Entire saga timeline:
https://mothership.sg/2023/01/teen-shamed-charles-keith-luxury/
https://mothership.sg/2023/01/zoe-charles-keith-meet-lunch/
https://mustsharenews.com/takagi-ramen-teen/
https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/charles-keith-bag-teen-sponsorships-2088761
https://mothership.sg/2023/03/zoe-charles-keith-model/
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
However, the post was deleted but luckily an archive was available
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
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:
American model Wisdom Kayle takes notice:
https://x.com/modsiwW/status/1613218192452714496?s=19
She responds
https://x.com/zoeaaleah/status/1613301929521872904?s=19
Goes on news interviews:
Meets the mayor of Philippines:
First effort post here so please be nice
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That's an insanely good and detailed effortpost king
Unfortunately there are prolly only 2 other sinkies/sinkie adjacent people
@RustShill @Woajak
I think it might gain more traction on HWZ lol
Pinoy scamming people lol
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So you're telling me @SingaporeShill is not real sinkie???
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That might be one of our alts
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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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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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Stolen valor but for being poor
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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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Darn...
I can't care...
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yeah it's pretty niche drama even for a local but that's one heck of a write-up
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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/
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oh lmao, sorry man i stopped visiting /r/singapore because of the soyness
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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 to crypost about how she's poor and can't afford breadtalk
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