it to them.

[@laughindamsel]

A friend of mine just found out her mom has been trying to recruit recent high school grads into her MLM. Out here manipulating a bunch of 18 year olds that are just figuring out what being independent means. Big old yikes.

[@pepper4999]

i literally got an ad for an mlm halfway through this

[@the_third_edition]

I was once tricked into attending a seminar for a pyramid scheme back in my BSc years as a fresher. They initially told me it was a seminar by someone who achieved financial independence. There was no pretense about a program that I had to join or any financial investment per se. And, that thing about hyping things up and Mexican wave is very true. These guys had us clapping for three f-ing minutes, kept asking us to clap hard and in sync before this scam artist showed up. They are so manipulative from the get go and just get you into this hype mood and a lot of people end up making decisions in haste. I remember them making comments about how most of our batchmates aren't exactly doing anything in there life to achieve financial independence currently as a way to look down on them. This is just ignorant because if that were the case then why would my batchmates even pursue higher education in the first place. This is just some next level of gaslighting. Luckily, I googled about the organization and found that it was just fluff and decided to distance myself from them. It still sucks because I wasted a Sunday on them. That group shut down after a few years as the head was arrested for fraud or something.

[@bri827]

When I was still in school my friend invited me to a Mary Kay thing at another friends house. I had no idea that what was going on was even bad since I didn't know what a MLM was. I remember the lady trying to sell us stuff seemed really stressed out about it. Makes more sense knowing she paid for the products and was losing money. Later on a friend of my friends was hounding me to join her company and by then I knew she was working for a MLM. She always going to Vegas and posting about helping others with her company. Not once though could I tell what her company even did besides give financial advice. She harassed me so much to work for them it was creepy.

[@ladycat1561]

I'm so happy my best friend got out without much pain. I'mma make sure to keep it that way without being an angry lil gremlin. Because I was and she just keeps going to their arms...

[@glittersoop]

thank you uncle hermie werm, love ya alpha

[@Ivory81]

Thank you for informing me on this situation dear Uncle- it’s always great when such an alpha male posts

[@ryebra]

I can’t believe people are still falling into MLMs. They should teach about them in school.

[@itskindofemily]

Ikr lmao its so obvious. Same for clicking random links in emails or falling for a phone scam 🫢🫢

[@amyfolan7665]

Footballs coming home but so am I so I can watch this.

[@saintessa]

Ever since I saw that South Park episode about pyramid schemes, I knew I'd never go near them with a 200ft pole.

[@unicornlana]

My old best friend joined It Works in 2019, a few months before 2020. The amount of toxic drama and fake friendships that go on with the down lines and up lines is insane. My old friend and all her It Works buddies blew up my DMs and begged me to join. I felt bad because I understood that the upline just made all these girls think they were her friends, when really she was just making money off them.

[@yadoriyadori]

dude my stepmom is literally in an MLM . everything said in this video is true , and it's crazy how she hasn't seen it for what it is . she's tried to get me , family , and my friends into it . i would always overhear the "meetings" she had , and it's a bunch of middle aged white women giving positive affirmations and talking about how many people they recruited . she sells something called mojo happy coffee , and if you look it up , there are plenty of people talking about how it's a pyramid scheme . it's ridiculously overpriced schlock , and she literally doesn't make money from it .

[@sarij3950]

I misheard the woman in the Mary Kay video saying they can have a baby with help from Mary Kay because they will be "so excited and so obese"... I did realize she says "at peace" but lmao

[@icyfire97]

Have y’all heard of Kimbyrleigha who used to be an anti-MLM KZbinr but then switched and became a Monat partner because she realised she could scam the girl-boss huns with her super sketchy online courses about social media and being an “entrepreneur”? That was wild because she used to talk so much shit about Monat and then suddenly turned around and was basically kissing their ass and talking about how much monetary damage she caused them just because she managed to meet the executives at the company lol

[@evalinebrueton2856]

Sadly I think we have all had so called friends who merely viewed us as a selling opportunity. I think we have become alot more savvy and it will be interesting to see where the mlm take their tactics next

[@JaneDoe-po4gu]

i thought for years mlm meant men loving men so when id be in fb groups and they'd say hey no mlms in here!! i was like wow homophobic...

[@alexbennet4195]

The term "girlboss" was doomed from the start. It's just so fucking patronising.

[@reynap343]

Thank you for providing me content to watch while I go through my night time routine Uncle Herman

[@victormkhetsane]

Some examples I've seen in my country are Avon, Tupperware, Herbalife...

[@DSQueenie]

I’m not sure Avon is really one.

[@victormkhetsane]

​@@DSQueenie Watch James Jani's KZbin video titled 'The Multieval Marketing Cults'. He showcased a diagram there, and Avon was part of the group. Uncle Herman focused on the ones that parade as women empowerment when they're not only pyramid schemes but also cults. James Jani mostly touched on the financial aspects of it...the lies and the way those schemes operate.

[@jennivee5621]

You’re editing is always superior👌

[@rachelzelazny2099]

HERE FOR UNCLE HERMAN PUSHING A VIDEO INTO THE ANTIMLM MOVEMENTTT ❤️❤️❤️

[@larksmith629]

Great video!! There can never be enough videos calling out mlm’s.

[@turbonut6664]

My friends mom does arbonne and makes her do it too, she used the toothpaste for years and got so many cavities

[@geaniebeanie286]

Uncle Herman is always my routine in the morning before work 💓 thankyou for helping with my anxiety my lovely uncle

[@buddywriggles]

Thank you for stopping the flashing/glitching filter a few minutes in, also the sliding images. IDK what's happening lately with all the channels I subscribe to starting to use constant flickering visuals through their videos. Update: Whoa boy that's a lot of flipping. BUT I looked through your last vids and it has it too SO I AM THE PROBLEM. Just gonna listen! Point still stands about not using the filter constantly, my fucking hero

[@brian_Austin27]

This is how scammers are now trying to appeal to people buy using their self esteem

[@sarcomeresarecool]

My sibling almost got roped into Mary Kay in college, they only avoided getting deeper into it bc they were too anxious and awkward to seriously try to sell or recruit... I'm honestly really glad abt that, I'd hate to have seen them get dragged any deeper than they actually were.

[@ZoWonderfull]

Someone I rang up at my retail job tried to recruit me when I was 19. I was you g, didnt know how to say no, gave her my cell and said I’d meet at a Starbucks. I had a weird feeling about it and bailed last minute saying I had a family emergency. The text she sent was like “if this is true I’m sorry ur having a family emergency, but you just wasted My time….” It was a whole paragraph. But I kid u not she said “this is an opportunity for people who want to WIN AT LIFE” then it clicked for me and I remembered the mlm John Oliver episode I watched in AP gov the year before. So uhhh that British man saved me I guess. Hopefully u also can be someone’s life saving British alpha male.

[@erynblackbriar7008]

Great video. If anyone wants to know more about this stuff there's a big antimlm community on youtube, I personally recommend münecat's videos, they are less personal and offer very deep dives with a nice song at the end.

[@softmatcha]

Also Kiki Chanel's channel!

[@victoriasketcher9495]

I love her videos!

[@brielziebub]

the effort and time in your videos. the production is fantastic everytime 😭

[@caitc7094]

I was just in the middle of a binge of all your videos. Thanks for helping with this upload ✌️✌️

[@Kris-wo4pj]

Isnt tupperware and avon also techincally an mlm or no? I just remember those weird tupperware parties my grandma's and mother's friends had, their friends coming over once a month with an avon catalog, and then pure romance ones randos at the dorms had along with mary kay

[@SleepyHugAsmr]

The people in the commercial look so robotic / creepy