Followup of my last post about the Pinoy tiktoker Zoe Gabriel, and how she may not be as poor as she claims to be

Entire saga timeline:

So I first noticed it when I was scrolling through my reddit homefeed and I came across an /r/askSingapore posts asking about their thoughts on the Zoe Gabriel situation

https://old.reddit.com/r/askSingapore/comments/10cfgqy/what_do_you_guys_feel_about_the_whole_zoe_charles/

However, the post was deleted but luckily an archive was available

https://web.archive.org/web/20230115093743/https://www.reddit.com/r/askSingapore/comments/10cfgqy/what_do_you_guys_feel_about_the_whole_zoe_charles/

Anyways, the important part of the post was this

But recently, a lot of videos are popping up saying that she isn't as "poor" as she claims she is. Dior products, Louis Vuitton handbags, grand piano, aircond in her room, a family trip to Dubai; it's something that strays away from the "poor" narrative that she painted. Some online heroes stood up for her by saying," poor means cannot go overseas meh maybe save up eh" "You so kepo for what let her be". But some had that "oh, interesting" moment. Depends on how you perceive it.

So anyways, I tried to do some digging but nothing came up: reddit threads, news articles, YouTube videos, all nothing.

But, I managed to find a thread on edmw talking about her

https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/youth-mocked-for-calling-s-80-charles-keith-bag-a-luxury-item-reveals-humble-upbringing-reminds-others-to-be-kind.6859591/

Going to the last page, an article from Malaysia in mandarin was posted 'exposing' her:

https://www.mopress.io/gossip/olej2ZXYej

List of all items she bought:

Dr Marten boots:

Toy plushies, reportedly 19 of them+Clothing and shoes from brands such as Uniqlo, H&M, Cotton On, Melissa and Off-White

Limited edition Pandora Harry Potter accessories and a Ravenclaw book set:

Trip to Dubai in 2019:

Nike shoes back in March 2022:

Air Jordan:

Diorshow iconic overcurl mascara:

Apparently she was deleting comments from users that were calling her out:

All related media:

The 2 videos that started it all:

Followup video:

Instagram post of her visiting C&K HQ:

https://instagram.com/p/CnT-0ViB64F/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Ramen shop sponsors her family with vouchers:

https://facebook.com/takagiramenshop/posts/pfbid0uBHxsKyay8Z4nX2H6wxkDN6p8Sv9pbsf62jN4NyuG3eg4iqRXeq9Pi969X5yVmDul?wtsid=rdr_0yXT4ABP2R64Gl8LJ

American model Wisdom Kayle takes notice:

https://twitter.com/modsiwW/status/1613218192452714496?s=19

She responds

https://twitter.com/zoeaaleah/status/1613301929521872904?s=19

Goes on news interviews:

Meets the mayor of Philippines:

First effort post here so please be nice :marseygiveup:

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water he/him sinkie must pwn sinkie :marseychingchongitsover:

1yr ago #3808998 Edited 1yr ago

Tldr: sg based 17 yr old pinay tiktoker makes tiktok flexing and trying to attention seek 80 SGD Charles and Keith bag that her dad bought for her, gets 'backlash' from users (comments with 0-1 likes. For comparison, top positive comment has about 400 likes) saying that C&K not luxury bag. She gets butt hurt by the comments and makes another tiktok making sob story about how her family is low ses and cannot afford breadtalk (sg bread brand) (just buy bread from ntuc???). Then mothership being the gossip site, writes article about the situation, then article ofc blows up. Then all the brands wan sponsor her to get good impression from public (despite said brand not mentioned even: takagi ramen). Recently ppl just found out that she not that poor even. Branded clothings, accessories, vacation trips. (Grand piano and LV handbags as mentioned by askSingapore OP) (Heytea drinks as mentioned by a user in the tiktok screenshot).

I would've dug through her ig and tiktok account for the orginal pics and videos but as stated in the Chinese article she has already started deleting some of her photos showing off the stuff. So I dont think I'll be able to find any evidence left. So yeah, unless I find other threads online about it, dont think I'll be updating this anytime soon

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longpostbot tl/dr DIDN'T READ LOL! Go essaypost elsewhere. :marseyexciteddance:

water 1yr ago #3808999

No, don't reply like this, please do another wall of unhinged rant please.

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longpostbot 1yr ago #3809029 Edited 1yr ago

Rant? :marseystonetoss:

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X ching/chong :marseymaidgeisha:

Anarcho-Syndicalist-Trotskyist-Stalinist Cuban Revolutionary :marseyrevolution:

1yr ago #3804547

Found 19 Coins!

That's an insanely good and detailed effortpost king :marseythumbsup:

Unfortunately there are prolly only 2 other sinkies/sinkie adjacent people :marseygiveup:

@RustShill @Woajak

I think it might gain more traction on HWZ lol

Pinoy scamming people lol

:#marseymanysuchcases:

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prrk2 they/them But does it spark joy? X 1yr ago #3804653

You're gonna have to give me a tldr on this one because I can't understand whatever language these articles are written in

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prrk2 1yr ago #3804684

Some chick posted a video of herself calling a local mid-range retailer's bag "luxury goods" in the vein of Gucci, LV and company, video went viral because people thought it was so humble and innocent and wholesome, said retailer put her in an advert along with many other brands approaching her for sponsorship blah blah

turns out she was already rich and this was all an act lol

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AZZ you/your X 1yr ago #3805430

Stolen valor but for being poor

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Yakub they/them AZZ 1yr ago #3806050

My grandpa didn't die face down in Jollibee frying oil for you to act like you made $4,250 GDP per capita per year.

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prrk2 they/them But does it spark joy? X 1yr ago #3804689

Darn...

I can't care...

prrk2 1yr ago #3804712

yeah it's pretty niche drama even for a local but that's one heck of a write-up

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X 1yr ago #3807722

Not really exactly, it's one of those news stories that garner hundred of praises everytime it gets posted

https://old.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/1078b9z/trending_youth_mocked_for_calling_s80_charles/

https://old.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/1093xrj/charles_keith_founders_having_lunch_with_spore/

https://old.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/109rxaa/charles_keith_invites_viral_luxury_bag_tiktok/

https://old.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/11hwyeq/spore_teen_17_shamed_over_charles_keith_luxury/

The story even reached some western news outlets too

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11663181/amp/I-excited-luxury-bag-trolls-mocking-85.html

https://www.insider.com/tiktoker-zoe-gabriel-singapore-responds-mocked-bag-luxury-charles-kieth-2023-1?amp

https://nypost.com/2023/01/12/tiktok-user-slams-trolls-for-saying-her-80-bag-is-not-luxury/

water 1yr ago #3807747

oh lmao, sorry man i stopped visiting /r/singapore because of the soyness :marseysipping:

RustShill rust/acean :marseysurejan:

X 1yr ago #3809842

i won't say she's rich (the items she bought and the clothes she's wearing are def affordable for the middle class) but it's peak :marseyattentionseeker: to crypost about how she's poor and can't afford breadtalk

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X 1yr ago #3809025

So you're telling me @SingaporeShill is not real sinkie??? :marseygasp:

ZchiggyDiggy9 ziggy/diggy MasterLawlz's Biggest Fan 1yr ago #3804775

Uniqlo, H&M

Aren't these budget brands? :marseythonk:

Very funny to see shops simp for her, though.

AZZ you/your ZchiggyDiggy9 1yr ago #3805473 Edited 1yr ago

I would say at least for Uniqlo it's more mid range but it's definitely not on the level of Chanelle/Gucci, that scale might be different depending on country though

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AZZ 1yr ago #3806170

Uniqlo's (and H&M) where we go to grab cheap plain tees and shit, might be less expensive here since it's asia lol

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AZZ you/your X 1yr ago #3806225

Yea I wouldn't say its expensive in NA but it's not the cheapest stuff you can find either

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sg587565 they/them ZchiggyDiggy9 1yr ago #3806238

H&M is budget but uniqlo is considered on the slightly expensive side in quite a few some asian countries like not at the levels of proper premium prices but priced at where most middle class dudes cant just buy without thinking.

fuckingnerd they/them 1yr ago #3806579

I can't read the word pinoy without thinking of pinoy porn. Please refrain from using this word in the future.

fuckingnerd 1yr ago #3807638

:marseycoomer2:

AutisticOnTheStreets GOKU/BLACK R-slurred in the Sheets :marseywink:

1yr ago #3804824

>MustShareNews

I was catching up on the KF thread for Dylan James Mulvaney. Shit gives me the same feeling: hyper astroturfed shit run by brands masquerading as feel good news stories.

:wolfmarseymask: "Lol look at this girl bragging about an 80 dollar bag"

:marseynpcmad: "Wow, frick you, we at brand^tm feel like this is NOT COOL. We are relatable, an 80 dollar bag is nothing to be ashamed of, and look at our hot new Spring catelogue! Use her promocode, 'PoorAsianGirlHumbleUpbringing' for $10 off your next purchase of $500 or more"