Summary

Molly-Mae faced public shaming for a motivational comment she made about everyone having the same 24 hours in a day, which was perceived by some as insensitive.

Abstract

Molly-Mae, a 22-year-old influencer and Love Island star, became the center of a media storm after a podcast comment she made was taken out of context. She suggested that everyone, including Beyoncé, has the same amount of time each day, implying that personal success is a matter of individual effort. While the statement was not intended to offend, it sparked widespread criticism and debate. The backlash, primarily fueled by jealousy, led to public shaming and a demand for an apology, despite the comment being a common motivational sentiment. The author of the article, while not a fan of Molly-Mae, argues that the intense scrutiny and hatred she received were disproportionate and calls for a more balanced perspective, emphasizing that the focus should be on personal achievements rather than tearing down others.

Opinions

The author is neutral towards Molly-Mae, neither defending nor attacking her.
The author believes that the public's intense reaction to Molly-Mae's comment was unwarranted and rooted in jealousy.
The article suggests that people are too quick to judge and shame public figures for minor missteps.
It is pointed out that the criticism towards Molly-Mae may have inadvertently increased her fame and success.
The author emphasizes that the comment made by Molly-Mae was not original or offensive and should not have caused such a media uproar.
The author encourages readers to focus on their own lives and achievements rather than fixating on the words of celebrities.

Molly-Mae Was Publically Shamed for Weeks for a Comment She Made

My first question — why did people even care?

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Firstly, who is Molly-Mae and why does anyone care what she has to say?

Just looked her up and my Gawd she is killing it financially. A 22-year-old is worth how much?! Double M, hit me up, happy to do a collab anytime.

Molly-Mae is another one of these influencers who starred in the superficial show Love Island that brings good-looking people together in a bid to find ‘true love’.

Most of them aren't really looking for love but more of a shortcut to fame and fortunes. And this has worked for many. The endorsement deals and opportunities many get off the back of this show are insane.

You can see the attraction. But this ‘unearned’ path means the show contestants get a whole lot of hate. As we will go on to see.

Before I get into it, I am in no way a fan of M-Ms work. I barely know who she is. Don't really care. Big fan of her boyfriend's bro, the heavyweight champ of the world, Tyson Fury. But that’s about the only thing that interests me about her.

So I am not coming in with any sort of agenda to defend her or slam her. I am looking at this from a neutral standpoint.

I am confused to know why as a society, we care so much about a comment some 22-year-old made in a podcast?

Some of her superfans came out and supported with a “leave her alone” stance.

But most wanted to bury her. She had to pay for stating a pretty standard motivational line that we have all heard many times before.

All she said in the clip that went viral was:

Beyoncé has the same 24 hours in the day that we do, and I just think, like, you’re given one life, and it’s up to you what you do with it. — Molly-Mae, Scholar and Motivational Speaker

Maybe people got annoyed she had the cheek to put herself in the same conversation as Beyonce. There is no denying who has way more talent.

But still, what she said wasn’t exactly ground-breaking and was clearly not a dig at people who live in poverty and don’t have the same opportunities. People make this same 24-hour comment all the time. So why did it matter so much because she said it?

Because she is good-looking? Because she is female and she is openly talking about being successful? Because people don’t think she has earned her success?

From where I am sitting, the backlash comes from one place. Jealousy. People are making out like she is attacking disadvantaged people. Not at all. Don’t get so defensive for no reason.

She was clearly making a point to use your time wisely and you can achieve whatever you want to achieve if you want it badly enough. That’s it. And that should have been the end of the conversation, there and then. Not a media storm where an angry mob wanted this young girl's head on a stick.

Ultimately, she has become too successful for her own good and people want to pick holes in whatever she has to say. This happens all the time in our culture. We like to build someone up until they get too big. Then we need to bring them crashing back down to earth.

You, jealous people, need to look yourself in the mirror and think about these 3 things:

Are there not bigger things to worry about in the world? She made a pretty basic motivational comment that you see everywhere and the internet blew up. No need.
You coming out and publically shaming her means you are actually raising her profile — I actually know who she is now. If you are that annoyed by what she has to say, why are you making her even richer by giving her airtime?
She is 22 and doesn’t deserve this level of hate because she made a comment you took the wrong way. Taking it that she meant people who have a severe illness or who are homeless should work harder is complete bull. You know that wasn’t the message. Don’t make up your own ending.

Let’s all just calm down a bit and try and enjoy our lives. Let’s not take so much interest in what some D-list celebrity has to say and spend more focus on things that we want to achieve.

Go out and live your life to the fullest.

And always remember, as scholar and motivational speaker Molly-Mae once eloquently said, “we all have the same 24 hours in a day.”