Although years later, this yearbook stunt would be proven to have been faked, his fame had already sky-rocketed, even landing him as the first-ever male representative for Cover Girl.īefore these allegations were made, James Charles already had a long and well-documented history of being an arrogant jerk. At just 21 years old, he’s collaborated with major celebrities, has his eye shadow palette, and has attended the Met Gala his net worth sits at about 22 million dollars.ĭickinson gained his fame in 2015: while he already had a minor YouTube channel, he got a lot of traction from claiming that he brought in a ring light (a popular beauty light for photographs) into his school picture shoot. James Charles Dickinson is a make-up and beauty YouTuber with-as of right now-25.6 million subscribers. Here is a short and comprehensive guide to what’s going on, what the history is, and where we should go from here for people who aren’t immersed in the culture or people who just need a summary of the situation. Who is James Charles? Why is he famous? What are the allegations? You’ve come to the right place. If you’re over the age of 25, this still might be confusing.
We need to have a conversation about what media we’re consuming and who we’re making famous. If these accusations are true-which, have been somewhat confirmed in the apology video-then real children have been victimized by someone with power, influence, and money. Regardless of how you feel about the validity of YouTube as a medium and how legitimate the influencers and celebrities who are a product of it are, once that power is shifted into “real-life” scenarios and real offences have taken place, it becomes a “real-life” issue that should concern all of us. However, what’s different about this situation is that James Charles is not apologizing for an indiscretion or a fight with another creator-he’s trying to issue an apology for soliciting naked pictures from under-aged boys.Ī crime has been committed here, an offence against several children. There are arrays of more important topics than a twenty-one-year-old with way too much money issuing an apology for some arbitrary scandal that he’s gotten himself into. You might be thinking: “why should I care about some kid on YouTube making an apology?”. I know I tend to have an older audience for my writing: I write about issues concerning capitalism, intersectionality, and violence, and this topic might seem childish or gratuitous. The video, titled “holding myself accountable” (all written in lowercase), is just over fourteen minutes long and features James offering a whispered explanation for his actions. Just a few days ago, on April 3rd, 2021, James Charles-beauty and fashion YouTube personality sat down in front of a camera with a plain white background and a deflated perm on the top of his head for yet another apology video to his fans.
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