Reasons not to support Tess Holliday and the EYBS company
Tess (whose real name is Ryann Maegan) scammed her fans by not sending out Eff Your Beauty Standards shirts for months, until a Facebook group drawing attention to her scamming forced her to make some kind of apology and reimbursement. Source: x
In 2012, she claimed to be using money from her online store to pay for surgery, which is around the time when a large chunk of orders were never received. Source: x
Blocked fans on Instagram and Facebook whenever they asked about their orders that were never received. Source: x
She has her own spies monitoring what people say about her (if you’re reading this post, hi!), meaning she’s aware of what she’s doing and doesn’t want anyone who is aware of it to damage her image. Source: x
She promised to donate a portion of the proceeds of the EYBS t shirts to a domestic violence charity, and didn’t. Despite overcharging for the shirts and not having extra expenses like advertising due to using social media instead, and claiming to be shipping them straight out of her living room rather than hiring a company to do it. The cherry on top? She also claims to earn a 6 digit figure each year and manages to constantly make trips to places like Disneyland. Sources: x, x, x, x, x, x,
In relation to the previous note, she managed to donate money to Amber Rose’s Slutwalk, despite having already promised (and not followed through with) donations to a DV charity. Source: x
Lies about being a size 22, despite claiming to stand against unrealisitc beauty standards. Source: x, x
She’s been rude and alienated people that she’s worked with because they didn’t photoshop her enough, again, while preaching the “eff your beauty standards” belief. Sources: x, x, x, x, x, x, x,
