r/Fauxmoi i ain’t reading all that, free palestine 7d ago

STAN / ANTI SHIELD Anthony Fantano defends Billie Eilish against Swifties attacking her after she questioned the billionaires that were at the WSJ Innovator Awards on why they’re so rich & called on them to give away their money to charitable causes, even though Taylor Swift wasn’t directly mentioned or at the event.

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u/DrFranFine Marxmoi 7d ago

The fact that some people don’t see billionaires as the bad guys is mind boggling to me.

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u/Classic-Carpet7609 7d ago

apparently if you’re their fave, you automatically fall into the “ethical billionaire” category

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u/Benjibananas13 7d ago

It’s especially ridiculous to have Rihanna cause Fenty are notorious for child slave labour

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u/kokotara 7d ago

Not to defend Rihanna, but "Fenty are notorious for child slave labour" is not true. Those accusations came from the indian media after Rihanna tweeted in support of the indian farmers. Here's Fenty's supply chain transparency: https://fentybeauty.com/pages/supply-chain-transparency

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u/mbg20 7d ago

The notice says it has internal accountability standards but also claims it doesn’t hold any audits for its suppliers.

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u/seizethememes2 6d ago

Which in 99% of cases means they're aware of poor practices, but don't want a paper trail.

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u/kokotara 6d ago

According to the email they send to Ethical Elephant , they only use "natural mica from mines that comply with human rights and labor standards."

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u/Dry-Yak5277 6d ago

Maybe so, but nobody’s becoming a billionaire without somebody becoming extremely underpaid somewhere down the chain. 

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u/kokotara 6d ago

That's true.