Beauty Influencer Ethan Is Supreme is DEAD to me!

Wouldn't one have to be beautiful to be a beauty influencer?

That is sad since he was just a kid.

I guess Ethan wasn't so Supreme, after all. That smug little look was wiped right off his face.

Bummer.

He looked like a bitchy twat.

R2 that's the only reason

"Beauty Influencer." Eye roll.

It's a shame he couldn't influence himself.

He deserved the platform james Charles has. James is fucking embarrasing.

I guess he won't be missed by some...

He was obviously high as fuck when he decided to pursue a career as an influencing force to be reckoned with ,via eyeshadow and lipgloss.

Too bad none of those closest to him, didn’t tell him that beauty is objective, however, popping opiates like candy at any age, especially 15, is not subjective, nor is it beautiful.

One less thirsty guuurrrl on the planet.

Kids these days are so weak physically. I once snorted coke for 3 days straight ,the whole time drinking like a fish and doing all manners of other drugs. He ate too many percocets ? Pussy .

I know. Let's make it super easy for a drug addicted 17 year old to make tons of money doing nothing but putting on makeup, posing for the camera, and *kinda hoping* that he's worthy of all the hype, while deep down knowing he's just another loser.

What could possibly go wrong?

It’s sad that he’s dead, but these influencers are histrionic and mentally unstable.

There are videos detailing the various feuds and beefs in their little world, and it’s the most petty, vicious, backstabbing bucket of crabs.

You lost me at beauty influencer.

Exactly, R12.

The drug addiction just screams insecurity.

But the American beauty industry just keeps feeding the beast.

Oh, well. Another one bites the dust.

Here's a photoshoot from Flaunt magazine, where the entire shoot is done in a liquor store. With a teenager.

Nice, huh?

Nobody will miss him.

Did his family know that he had a YouTube channel? If so, did his parents watch his videos? Because I just checked out some of his videos and they were NOT appropriate for someone who wasn’t an adult.

Blame parents. The beauty shoot in a liquor store isn’t problematic. Parents believing that their children are exempt from addiction and not facing the possibility of it affecting their kids and family, is the problem.

If that kid pictured in R19’s link, has parents who communicate with their child frequently and honestly, the risk of the child developing a problem is lower.

Same with teens who consume the media.

And where’s the people who set this up?

As a teenager, I learned about drugs 2 ways: by my community (school church admonishing them) and by trying them.

Had I had a normal parent who didn’t admonish drugs or demonize them, yet had the good sense to tell me about the risks and offered examples of how I could personally be at risk, and how they could adversely affect me and my mortality, as well as encouraging me to speak to them honestly about anything, without fear of retribution, then perhaps I wouldn’t have learned about drugs in a 2nd way: doing them.

Don’t rely on the media or entertainment industry or your kids’ schools for any of this.

Good parenting is grounded in good communication with your children and the creation of an atmosphere of acceptance and no fear, tempered by logic, information supported by facts, and setting healthy examples on how to deal with challenges we all eventually have. Religion or media or educators, are not responsible for raising your children and minimizing harm, or risk aversion.

Is it nice when communities gather together in order to be the village that raises a child? Sure. But that doesn’t replace cognizant, responsible parenting.

The beauty industry absolutely bears some responsibility, R18.

You're trying to excuse them completely, and that's bogus.

And no, the photo shoot of the child in the liquor store at R15 is NOT okay.

I guess we can easily guess what was NOT on his iPod.

What was on his Spotify?

I'm so glad the "Boys in the Band" mentality is a thing of the past. That play/movie is of its time and in no way relates to gay men in 2020.

This is going to make me sound old and not woke, but I don't care. I have serious issues with boys wearing makeup the way girls do.

[Quote] I have serious issues

The first step is admittance.

Alright, that was funny R24. Good one.

Is Diana Ross gonna force her way to the front row of his funeral?

I knew a guy who OD'd on Percocet.

It's a lovely painkiller when needed but not a lifestyle. Don't mess around with that stuff!

R19, I’m not absolving them, which is why I wrote, “and where’s the people who set this up”?

And while I recognize their part in some of this, I also recognize that the society’s responsibility will never be held accountable due to profit margins. So to me, the answer has to be lodged primarily and overwhelmingly on the shoulders of parents, because nothing or no one else is going to give the child a chance to beat the odds, when factoring in the entire system as a whole, that collectively and purposely partner up and join forces, on order to bet against that kid, and millions like him/her.

I DO think it's a shame that young person lost their life. But so much of the time, these "influencers" are so fucking entitled, I wish there were fewer of them in the world. Well, here we are.

ODing at 17? Where were his parents in all this.

Celia Rubinstein was a friend to all mankind......

WHO???!!!!!

r30 - Exactly. I'm sure his parents had no idea what their idiot son was doing.

[quote] I'm so glad the "Boys in the Band" mentality is a thing of the past. That play/movie is of its time and in no way relates to gay men in 2020.

Not all f@gg0ts die at the end of the picture!

[quote]From TMZ: Up and coming beauty influencer Ethan Peters -- AKA, Ethan is Supreme -- has died ... according to those closest to him.

I really don't think he can be described as "up and coming" anymore.

Anyone who relies on a 17 year old for advice is the real idiot.

I’ve read about far too many teen influencers dying from drugs, murdered by stalker, misadventure...

r18, that’s a good comment. I’ve read it a few times. Are you a parent yourself?

For all we know, this kid had parents who fully accepted their son’s passion for makeup and his choice of “career”. Because that’s what you’re supposed to do. Instead of pushing him to get into a good college to become a doctor or lawyer, maybe they gave him the equipment to pursue this avenue of making himself financially independent. Maybe they were completely absent and have a medicine cabinet full of opiates themselves. Who knows?

IMing Susan Dey......... IMing Susan Dey..........

[quote] Good parenting is grounded in good communication with your children and the creation of an atmosphere of acceptance and no fear

That depends on what a parent is being asked to "accept". Too much too soon for teens is always dangerous. They ARE still children. They still need some adult supervision and boundaries in some aspects of their life. Acceptance of who they are as a person is one thing, acceptance of everything they want to do is another.

Parental love is difficult and often not meant to make friends.

[quote] I know. Let's make it super easy for a drug addicted 17 year old to make tons of money doing nothing but putting on makeup, posing for the camera, and *kinda hoping* that he's worthy of all the hype, while deep down knowing he's just another loser.

And now we see the real reason for this thread: hate.

Boris, you might be od'ing on opiates and vodka in November. You'll be getting the same kind of attention you've written here.

Which influencers have been murdered, R36? Not being a bitch, but I don’t follow influencers and you’ve got me curious!

Looks like a cunt on wheels.

R39, it IS difficult. I’d say that accepting a child’s orientation or essential self is very important. But accepting certain behaviors is not required. So, I accept your gayness with 100% love and joy, but you can’t be hosting teen orgies in our basement while you discover your sexuality.

There also comes a time - I’d say 17-19, where there’s another “age of reason” bump. They are getting to the age where they really are too old to be told what to do, and need to make some decisions and mistakes. As long as it’s not a fatal one, it’s necessary to develop as a human. I made an incredibly dumb choice about my education when I was 17 and no one - NO ONE- was going to change my mind. I alone suffered the consequences, and it was a valuable life lesson. At least it was fixable and no one died.

[quote] I’ve read about far too many teen influencers dying from drugs, murdered by stalker, misadventure...

Sorry, not sorry.

I don't care, do you?

and nothing of value was lost.

No one was influenced.

The only thing a 17-year-old should be influencing is his grades in school. How does a 17-year-old get the money to buy opiates? You have money to buy drugs then you have money to pay us rent.

OMG. My first ever Boris j'accuse at R40 for me!! On a thread about an influencer. having nothing, and I mean nothing, to do with politics.

What do I win?

The eye shadow was so blue that morning....

When does Fashion and Beauty Influencer Ava Louise follow?

R39, agree with you 100%.

To be clear, acceptance of the kid being able to come up to their mom and dad and say, “Hey, someone gave me these pills after English class and told me to let me know what they think”, and the parent(hopefully) responding calmly and appropriately, by sitting down with the child, asking them relevant questions such as:

1) Did you take one, because it’s important to know for medical and health reasons, and we need to establish if you need to for to an ER or see a doctor”; 2) Finding our who the child or adult is, who supplied them with the pills;

3) Explaining to the child that even if they don’t like it, you, as their parent will now be contacting authorities, as well as meeting with the school principal, and even school district, and explaining calmly to the child why this is the correct thing to do, and allowing the child to react in whatever way possible, even if they scream, “I hate you”!, and throw a fit in their room after slamming their door.

4) Carrying through with it immediately;

5) Taking some time of work to stay at home with your kid while they stay home from school for a few days while still doing their assignments, and during that time, allowing them to speak freely about what they’re feeling, their fears of returning to school and being called a snitch, etc. and responding with love and patience, yet the truth of how serious this is and reiterating why over and over again while also asking them for feedback to what you have said.

Parenting isn’t easy and it takes a willingness to see your kids through uncomfortable and scary situations that may cause tons of disruptions in the home.

However, of a parent is willing to do the work that his at times repetitive and even exhausting, without emotionally and/or verbally/physically abusing the child, then that’s where it’s at, and the child will eventually know in their heart of hearts, that indeed, their parents aren’t only responsible for their welfare and safety, they’re also making choices that seem unfair at the time, but are ultimately made for the welfare and safety of the child, because they love the child, and this is how love is ALSO, expressed.

Are parents only human and get tired and irritable and react emotionally? Sure. But that’s not optimal when dealing with kids or teens, and while scaring the shit out of a kid by screaming and alienating them might be only human or may be perceived as tough love and an easier way to discipline a child than all of the time consuming and inconvenient stuff I detailed above, it is not beneficial for the kid, when the situation happens again with another kid or in another place. And anyone who’s even a parent or a kid will tell you that, yes, indeed, it will happen again, and then what?

Is your kid going to tell you about how it happened again and he told the kid no and come home & discuss this with you, or is the kid going to take the offer, take a pill, develop an opiate addiction, because his parents scream at him or hit him as a form of disciplinary action for solving problems.

perhaps the kid will be terrified into submission by 100%, no questions asked, authoritative styles of parenting, or MAYBE, the kid would rather be high, than deal with his unreasonable and over-reactionary, borderline abusive to abusive parents, that he’s terrified of, and has to pretend that everything is fine because the parents are too tired from work, or too lazy to parent this way, or ill equipped to treat their children as human beings who also have thoughts and feelings that they regulate aptly as kids, while adults are expected to do otherwise. If you don’t teach kids how to cope with tough decisions and challenges by example, then someone else will, and that someone maybe the dole dealer of more likely, the booze in your home, and the pills in your medicine cabinet.

So I agree, parenting is tough because it takes humility to parent and it takes LOTS of time, as in MANY hours, talking to your children and working stuff out or helping them do so.

R51, please learn to edit. More words does not equal better.

What drug killed him?

You lost me even before "Beauty Influencer".

Oh, do shut up r52.

[QUOTE]You were 17 once, have some empathy

FUCK you OP. I was never 17. NEVER!

He's not wrong, R55. There's no need to write an essay like that on a thread like this.

Do you girls know what scrolling is?

Girls, girls! You're all ugly.

Was that hair color on purpose?

So who ARE his people?

OP is right, its sad and a damn shame. Kid would have grown into being real cute, and never got the chance. Might have ended up becoming more than a "beauty influencer" whatever the fuck that is

Are beauty influencers cut or uncut?

Enlighten us.

OP stated, " You were 17 once, have some empathy"

Are you unfamiliar with phrase "not fishing for compliments in polluted waters"?

You're posting on DL here; empathy along with decency aren't exactly strong suits.

He was one of the Supremes??