The END of Colleen Ballinger : She Has ALWAYS Been This Way... a NIGHTMARE Downfall
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The end of Colleen Ballinger and the downfall of Miranda Sings’ career has been shocking, as Adam McIntyre exposed Colleen, opening the door for others to come forward. I have interviews with her victims, plus all the lies that everyone missed. With her years of lies, manipulation, gaslighting, and alarming signs,Colleen Ballinger aka Miranda Sings may have always been this way. This just isn’t adding up…
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Adam McIntyre:
Stop Lying, Colleen Ballinger: • colleen ballinger, sto...
I Was Right About Colleen Ballinger • i was right about coll...
My Relationship With Colleen Ballinger • my relationship with c...
Colleen Ballinger:
Hi. • hi.
Addressing everything • addressing everything
Johnny Silvestri: There’s More To The Story (My Experience with Colleen Ballinger) • There’s More to the St...
Becky’s TikTok About Her Experience www.tiktok.com/@noitsbecks/vi...
Dustin Dailey:
Colleen Ballinger is AWFUL (Traumaggedon is here) • colleen ballinger is A...
Xylie Gets Real:
The Many Lies of KodeeRants (reacting and researching) ua-cam.com/users/liveJvdqMpcdwjU
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Did you said part 2? 👀 iilluminaughtii needs a part 2 as well considering all that have happened since your video on her!
Thank you so much Swoop for covering this ,we truly appreciate ❤️
Youre the best girl. Adam is a true warrior. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
You're such a hypocrite SWOOP. You and Adam are bad. While y'all are better than Colleen, you're pious is fake. Also, your teeth at 5:44 looks like the fake Inspector Gadget's teeth from the 1999 film.
@@OfficialRJCervantesyou got ‘em SO good with that one.
Colleen being so obsessed with being thin makes her 'bony little back' line in her apology 100x grosser
IKR
I picked up on that too, she might want to be very thin to appear younger, some pedo females like to look almost prepubescent and they have an aversion to full figure or overweight people in general. I want to know more about her past I wonder what type of childhood Collen had, if she was SA it still does not give her the right to abuse. It seems the whole family or at least the siblings are the same way.
I made this connection when I first saw her apology (through another creator ofc cause I wasn’t going to give her the view) and I found it to be an unnecessary line but something that probably made her feel like she would be sympathized with because of it. Without the body checking context you’d just think she was making a corny joke about her weight and with context it’s weaponizing her weight as a way to make other feel bad.
And she also bodyshamed Trisha Paytas while showing her 🌽 to minors
It was absolutely intentional body checking slight at Adam. And if it wasn’t intentional, then she’s pathological.
Male victims absolutely exist and female abusers absolutely exist. More women need to be called out for predatory behavior.
That's a given!
Yes, like the Prime Minister of France…his wife was his married middle school teacher when they met! She left her hubby and kids to have a romance with a middle schooler!!!!
The problem is that so many men don’t see they’ve been sexually assaulted/abused and when I’ve pointed that out, their response is “well I enjoyed it” which is so heartbreaking. Men are being sexually assaulted and aren’t even aware of how damaging it is to them.
@@toltorgnot to mention the fact that if they do come out about it, other guys will verbally throttle the living s*** out of them and call them a punk or ask them if they're gay!
@@Andreamom001and yet people, especially in France, defend that garbage even to this day
Anytime any adult tells a child “ don’t tell your parents” is up to no good and is well aware what they’re doing is out of pocket.
It's funny, we told our children that if anybody ever says that to them, they need to let us know as soon as possible who it was and what they were trying to do. As an adult, I wouldn't dream of saying those words to a child, ever...
I got told by my then stepfather "anything that happens in the house,stays in the house" I had known him for maybe 1 to 2ish years...even back then I got suspicious and I was right :I
@@AntoinetteChanel yeah.. I wouldn't do it ever. I'm extra conscious that if I do it and it seems okay, they also won't question it if another, less trustworthy adult says the same, because they'll associate it with the instance involving me.
I wish someone told me this when I was younger. I had an adult manipulate me as a minor and told me not to tell anyone. I ended up telling some close friends, but not my parents bc I was afraid. Nothing sexual happened, but my parents finally found out after a friend told their parent and they told mine. My parents then pulled me out of the situation. To this day, I have no clue what this person’s intentions were, but knowing what I know now, even if it truly wasn’t sexual, they were definitely up to no good. I fully intend to teach my kids that ANY secret an adult makes you promise to keep, you must IMMEDIATELY come to me or my husband.
Right. I was physically mentally and eventually sexually abused by my father resulting in him going to jail for 9yrs he is out now and back living only a few miles from me. Everything he would physically abuse my sisters and I he would give this fake ass apology and tell us "please don't tell mommy"
Im now 23 but hearing “ you were not naïve, you were a child” made me cry. I didn’t know I needed to hear that so thank you 💕
YES YES YES same!!!!
Same!!
When I was a kid, anything "the kids" got up to was the fault of the oldest kid in the room, for this reason
Yeah, me too. I'm in my 40's and realizing I need to forgive my teen self. Something my mom has never allowed
Ssss aaaaddddd Adam
Adam’s response to her ukelele apology is perfection and he needs an honorary degree from Petty University. And then become a professor.
I need his to get a petty university sweater asap
What makes her really disgusting, is that the ukulele video wasn't supposed to be an apology. She never claimed it was an apology. I interpreted it as more of a response video and a "fμck u". She has no remorse and takes no accountability. She's terrible.
He’s now tenured
She needs to see him in person (he’s in LA right now) and give him his honorary petty degree for that masterpiece 🤣👏
I need his class on my schedule
As a woman older than Colleen i think we need to stand with male victims and call out female predators just as we ask good men to stand against abusive ones.
Yeah, I don't like how society thinks that female abusers don't exist. In a way, it makes them more dangerous.
Absolutely. Shitty and problematic behavior needs to be called out regardless of who it is
Yes. This is absolutely spot on
...we are
I don't know what you're talking about because bad men don't get in trouble most of the time either
I hate how people refer to the lingerie set as “underwear” because it does not properly convey that it is in fact a very lacy and promiscuous set of lingerie intended to be sexy/attractive instead of just a plain pair of women’s briefs
I absolutely hate the way UA-cam censors words like it does. Softening the language is a stone's throw from softening the act itself, and it's such a breath of fresh air to see someone actually address that problem and openly defy it. I just wish UA-cam got it's shit together concerning real life issues like that.
Yeah, like the term "pro choice" softens the act of killing babies
I cannot believe this woman made a CHILD reach into her pants to get a snack - in front of a live audience mind you - and she has the AUDACITY to call this a “toxic gossip train” what in the world!!!!!
She did it multiple times too
I know I was shocked seeing that! 😮
I'm also shocked that parents thought the show was ok to take their kids to. That in no way negates what Colleen has done but I'm just surprised that they thought the show was appropriate. I'm sure some of them bought tickets not knowing what to expect though.
She also spread s child legs on stage too for a “fart joke” 🤮
I was stunned hearing all the laughter, I genuinely can't figure out how that was taken as funny. If I'd been in the audience I'd have taken my kids out that moment.
I physically applauded when you actually said “he raped me”.
I know UA-cam likes to demonetise any video that says that word, but you’re absolutely right, using those abbreviations only minimises how traumatic these things are. I’m proud of you, Swoop! You’re an inspiration to me! ❤❤
That whole section brought tears to my eyes. I'm not dealing with this kind of stuff but I still needed the message.
That part made me cry… and if YT demonetises the video, well, I just got two sweaters from SWOOP so hopefully that’ll help if only a little bit ❤️
Facts.
Swoop has me over here crying in between spurts of singing "toxic gossip train"
@@oOVanillaMelOo I’ll be supporting with merch too … can’t decide if I should buy now or wait for new collection. 👀 (this comment brought to you by distraction from triggered state)
Adults discussing their adult problems with children is disgusting and disturbing to me. It’s so damaging, and selfish. They are knowingly burdening and robbing kids of their childhood, and blurs and is very indicative of a predatory individual. Thank you Swoop, for making it crystal clear that kids should never apologize for being naive, because they’re children, and should never have been in that situation in the first place. When you said that, I teared up as someone who was subjected to that abuse as a child.
Exactly! I do not understand how an adult could ever talk about such dangerous and damaging topics with a child. Their brains can not begin to understand even a small fraction of the conversation adults have with other adults.
I wish that my parents cared about my emotional state growing up
I am a 31 years old male that was r*ped from 5 years old to 12 years old in my foster family and trust me I needed to hear that it wasnt my fault, that i am strong, that i am worth it...thank you for doing this for us. It hurt so bad to say thank you but thank you. Please dont let us down swoop i cant fight alone, i dont have any family or friends because of that..because i cant let anyone stay in my life, i cant love neither..I'm seeing therapist now but they are never encouraging me like you just did swoop. Thank you very much i am sorry for this weird comment i just dont have anyone excepted à friend in belgium but im in Canada so. Sorry for this everyone, i needed to thank her
Edit: thank you for your kind words, I truly appreciate it. Have a wonderful day
it sounds like u may need to get a better therapist? they should absolutely be reminding you of your strength and bravety! especially for this.
hope you are doing ok,, you really are so so SO worth it
also it absolutely was not your fault abd there is utterly nothing that could have made it so xxxxxxx
I can’t love either and went through SA experiences as well from 2nd to 4th grade i recently told my mom at 24 y/o and I got “gross” as a response lol so I relate to you. It doesn’t make it better but it is nice to have someone understand these emotions as well. So thank you for sharing ❤
I'm so sorry that that happened to you. Please remember that i love you and i care about you. You're not alone and I'll pray for you 😊
Thank you for being so brave, making this comment and also seeking professional help, you are so strong for this comment alone, you will love again and you will be able to be loved again, the healing process will be long and hard but I know you can heal and you will heal, stay strong and brave, you’ve got some of us who will support you and be proud of your progress.
I literally cried when Adam said he “allowed” it to happen. You were a child and it was in no way, shape, or form your fault. I’m so sorry you feel/felt that way.
Y’all are so damn pathetic
Then you’re dumb to feel sad for an attention hungry ghey boy
I am new to this channel and this video blew me away. The story telling, the compassion for these victims, and you sharing your personal story was truly inspirational. Wishing you peace and blessings!
He only feels that way because the obvious answers are so clear to him after learning from past mistakes. But the entire situation would’ve been avoided if Coleen was the bigger person and never let any of it happen. I hope Adam doesn’t hold himself accountable at all anymore
😂😂😂😂
"Its not drama its dangerous " this particular situation reflects this so well. Colleen is trying to paint this as petty drama, and its not. Shes failing or refusing to grasp the gravity of what shes done, and the responsibility she holds as a person with such a large and young audience.
This!!
Yes I was explaining all this to my mom and I told her my favorite creator always says ‘it’s not drama, it’s dangerous’. It is extremely fitting for this situation consider years ago Colleen and her friends labeled it as ‘drama’, and now we’re seeing all the unfortunate effects Colleen and her adult friends’ actions caused these kids
In this context, "drama" gives the same vibes as "locker room banter."
From what I've heard of her family she was made to think stuff like this was normal. They all messed up.
"It's Not Drama, It's Dangerous!" needs to be a T-shirt
I just had an "oh shit" moment at 1:43:00 realizing that I was groomed. Nothing like realizing something therapy worthy at 10 pm on a random day in September.
Same!! As she explained what grooming was, I realised I was groomed and got SA'd because of it 😣
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Yikes good luck in therapy
As someone with chronic illness. I'm more irritated at anyone who dare suggest we fake this. Or don't know something is wrong with us. I knew something was off 10 years before my body gave out.
I HATE the " you're just making it up" stigma from the regular person all the way to the medical community!
I was told I’m faking an injury by my entire family after being knocked down by a forklift. Every. Single. Member. I’m permanently disabled.
The "you weren't naive you were a child, and the only one to blame is the adults" brought me to tears...I didn't know I needed to hear that. Thank you Swoop
I was just about to comment pretty much the same thing, and I'm so glad it helped someone else out there in the same way. It's so difficult to explain to those who haven't experienced these things firsthand (not that anyone should ever have to, it's just often too much to put into words). Finally acknowledging and relearning how to place blame in the right place has been a HUGE thing for me this year.
Please remember you're never ever alone, no matter how isolating life can feel. I believe you and I support you in building the beautiful life you deserve.
Swoop consistently says shit that brings me to tears. One that always get me is when she repeatedly says “it’s not your fault”
I was just coming to say the same thing. That hit me
Yes me too. And I didn’t know that grooming included non sexual matters and just had the realization my own mother abused me for her own power and manipulation.
We are not alone ❤
We are not to blame ❤
I have no experience with grooming/being groomed, but man, Adam’s “I feel stupid for allowing this to happen to me” hit me like a punch to the chest, it was not your fault, Adam, you did not allow this to happen to you, you were young and you were taken advantage of.
Yeh, I'm not sure I agree that it's grooming, but there is a huge problem with a 30 something yr old woman being inappropriate with teenagers.... and getting them to do WORK FREE OF CHARGE. What the eff.
@@Oyimtalkingtoyou Why are you not sure ?
@haleyf9582 because grooming means, in this context, that it would be leading to something else. I think colleen is just insanely immature and didn't understand the line the rest of us do between adults and teenagers. Her brother... that's a different story.
@@Oyimtalkingtoyou grooming does not necessarily mean it was leading to anything else, actually. i think that is a common misconception a lot of people have about it. her intentions may not have been to do anything like that, but she was still conditioning her victims to be comfortable around her and those inappropriate topics--getting them to trust her.
@@Oyimtalkingtoyou grooming is actually gaining someone's trust over time and then doing something to betray that trust.
As someone with fibromyalgia that was finally diagnosed 2 years ago in my 30’s… THANK YOU for speaking up. I’m so sick of the gaslighting from able bodied people. That’s sick.
I genuinely cannot believe that people did not believe adam in 2020, he had literal picture proof and people thought he was lying. Its mind boggling that people thought this actual child was some sort of master manipulator, trying to cancel colleen to get some fame. Absolutely disgusting of those people and colleen
It's because Colleen told all her fans that Adam was lying about her and she told them lies about Adam. Adam explained all of it
@@buttercup86900 I get why it happened, ig I meant more HOW it happened. How did this woman manage to have such a strong grip on grown ass adults to manipulate them into hating a kid
@@axthxrn i think she put an innocent facade in front of them
It's fucked up. But I think it's some kind of defense mechanism to not believe victims. If you just refuse to believe it, it didn't happen, and the world is pretty again
Sometimes people are more "annoyed" with people bringing the ugly stuff to the surface than with the people responsible for the ugly stuff
Besides being children, it seems many of her victims were LGBTQ+, so she's basically drawn to the most vulnerable of people possible. What a monster...
I was literally coming to say this EXACT thing! I still can’t believe my daughters used to watch her when they were younger!! If I had only known what a disgusting person she was!
I noticed that too, I have a really strong suspicion that she blackmailed at least one of them by threatening to out them.
That, and also if her "jokes" about Ella changing their pronouns are any indication, LGBTQ+ topics just seem to be an infinite source of entertainment to her. It's disgusting
The fact that someone from the group chats mentioned to Adam that all Colleen's favourites were gay boys makes me as a queer trans masc person really feel like there is an element of fetishising gay men going on that makes me feel really icky
that is so true, sad, but true
When Colleen texts Adam to give him her “temporary password” and says, “I have a present for you. And I’ve never done this with anyone. But I’m trusting you.” I felt a knot in my stomach. Literal textbook groomer language????
She really doesn’t understand that grooming isn’t always about pedophilia or something sexual
She groomed her young fans to get info for her
To attack people for her
To make call out videos for her
For her to trauma dump on
She groomed those children. You don’t have to SA someone that’s not the end game of grooming every time
LITERALLY SAME
I feel my skin crawl. That its textbook grooming through and through. Absolutely apalling.
@@NCcatlady she’s deflecting and of course, she’s unwilling to take a step back and educate herself so she can see what everyone else sees. She would rather live in delusion.
@@NCcatladyit’s called emotional incest abuse of powerband manipulation
The cruelty to animals- her poor dog. It’s absolutely disgusting. She seems like a malignant narcissistic sociopath from what you’ve just laid out here. She should be in jail. I’m not understanding why no charges have been filed against her for the porn sharing with minors. What is even happening?
I'm 25 and recently visited extended family with a 10 year old and a 15 y o teenager
When I tell you I struggeled talking to the teen because we had nothing in common and it felt weird to talk about anything more than surface level smalltalk
I cannot comprehend how that woman was in groupchats with people that age and talk about such inappropriate topics is beyond me...
THISSSS!!! My hubby has 8 siblings (5 under 18) & I have 2 siblings in highschool... I've had to hang out with them & their friends & THERE AIN'T NO WAYYY 😂😭😭 I'm more ready to slap most of the teens in my life than form any kind of serious friendship/weird relationship with them 😭 they drive me crazy 😤
The 20 somethings are not much better. Entitled, aggressive, arrogant, and crass work ethic.
Especially hearing that grown ass MAN saying "You guys are my only friends" to a group of kids is so utterly pathetic...
I am also a victim of grooming. One was a teacher. One was a family friend. I was also RAPED at 15, and that was my introduction to sex. I have never said this out loud. All together. Thank you, Swoop. This is a big deal, and your words carry weight.
❤
Happened to me too. I'm 55 and still think of it almost every day.
Wow, I am so sorry. If you haven’t already, I hope you can heal from that and live a beautiful, fulfilling, loving life. I’m so proud of you for finding your voice🤍
So proud of your courage to name what happened to you. It was not your fault and you deserve to be free of any shame or guilt you may have. You are at NO fault.
I'm so sorry that you've faced such terrible trauma but I am so proud of you for speaking out. I sincerely hope, if you haven't already, that you are taking steps to heal ❤
Ex-Child Protection Investigator, current DFV Specialist here - this was incredible. The safe space you create for people, the way you defend those who need it and call out those who deserve it, the respect you show in interviews - damn impressed. The world needs more of it.
Thank you for what you do! Must be an incredibly difficult job at times
@@gabbi33 I appreciate your appreciation. It can be, but honestly the strength and resilience I see in the clients I work with who are going through the worst things imaginable provides me with a level of vicarious resilience. It is a privilege to do the role I do.
@@geoffreydevereaux3272 I wish all the victims strength but u do an important job dont downplay ur role bro
@@nilsmeyer7278 I appreciate your kind words. Please don’t misunderstand me though, the role I do is very important. And I always appreciate the kindness shown to me when people find out what I do. But that doesn’t make it less of a privilege to be in a role where I get to hear people’s stories and hold that space for them, using my skillset to help wherever I can.
I especially consider it a privilege because I am a male and most of my clients identify as females. They have often been hurt by men that they’ve trusted, and more often than not more than one man. I get to be in the incredibly privileged position of being a small part of their healing journey by doing my part to demonstrate that there are safe men out there, and that the person who was abusive to them wasn’t doing it because that’s how all men are but instead because the abuser made those decisions as an individual. That there is no excuse. And any level of trust a person can place in me taking all that into consideration is an incredibly humbling experience.
No one cares about your title, you’re just a viewer and nothing else, just make your comment. Anyone can call themselves anything to make their comment look credible.
I appreciate your comments on fibromyalgia. My sister suffered from CRPS as well as other chronic illnesses causing her to be put on hospice. She passed away on 10/24/22. Seeing people make fun of chronic illness and claim that these conditions are fake makes me feel physically sick. I hope people with chronic illness who saw Colleen’s disgusting show’s portrayal of chronic illness know that they are valid and it is not okay for media to portray chronic illness that way.
I'm so sorry for your loss Hannah
Swoop is extremely skilled. Ending the interview with Adam with the Garfield question was such a beautiful way of finishing on a lighthearted note, and I think this was done solely for Adam's wellbeing rather than for entertainment. Sending so much strength and solidarity to all of C's victims.
I am a 61 year old grandma and only started watching this video because I kept seeing this woman’s name popping up in my UA-cam suggestions. I started doing the dive into her and I am totally disgusted by this woman. How a grown adult with a fully formed frontal lobe could think that any of this was ok is beyond me! And to then find out she is a MOM! That’s even more concerning. This woman is deeply flawed. Is anyone investigating her (law enforcement)?
Only just started this video so no idea if it’s covered in this, but Adam has made a police report. Not regarding Colleen, but her fans where him, his family and his animals are all having their lives threatened, he’s been doxxed (address leaked) and fans say they’re trying to get his place swatted. I couldn’t imagine how scary all this must be for him
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@@samanthaM7119damn, her fans are unhinged.
Now she’s getting that treatment
Protect your grandchildren, social media can be a death trap for minors
It actually blows my mind how people will be so flat out nasty and hateful to anyone that bravely, in my opinion, bear their souls to give their account of something so horrific. Wtf to those people, shame on you! If it wasn’t for the fact that there are also many wonderful and kind people in the world, I would have given up on the whole entire human race
When you had that man say the same sentence that Colleen said about “I shouldn’t have given it to him no matter how much he asked” my stomach actually turned. It really puts into perspective how society views male victims vs female.
She just straight up said "but he was asking for it"
This woman used the same justification as the assholes who want to invalidate victims of SA and didn't once think "wait, that sounds a lot like victim blaming"
Even worse is that the internet let her get away with it
@@SuperNuclearUnicornfans will let their idols get away with a lot. They're very forgiving, will turn a blind eye & deaf ear or even offer excuses for their behavior while they're enamored with them. Once the spell is broken their condemnation will be just as bad as when they thought all these same antics were terrific.
I don't agree everybody does this to women and girls too I mean look at how Becky was treated. I'm also a woman who's been a victim and we all get treated that way like it's fake it doesn't matter we should have done something different even by police it's disgusting it's just a way society looks at victims in general that have been abused or raped or anything else
Very true. It hit so hard with the male voice!
@@Angelface11I never said it doesn’t happen on both sides, if definitely does, but I just think SWOOP did a good job proving that in most cases men and women are viewed very different in society. When it comes down to doing predatory things, society is def more blind to when a woman does it, than when it’s a male. Why else do you think Colleen got away with literally having a child stick his hand in her pants for a comedy skit and asking minors about their sex lives? A man couldn’t get away with that level of obvious predatory behavior. Had Colleen been a man she would’ve been done for as soon as she mailed underwear to a 14 year old girl, joke or not. *(But yes, there are of course gonna be people that will victim blame regardless of gender or say they don’t think it’s a big deal I agree with that).*
As far as fibromyalgia, I am a retired nurse and I heard many a doctor call it fibromyass. I think that whenever a disease is mainly in women it gets ignored or made fun of before it's taken seriously. Lot of the doctors that I worked with really did not care about women. Most of them felt women were faking when male ailments were always taken seriously. It was very frustrating and I'm glad I'm fucking retired because it never got better. Not in 35 yrs.🤬😡🤬
Dispiriting and unfortunately I'm am not suprised to hear it.
I don’t think a lot of people realize how debilitating fibromyalgia can be. Feeling like my body is one big bruise is what I live with daily.
I live with it. It made me see doctors very differently.
So many doctors are disgusting
Being a woman with chronic pain made me WELL acquainted to how much corruption exists in the medical profession. I at least thank you for speaking out about these experiences. Majority of doctors I’ve encountered would sooner see you end yourself from being unable to handle the pain than lift a finger to help you.
Hearing about how scarred Adam is from how she treated him makes me sick to my stomach.
my little sister (10 at the time) had a phase where she was obsessed with miranda and i vividly remember my mom saying how her content is absolutely NOT appropriate for kids even though it’s obviously MEANT for kids. she was horrified that colleen’s content was so popular but so inappropriate for her audience…
Glad you had a decent Mum and kept your sister safe xxxx
Well, the content is PG13, so the mom shouldn’t have let a 10-year-old watch anyway
My niece was too at about 11-12. My sister had no idea how bad she was/is until I showed her. She put an immediate stop to my niece watching
Being a mom, I see how many UA-camrs feign being for kids where they even dress up immature and talk in this lively, high performance, and over exaggerating voice. But the material is mature. I have to pay a close mind on what my daughter clicks on. And I see how prevalent they are when I go to in-class events because all the kids (6 years old) talk about the channels together.
I think a lot of parents didn’t properly vet Colleen - also maybe her Christian background appealed to some meaning she was automatically ‘safe’ 🙄
"As a 20-year-old I'm going to defend my 17-year-old self" that line was powerful. Adam you deserved better.
I'm in my mid 30s and through work I sometimes end up working with teens. I cannot imagine having any of these weird conversations with them, or dumping my emotional issues on them. That's such an abuse of power, and so deeply inappropriate. It's creepy and gross and just thinking about it makes my skin crawl.
Right? I dont understand how older people even feel like theyre truly communicating with a person, not just talking to a child. The whole “we could talk about anything with one another”… no you cannot. Adult issues are just *different* and a child isnt gonna know what those issues even feel or look like, shit like divorce and financial issues. How does someone have just zero sense of guilt or shame or miscommunication??? Why would someone even put their trust in a child that way?? Maybe the anxiety from sharing with a child is part of what makes them abusive groomers. They need that shit under their own control 100%
@@Princesssmellyseriously, I have my friends who are my age, or my mentors who are older, to vent to or seek advice from. If I'm with a KID I'm going to be very mindful of healthy boundaries, and presenting a steady, responsible adult to them. It doesn't mean you can't have a nice chat, but my god, as the adult you absolutely must have respect for how young they are, how much power you hold as an adult, and what topics aren't appropriate to discuss! Talking about your sex life?? With a child??? That's so incredibly messed up and she cannot pretend that she didn't realize that telling a 13yo this kind of stuff was awful and wrong
The portion with Alex really hit me emotionally. I too live with chronic pain and autoimmune diseases that make even leaving my home to get groceries for my family difficult. Alex's words saying how strong and loved and important we all are were so kind. She really is a beautiful person and so strong for having the courage to put herself and her terrible experience out there publicly.
hearing adam talk about his disordered eating due to colleen’s comments about his (UNDERAGE) body absolutely broke my heart. this was something i didn’t hear about in any other coverage on the situation
Absolutely disgusting. Unless you're a fucking doctor, no adult should be making comments on a child's body period.
I could not IMAGINE sharing intimate details about my divorce with a 13-year-old. Jesus Christ, that is so confusing for my brain to comprehend.
Not to mention, teenagers have no filter...Imagine admitting towards teenagers you divorce💀..I COULD NEVER especially when they're strangers and not family
A 35 year old did this to me when I was 19 and even though I was an adult, it was freaking weird. I was (and still am as a 22 year old) in a different life stage, don’t have a significant relationship outside of friendships and family, am not thinking about having kids, still in university without having experienced full time work due to being too busy studying, haven’t owned a pet, etc… so could not relate but there were clear power imbalances. So the poop of a 30 something year old doing that with a 19 year old is weird enough, it is whole other levels of weird when you are not even an adult.
It would be less weird now that I am 22, but still a little weird in my opinion. When I am another year or two older it will not be weird at all, again in my opinion.
Just a few hours ago, I had to tell my kids that two of their cousins were now fatherless because the man who contributed to their DNA decided he didn't want to be a father or a husband anymore, so we were not to speak of him ever again. (This guy not only left their mother, but also signed away his parental rights to two precious little girls in the process.) I explained that we need to do our best to be as supportive as possible to their little cousins during this terrible time.
It took my husband and I TWO WEEKS to figure out if and when and how we were going to handle that conversation with our kids. THAT was difficult enough, and our youngest took it especially hard. My heart hurt so much for my baby girl *and* my niece *and* her baby girls in that moment.
But we've got people out here like Colleen just. . .casually trauma dumping on kids in their DMs.
How in the HELL does anyone *willingly* dump that caliber of information onto a child? My kids could barely fathom what a divorce *is* , and one of them is just about the same age Adam was when all this began. Just. . .I do *not* understand these people.
My own literal parents struggled to tell 13 year old me that they were getting divorced at all, let alone the details! I truly can't imagine
One thing that leaves me absolutely petrified is the fact that in Colleens videos there's a bunch of moms protecting her on the comment section.
MOMS saw what this woman did to multiple minors, and still are protecting her. It makes me so sad for their kids safety
@@youtubeacc i hope someone does the same to your kid ☺️
@@sarasolen she was also commenting on colleens video, she is clearly looking for attention, what a sad life
The parents who have heard all this, and are still okay with it, make me worry.
Even scarier - SHE is a mom! She's a mom. How would she feel if this happened to one of her kids? I'm disgusted by this whole situation which I would not have known about if not for her RIDICULOUS and SHAMEFUL ukelele "screw you all, this isn't an apology" video.
@@youtubeaccDo you think there’s nothing wrong with sending porn to minors, suggesting for a minor to discuss if they’re a virgin or what their favorite sex position is in a Q&A video, asking for butt pictures of a minor, or offering to send lingerie to a minor superfan and then saying he asked for it? Sending porn to minors is literally illegal. Was congress just too sensitive when they approved Title 18 of the federal criminal code? The rest would still have been considered immoral 20 years ago. This is exactly the kind of predatory behavior we warned kids about in the early days of the internet. Are you a very young mother? Because I promise you that 20, 30 years ago we already knew that being sexually inappropriate with minors was wrong.
I’m with you on everything you said. Replacing serious real words with SA or R word is… so dangerous and only serves to make victims feel like what happened to them is unspeakable, unredeemable… it makes a victim have to hold those very real truths inside of themselves because UA-cam has decided that they are too disgusting to be uttered… not saying the words doesn’t make the actions stop.
Swoop, i know you're making a very valid point about fibromyalgia "jokes" vs cancer "jokes", but we all know the truth. She absolutely would go that low. Making fun of cancer/parkinsons/other illnesses WOULD, in fact, tickle her fancy, and that's the worst part. She is so absolutely vile, and as a person with a chronic illness, it makes me sick.
I was groomed by my female high school teacher. The confusion, shame and disgust I have felt for the past 8 years is awful. SWOOP every time you say its not your fault, I really hear you. It makes me cry every time. I hope Adam continues to heal and live his best.
I'm wishing you nothing but healing and support. I'm so sorry that happened to you- and just know that she's one hundred percent right. You did absolutely nothing wrong, and it's not your fault.
That fucking sucks. Women can be just as calculated and predatory as men. I'm so sorry that happened to you. My husband is also a SA survivor. It really makes me angry but I try my best to support him in the best way I know how
i’m so sorry that happened to u, i wish u all the best and i hope u can heal from this situation 🖤
Sending a lot of love and light your way friend ❤
Let me reiterate that it's not your fault, and it was not something you should've enjoyed either. I hope you find peace. As a survivor of predation, I stand with you
I remember when Colleen first posted her apology regarding Adam, I said something along the lines of “it doesn’t matter the context, she sent a child lingerie, she admitted it, period” the amount of hate I received, I can’t even imagine what Adam and everyone else have been going through. Thank you Swoop for being so incredible and being such an advocate for victims, you’re incredible and my heart goes out to everyone who was in weenies and korys klit, my heart goes out to everyone who was affected by the Ballinger family (including their own children)
I'm so out of touch that until this week I thought she had been canceled back then. I never followed her and it honestly didn't occur to me that an adult could come back from basically sexting a minor. I hoped this younger generation was savvier about consent than mine, and that's deeply concerning in itself.
@@valerielevasseur8674same I had never watched any videos of her’s before this week. It makes absolutely no sense that people were on her side in 2020.
That was my thing too back then. Like, to her "story" point... I don't care if he was begging you on his knees presently in front of you for months straight. You, a fully grown up woman, sent lingerie to a CHILD. I don't give a sh*t about the circumstances you purport there were. It was wrong, full stop. Its just so much worse that instead of being like "yeah, that's f*cked up, I'll be better, I'm so sorry." She edited the footage to make it all his fault when it wasn't. Not that matters because she still decided to send them to a CHILD! I will never be over that.
@@ESPHMacD saying the child asked for it as a defense sits so wrong with me,
the fact that she so easily made that argument and people took it and ran with it,
like it matters if he asked,
even if adam did ask it's still wrong.
i hope it was just the kids sending hate,
any adult who thinks the child asking for it is valid is gross.
@@ChrissaTodd"she asked for it", "he asked for it", "they asked for it".
Those will never ever be enough to explain bad situations.
It can explain why you gave a child an ice cream, not your underwear
I am not very far in this video but I feel compelled to say this
First of all Adam you are so incredibly brave to come forward and be so open about this. I am so proud of you and i am here for you
Swoop. The way you put these docs together is incredible. The amount of work you do is so apparent and so welcome. I have been binging you for like 2 weeks so far.
I also want to say I absolutely adore the respect you give to the victims. The way you talk to them genuinely makes my heart happy. The fact you are so unbelievably respectful to their boundaries is such a rare quality these days. When you tell them that anything that makes them uncomfortable you are more then happy yo skip them
Please keep up your amazing flawless work SWOOP. ❤
Could not have said any of this any better!!!
I don't want to take away from the atrocities these kids went through but I do want to thank you for your level of empathy, understanding, compassion, and kindness. As a fellow survivor, it breaks me to see these things but its important that we can lift those voices. Thank you for navigating this complex and triggering issue with so much finesse and care. You are an absolute treasure. I sincerely hope her victims can find peace and healing.
The fact that she’s making herself seem like the victim is sickening
just made a vid exposing how very toxic Adam is . 👍
This is classic behavior of a narcissistic individual, they always somehow make themselves the victim!
She's deleting every critical comment. She must be paying somebody a fortune to do that, instead of just turning off comments.
@@ville__
Still wouldn’t justify Colleen.
@ville__ colleen: **literally sexually assaults a 16 year old girl.**
You: yeah but one of her victims is toxic though!
Is that where we are going? I think Adam at least slightly deserves to be angry and bitter. Instead of you know. A woman that literally got her dog put down because she was abusing it.
figuring out I was groomed as a child was one of the most traumatic things that I'm still trying to process as an adult. hearing Adam say he's embarrassed and feels stupid is heartbreaking.
Not trying to be that guy but just get over it, life is short your life can easily get taken away like that especially if you live in the US or some poor country, you’re lucky that you don’t live in a poor country tho like DRC Congo 🇨🇩 or Palestine 🇵🇸
Not downplaying it just hate when people be complaining when they have better lives than most of the world
"Oh you should be so licky that you dont live in a place that gets BOMBED everyday shut up" this isnt the trauma Olympics and youre not getting any medals for acting like it is
what is wrong with you, this person just shared their trauma and you are doing "whataboutism"?? what the hell man, you clearly don't know shit about psychological hardships and have never struggled with trauma
@@Btbjack_savage2I dont know if you are projecting something onto this comment. But I dont think this person is complaining at all. She or he is just stating that they were groomed and hearing about this is heartbreaking. You know, it's really difficult to state such a simple thing. Because abusers and many people like your self always downplay this things. We are allowed to have struggles of our own, even if other people also have them.
Poor kid (Adam)- the fact he only wants an apology (which I’m sure she could fake through) hurts the heart. He deserves so much more than that. He lost so much because of this human who couldn’t care less about his mental trauma and all the others she hurt….she only cared because she’s under backlash
1:30:40 Adam's parents are amazing. "she's not being very nice to you"
The way they taught him to respect himself, just, great
Yes in teenage years it is different way of thinking, we are guided more by our emotions than logic. But once we start calming down, we start applying the lessons we were taught
What she did to Adam was so beyond messed up.
Adam and other victims deserves justice
What she did to all of those underage fans is messed up. Beyond messed up. I hope they find peace in all of this. They deserve justice for the trauma.
To Adam?! What she did to ELLA was beyond messed up! What she did to Adam was diabolical. To Ella? GIRRRL
I promise I'm not trolling, but this is like the Onision thing to me, no one has been brutally r**ped, no one died, etc. You literally have to delve in hard to see the badness. This has been mildly blown out of proportion yes?
@dethmetelchik I agree. He's not only going through this now...
He went through HELL yrs ago the 1st time. I can't IMAGINE what he's (and all the others) are going through now. AND that b*tch dismissed them with that messed up 'song'. DAMN
Had to pause at 1:38:26 when Adam said "I'm 20 and defending my 17 year old self"
That's a very powerful line, thanks Adam❤
I feel so bad for him. He took a beating initially and he was telling the absolute truth
Agreed. I got goosebumps when he said that.
this hurt a lot 😢
Yeah,like at 17 u a child then boom an adult at 18... American are so stupid ass, where i live in Europe i have seen guys being 22 dating a 15 and being togather and good 6 years later or more or less....
That Word ,GROOMING, i really not understood ,all muricans on tik tok n other... They were referencing to ped.. or Better Say child(yeah like before puberty) molesters
But reading the definition i thouth whit myself (but that world grooming can happen to 20,23 almost like me ,even more like 40,Is like manipulation and wanting something ,Pray on whatever Age not Just 17 yes 18 no or "yeah you waiting to be 18" so let Say 25 even...
Whats your problem? I would take legal action if She do that to me in front of all for "prank" not Just cuz in 16 i would do even at fuckin 50
Some IQ over 70 american or americanized european here
I’ve had this happen with one of the grandparents friends. I was 12 and was almost killed in the process of a inappropriate interaction in a pool. I’m now 30 and refuse to use public pools even with my children or be in big spaces because of the trauma. I was told no one would believe me by my step grandmother. But my grandfather did, and the last time I saw my grandfather he told me the cops got him for trying to pray on another child online that turned out to be a cop. Im grateful he in jail. But it’s still traumatic
In her music video, when she paused to say "they didn't say I couldn't sing how I feel" or whatever I could practically hear her PR team sobbing in the background
Colleen did not care about harming her young fans. She abused a power dynamic WITH MINORS and traumatized them forever. Her minimizing the severity shows she may not understand what she did wrong.
She needs to be held accountable. She needs to retire Miranda Sings. She needs to never be around minors again.
Worse knowing she literally has kids
miranda is queen
@@madrasaseries a queen of manipulation alright
@@madrasaseriesQueen of playing the victim? Queen of deflection? Queen of grooming? Queen of trauma? Which kind of queen are you thinking... she's queen of a lot of things... not least of which being the queen of victim blaming...
Just a question what are you defending exactly?
Colleen? Kody? Is that you? 😅
“You were not naive, you were a child.”
This whole situation has hit very close to home for me. I was groomed by a guy on the internet starting at the age of 10 (roughly around 2004-5) and kept this “relationship” a secret from everyone until 2020. The lifelong damage it does to you is immeasurable and something I know I will need help processing for many years to come. My heart goes out to Adam and all other victims of Colleen and any other child who has been groomed by *any* adult.
I too, was groomed on the internet. sending love. ❤
You are only two years older than my son, as a mother this breaks my heart. I am so sorry you had to go through that. You are strong and thank you for sharing your story. I wish you the best in life and all the happiness you deserve ❤. Sending you love.
This series is making me realize how many of us in these fandoms were groomed
Adam perhaps should treat others with kindness instead of insulting and demeaning them for having their own beliefs.
@@beanybabyrabie what does this have to do with being groomed?
Adam has more grace, compassion, and integrity even at his young age and after all he’s been through…Colleen could never.
As a survivor myself i want to thank you for how much you help and defend victims of abuse. I’m 18 now and it’s been many years since i was first assaulted and i still need to work through it and cannot express how much hearing “you weren’t naive, you were a child” and “it’s not your fault” helps. Thank you Swoop ❤
I don’t think Swoop has ever gone into this much detail about her assault. Swoop I’m so sorry. Thank you for trusting us your audience. You really have given so many victims a voice and you’re truly one of the best creators on youtube out there. We collectively love you so much ❤️
I hope in her darkest moments she remembers her own words of bravery she so kindly shares with us. It brings tears to my eyes. I've been through similar and she makes me feel seen and validated. It can't be easy to do docs like this that hit so close to home.
Swoop is in a good place now mentally, it’s the physical challenges from the fibromyalgia, her spine and other things that have emerged since the last accident that get to her right now.
@@tara9750 Same here. I stumbled onto her when she dropped the Astroworld doc, then watched her docs on Gabby Petito, and the latter made me realize my ending marriage had been extremely abusive. It allowed me to do so much healing, which I am still doing. She does so much good with the stories she tells, the way she tells them, and her candor. I, too, pour my personal self into my writing, and it's not easy to do, but it feels honest, and I imagine for her it is the same.
@@ReviewsAndMore9the thing about mental health is that it is a bit like a garden. Needs constant tending to get rid of the weeds. So even when people seem so very strong emotionally, there can often be times where you revert.
I do just hope she continues to tend her own garden while she is busy tending others' as well 😊🩷
@@cv6442Beautifully said
Unfortunately, asking a narcissist to "imagine if it were HER children" will never work. She probably sees her kids as an extension of herself; just more pawns to use for her own games.
Yeah I tried to explain to my narcissist ex to imagine himself getting treated like xyz and his brain just couldn't compute no matter how I explained it their brains just isn't functioning in a way that can understands that.
Colleen is a bad person but she is NOT a narcissist. God, I was raised by a covert narc mother. Years of therapy. Every therapist has told me (diagnosed borderline here) being raised by a narc parent/caregiver makes you either a narc yourself or have BPD or some other cluster B personality disorder. Rarely you come out with any mental illness from a narc parent. Having a narc parent AND BPD also makes you double more likely to date a narc which unfortunately my past relationship was that. Colleen is bad, narcissists are much MUCH MUCH MUCH worse. You don't even KNOW the half of it. This makes my blood boil when people use these terms incorrectly because what I and so many other children of narc parents went through is compared to.... this? What we went through as kids is much much worse. Narcissistic abuse is considered some of the worst types of abuse, so this is a slap in the face to any victim of narcissistic abuse. NEVER use that word again until you do years of research on the topic. Thanks for hurting and downplaying narcissistic abuse victims. Lovely
Well considering she begged UA-cam to allow pedos to make comments about her own kids because she didn't want to lose views...gotta say she's not a good mom.
As the child of a narc, sadly truth.
@@hotpinkkt Hi, also raised by a narc, and I disagree that Colleen can't be a narc. I think the jury out. She definitely shows warning signs to me of the victimized narc, and I don't think we can diagnose her over the internet. I'm aware she has had an unusual and toxic upbringing that may have indeed left her with some sort of mental health challenges. To write a SONG playing victim, to sing about her "bony little back" in it, to cry about how she "won't survive the attacks" while also admitting the behaviour part way as she denies it.... the mental gymnastics all remind me of my mother when she was cornered with irrefutable proof of her abuses. She would deflect, she would go on about her own pain, etc etc etc. She's love bombed and withdrawn affection alternately, her Jekyll/Hyde moods with Adam ring true for me. I DO AGREE people use the term way too easily, but Swoop didn't use it lightly. Perhaps instead of going off so hard on a commenter, let's leave room for the fact that we don't know Colleen as well as her victims, and that there are multiple types of narc?
Going back and rewatching because I had no context for any of this drama before watching the whole series, and I wanted to hear it again after watching part 4. The difference in body language between you and Adam talking in the first interview and all the camaraderie in the back and forth in episode 4 is significant. You can see how much more he trusts you, and to me that speaks to how much you have a) both been through in the last few months b) how much time you’ve probably been through behind the scenes supporting this young man. I can imagine how healing that feels for him at this stage, having a public figure who is actually in his corner and isn’t asking anything of him, and wants to protect him and all the others affected by all this toxicity. I have so much respect for how you approach people, Swoop. My only hope for you is, that this whole series isn’t something that consumes you, and that you’re taking care of yourself and can take some time off for self care when it’s done. I’ve been in circumstances where the drama and absolute mess of other people’s lives consumed my own, well past the point of being at all healthy. When mess feels so all-encompassing that it’s all you’re thinking about and dealing with, ESPECIALLY when it’s not yours but you feel the need to hold it for others, it can eat you alive. I hope you’re taking as much care for yourself that you’re giving to others.
i completely agree, i loved seeing him loosen up with her and it really shows how much of a good person swoop really is
While I was not groomed, I was raped by another girl in my class, we were both seven. I know now that she was likely sexually abused, that will never mean that I have to forgive her for the trauma she inflicted upon me. I blocked most of it out and never told a soul until I was 18 years old what I had been through because I thought no one would believe me, it’s only been a year since I told anyone and I still struggle with how it affects my relationships, I know I can get through it, and your words about getting through it really hit hard. They inspired me to just keep moving forward, because I will be able to heal from this, so thank you.
I believe you, and you’re probably right about them being a victim as well. Right again that you don’t have to forgive her. When I was five, my nine year old friend who had been groomed by his family forced me to give him oral sex.
Kids that young don’t THINK that way unless they were exposed to something, y’know?
I forgave him - but I’m still trying to track his ass down. If he created more victims because he didn’t get help, I want to be there to back them up.
A female friend of mine (I was probably 7-8 & her a year or two older) freaked me out playing "house" one day before I stopped being allowed around her. I was just carrying around my bear pretending to be a new mom making dinner (leaves in a bucket of water) & then she started talking about how she "needed to get pregnant" & was talking about what "mommies & daddies do" & pulled her dress up & started humping a pillow making noises that I didn't recognize at the time. She knew WAY too much & told & showed ME way too much that day.
Not long after my parents stopped letting me be around her, the man who lived with her grandfather got arrested & my Nana refused to tell me what happened with their family or why they moved & I never saw her again. 🙃
@@brooklynnbailey4356that reminds me of an older student who sexually harassed me.
What she did to Adam was downright cruel. Even if the grooming part hadn't happened (which it clearly did)... turning on him, blaming him publically for that tweet, cutting him off when she knew he believed they were actual friends, ostricizing him from his online friends (during lockdown, no less), ruining the internet for him... at one of the most difficult ages to survive that kind of isolation, embarrassment, loss of friendships, and online bullying to a degree most teenagers will never experience. Even if that were all she'd done: it would've been more than enough. It's just plain cruel.
And what she did to Trisha Paytas, too. It's a different thing and Trisha isn't a kid but she is a person who Colleen calls a friend. Mean - just mean. She actually seems legitimately sadistic. The animals? Talking to kids with EDs about how much she loves thinness? Getting off on watching her fans bully other fans in her defense and for her amusement. Asking for videos of kids doing absolutely ridiculous things (like putting tampons in their mouths) just so she can revel in knowing that she can make demands and watch the results roll in - like some kind of test where those who send a video will be her go-to kids when she has dirty work that needs doing.
Well what’s disturbing is that IMO…Adam isn’t even the worst of what she did.
Learn about narcissists they are very sadistic they quite frankly are monsters. Honestly they don't seem like they have any humanity and to me they seem worse than demons because humans have a choice to be evil or not and narcissist just choose to be
She really does seem just outright cruel. I was always aware of her existence but I never followed her or engaged in her content/fandom. Horrifying to realize she's been terrorizing the people (and animals) around her all this time
@@pistachiosandpopcorn7146Glad I'm outta that rabbit hole, only a few more to go. 😢 This whole situ is never-ending.
@@jn4756 wasn't that the whole thing where she cut ties with Adam and acted like he'd been trying to make her look bad, turning the fans on him? Maybe that's her stance now but it seems like initially she put it on him
I still cannot believe she put out a song, but Adams response song is officially the best response to an apology video in YT history. He is truly iconic. How he has so much strength is beyond me. I am still so confused how anyone believed her 2020 response. I hate that Adam has had to deal with this bs for 3 years now
He has very supportive parents who let him make his own mistakes and learn from them.
I am 1000% sure he has a masters from petty university. That side by side, off key, pure chaotic good song he responded with is so incredible and i adore it way too much. It's pure comedy gold and does the BEST job outlining just how audaciously irresponsible she is being.
I started crying when Swoop said that you're strong and will make it through. My groomer never got to meet me face to face- but he did normalize sexualization to the point he would coerce me into having cyber sex everyday. He was only a bit olde than me, but I call it grooming because I told him multiple times it was illegal and wrong and he stil pushed for sexual contact to be normalized to the point he made me send nudes and the cyber sex stuff... I honestly never thought it would end and I got fooled into believing that if he left me I would be nothing anymore. To see that some people are able to get justice, when I never can or will for the multiple instances in my life I was SAed and groomed, makes me feel happy for them. I am glad when people can publicly say and get justice for what these evil people did. I am sorry for what you went through too, my groomer actually does know my address and I do get scared everyday to even go outside in fear he possibly is in my area trying to get me again. I hope everyone in this situation can reach a safe point soon.
I am 67 and honestly I appreciate these issues are being brought forth. I have young great niece and nephews. Makes me sick.
I refused to allow my kids watch her content after I saw two of her videos. Trash. My 7 kids are 23-30 now and she has been the subject of the family group chat as of late. I even received 3 “thanks mom” for banning her content.
Stand firm parents. Do your job! It sucks in the moment but the appreciation does show up later.
This is so affirming to read as a 23 year old mother who is very thoughtful of what media I allow my child to consume or participate in. I definitely get some judgement from peers etc for being so prudent and not just going along with what's trendy
@@retroromantic9056PLEASE do not let those comments get to you. You being such a young mother gives u unique prospective on what it means to be a parent in this new age of technology. I think a lot of us could have benefited from some more restricted internet access. There are still ways to have fun online without risking our children having to be exposed to this type of stuff! You’re doing great!
@@retroromantic9056 I promise you that you will not regret shielding your children. Our oldest son are twins, they didn’t get cell phones until they were juniors in high school (2011). It was before everyone had smart phones. But it set a standard for the rest of the kiddos. It was really hard on me and my husband because we could see that literally all their friends and classmates had phones and we felt bad for making the “different”. The long term outcomes though have been amazing. And if I may suggest something, please remember that your child watches you for cues on how they should act so if you don’t want them glued to the internet don’t be on your
phone/tablet/laptop etc in front of them. Model the values you want them to have. We are their first heroes and we need to act like the heroes they think we are everyday.
Congratulations on being a mom! I know it’s super hard, but you’ve got this ❤️
My mom banned my brothers and I from watching Married With Children. I’m 36 now and don’t regret it at all. All of my friends watched it. I felt left out at the time, but it was such a trash show.
Now if only we could do the same with the child hormone experiments going on
Ma’am, you are a treasure. I’m an old white woman in Oklahoma USA, and I’m encouraged that young folks have people like you they can listen to and learn from in a world full of creeps who don’t care about them except as objects. Many thanks and I will be joining your patreon
Fellow Okie here! Kinda old (40 lol) Just saying hi! We love SWOOP!! Me, especially. I love anyone who is truthful, honest, kind and just good people. Those who call out toxicity are the best!
21 year old okie. you guys give me hope!! all the older generations surrounding me personal are deeply sexist and traditional and don’t really believe in women’s rights
@@laurenholsteIt’s not a womens rights - it’s a humanity right. Everyone deserves to live out their life in peace, hope, safety and encouragement. Jesus died for every soul, no matter what age. Swoop wants all to be free from past hurts, unfair treatment and spirit killing evil. As she often says, “because you deserve it, honey”.
Swoop is beyond Amazing ♥️ She deserves our support. She is my favorite creator and I am so glad you are all here!! 🤗 Hugs
Love seeing “older” people stand up for the youth! Your support means so much. We often see the older adults defend or be indifferent to what almost all of us have gone through to some extent. Kind of a “I got through it, so you all should have to too” sort of attitude. Very refreshing whenever someone flips that script.
My heart breaks for all of them. I've been sexually assaulted. I've been groomed & abused by an alleged narcissist. I struggle with body image issues. I have chronic illnesses & disabilities. Those things are hard to deal with, especially as a young person! Thank you for discussing these issues with compassion & respect. If only everyone could be like that.
I was groomed by a family member (I suppose from birth but the first memories I have of something inappropriate is) from the age of 4.
I didn't speak up about it until I was 13 and for so long I thought I was over it and after nearly 3 years of trauma therapy I thought I had no emotions connected with it.
But the speech at 1:43:26 made my inner child feel a sense of peace she never got before.
As a survivor, you always think you know it's not your fault until someone tells you it's not. That's when you realize you much blame has been put on you.
To any former victims, or anyone who's currently going through the thick of it; it is, has never been, and will never be your fault.
I belive you. You were never at fault. No matter how much your abuser (or anyone else) tells you otherwise.
This didn't really have anything to do with this video but I just had to say that.
I was groomed as a 23 year old with not a lot of family, by my boss, a middle aged woman that swooped in on mom mode and manipulated me under her thumb. I ended up having a nervous breakdown after she eventually started yelling at me, not paying me, and having me work 60+ hour weeks. I was an ADULT and this woman was an employer. I cannot imagine if I was a kid and this was my idol. 😢
So sorry for your experience :((((
I’m so sorry
Wow, im sorry that happened to you and I hope that lady has the worst day tomorrow :(
Thank you for sharing your experience- not enough people realize grooming can happen at any age and it's important that people know this so they can look for the signs.
I was groomed by my employer at age 20… he was the bank manager and would always corner me in the office and rub my back along with trying other stuff. I had heard to be careful of him and that he’s been turned in a bunch of times and nothing ever happened. I felt like I just had to take it. He asked me about my sex life and tried to get me to “be” with him and his wife (they were in their 50’s)! Thankfully I moved because I got married but he kept looking me up for years… he died 10 years ago.
The real MVP is Adam's mom. I'm simultaneously so sad for her that her child is going through this and so grateful for her involvement
For real. I was stalked, sexualized, gaslit, etc by a group of adults online from the age of I THINK 13-16? And one of the worst things and reasons it’s taken til the age of 30 to start processing it is because my family used it against me and vilified me over it.
Adam is incredibly logical and mature. I’m so happy he came to these realizations and blew the lid off!
Hearing these people's stories is so important and they literally so strong and brave. I really hope for healing for all of them 💙
I'm also TERRIFIED for Colleen's children. I can't believe she's a mother after hearing how she treated literal children and animals. Bone-chilling to think of her as a parent.
As someone who was diagnosed with fibromyalgia at 19 and has been in pain constantly for well over a decade, THANK YOU SWOOP AND ALEX. The pain of the disease is miserable, and people calling me a liar, an attention seeker, and crazy adds pain to an already debilitating condition. Colleen perpetuating such a narrative is sickening. And its awful that's not even the worst thing she's done.
Don't have such people in your life Don't go to doctors that are awful and take your power back. I had something similar and yep it was pretty awful. Most people couldn't even handle it might feel like they're dying and that's what it feels like at first it feels like you've been run over by a car and you are literally dying but it gets better and when you learn what you can and can't eat and different protocols and different vitamins and fasting and weight lifting it gets better. It took a lot for me to get better so I hope that you're able to get better to sometimes it's a lifelong thing for some people and sometimes there's different triggers but stress does not help at all so I hope you get away from all these horrible people because it's definitely not worth it to be around people who don't truly care about you because nobody who truly cared about you would want you to be in pain and they certainly wouldn't mock your pain that is pure narcissism just like Colleen.
Hey, I also have fibro! Diagnosed at 18 (24 now). I feel your pain. You are strong, you can get through this. Fibro is horrible and lonely, please take precious care of your mental health is my main peace of advice. Usually our biggest trigger is stress. Please, PLEASE, remember just how fucking strong you are for getting up everyday and living your life with this horrible disease.
Always try and stand up to doctors when you don't feel listened to, or maybe bring an advocate - my bestie is like a rottweiler making sure doctors won't ignore my symptoms! Many organisations can be advocates too if you feel you don't want to bring someone you know.
Hot baths - as hot as you can stand - work wonders too!
Sending love and spoons ❤
It took me years to get a diagnosis, years of doctors telling me that the pain was all in my head or simply just due to me "not taking my thyroid meds" which wasn't the case at all. I was diagnosed with insomnia and depression, I was told to drink more water, and basically to do everything that I was already doing, and I felt like I was going insane because nothing helped with the pain. But then I met the right doctor who believed me and had me go see a specialist who diagnosed me, and everything got way better from there! I also ended up getting diagnosed with narcolepsy lol but I lost a lot of friends over the years because they called me a liar, hypochondriac, & an attention seeker as well. Things eventually got better for me, but life was pretty lonely for a very long time because of the pain.
I was diagnosed with fibro at 16, but I was in pain constantly since I was a small child. I understand how it is to feel unheard and feel like you’re lying. It got to the point for me that I thought being in pain constantly was normal. But if I’ve learned anything we are not alone, we deserve to be listened to, and if we had a choice to not be in pain we wouldn’t. It’s not just in your head, if you feel the pain then you are in pain. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise
Fibromyalgia is brutal, I was retroactively diagnosed at 20-ish (I’ve had it since young kiddo age) and it was after a doctor throughout childhood kept saying it was ‘growing pains’, there are so much things that we deal with daily from it and already have a ton of stigma around it and we don’t need people adding to it.
It’s rough and I give you credit to ya and everyone else who deals with it 💜
If a grown woman sent my child lingerie, I'd be going to jail. I never liked MS/CB. Something about her and her stupid character rubbed me the wrong way. My then teen daughter liked her and even when I had no clue about all of this, I told my daughter there was something about her that raised red flags to me as a mom. So when this started coming out she told me, "mom you were right about her".
What were the red flags you notices?
I was thinking about this.. why were his parents still letting him be involved with her.. meet up with her . 😞
I'm so glad you spoke up early. I had not even heard of this woman before the scandal blew up, and there's no way I'd be cool with my kids watching someone like that. Her "humor" toes the line way too much, in my opinion.
Thank you for bringing light to grooming, I was abused in this way by so many people I didn’t know it wasn’t normal until I became an adult and started seeing videos that educate people. So thank you for always coming in with facts, documentation, and personal testimonials. You’re phenomenal!
I’m so sorry you went through this, you are so unbelievably strong
SWOOP, I'm sorry to hear what happened to you as well. You didn't deserve that. Thank you for sharing your story. Thank you for shining light on others' stories as well. I love you, and I appreciate you helping others get their stories out to the world to help others victims.
the creepy things she did to minors was bad enough, but hearing that she commented on the way her fans looked and their disability is an added layer of cruelty
She didn't just cross boundaries with her fans, she exploited and abused them. I truly feel for Adam.
I mean...it didn't seem that serious...
@@shanecasey8365 you can just say you didn't watch the video and move on. or you did and you just lack basic empathy 🤷♀️ either way, ur a gross groomer supporter and deserve nothing
@@shanecasey8365huh? Can you elaborate on that a bit more..
@@laranakeyaleicen right?!?
@@shanecasey8365what's "not serious" about sending nude photos (of someone else, without their knowledge) to a minor? What is "not serious" about grooming and exploitation, withholding wages that were promised in writing, talking about inappropriate often explicit topics with minors while encouraging them to keep it secret, and defrauding charities? Please, 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 please, tell me what's not serious because I'm REALLY curious to understand....
i was friends with rachel in junior high but saw colleen in local theatre even before that. here's what i can contribute:
-colleen's hometown best friend has fibromyalgia
-they hated the dog they had when i knew them
-there was a point around 2004/2005 when colleen started losing a ton of weight. it was A Thing people gossiped about and i was very conscious of it, as at the time i had stage aspirations as well
-they would do anything for a joke. for rachel's 14th bday the plan was to make a video TPing our friend's house and lie for the next 2 months that we had no idea who had TPed him, despite him being super upset bc his yard was all cacti/succulents and his dad saw patients from a home office so it was a very unprofessional look and he had to clean it all up himself. then at a graduation party we played the video and he cried. pretty sure it was their dad & colleen's idea
It was the dads idea to TP his own house?
@@SofiaTHEfIRST1873 no it was colleen/tim ballinger’s idea to TP our friend’s house; the friend’s dad was mad
that last thing you wrote is wild. i cant even imagine someone doing that and still thinking it was funny knowing the aftermath
@@spacemountainvanity for real, i am not proud of my involvement, but the fact that there were adults involved who co-signed is sick
I'd like to point out Mirroring is usually a normal part of a healthy relationship. It doesn't mean either one is narcissist. It's normal to mirror habits unconsciously, when you are in love with someone. The more time you spend with your loved one, the more you might notice you tend to do similarly to him/her. Small things, like yawning the same way. It's important to make this clear, because especially younger people can take the mirroring part as a sign of a toxic relationship when it's not at all. Combined to everything else on the list, yes, it CAN be a sign of a narcissist but if you're not a licenced therapist or a doctor, you shouldn't go thru lists and diagnose others alone. Mirroring on its own certainly does not even suggest narcissistic behaviour. I've survived a relationship with one, so I should know.
1:38:06 this part made me both proud and sad "as a 20 year old, I'm going to defend my 17 year old self". You shouldn't have to Adam, but we are with you.
At 17 you aint a child,so then what at 18 you r and adult
This world "grooming" never made sance since i read that 3years ago ok tik tok and Twitter,i have known. Here in Europe i have known 15 yo girls dating 22 yo guys and they most were Happy and long time...
I thought this groomer mean a p.edo or Better child mole.ster...but reading the real definition that can happen at any Age,yeah even at 40,its about manipulation and attracting whit lies and Pray...
Sad this so igorant american mindset Is spreading
Her whole obsession with thinness just speaks volumes; she evidently has an ED and the fact she pushes it onto her fans is disgusting
As someone who lives with multiple incurable illnesses AND a mother who fakes illnesses (know as Münchausen syndrome) and would say I had fake illnesses (known as Münchausen by proxy) this part 2:17:34 really hit home
My fibromyalgia is so debilitating and it’s absolutely repulsive that she is mocking this illness that is already stigmatised so much already, I am so sorry you are suffering too but I 100 perfectly resonated with you!
I was never a fan of Colleen’s character. As an autistic person, I’ve always had the feeling that Miranda always had an ableist undertone but I’ve never been able too put my finger on it. I’m so glad someone came forward to expose her disgusting inspiration for the character. Everyone is so strong for coming forward with all of this.
I felt that too. 😮
Me too! Even back in the 2010s I said to people I felt the character was ableist and I didn't like that, I'm glad people are also seeing this too
@@erinnadia0409every time I pointed out the "miranda sings" character was nothing more than the r***** caricature I was told I was " too sensitive and it's just a joke". I'm glad she was already losing viewers.
@theashwoodfaeriethat’s such an insult to anyone (myself included) who has ADHD.
Im also autistic and I loved Miranda for a little while. I'm ashamed of that now.
1:30:52 That was everything I needed. She didn't want parents involved when she was talking to minors. This proves everything to me. She knew (and still knows) EXACTLY what she was doing.
Right?!
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Agreed that's was a big red flag
She is only upset because she is not controlling the narrative. Her non apology is so filled with anger. She is the victim in her mind. Always.
Absolutely!
I have fibromyalgia, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, diabetic, intestinal cystitis, EUPD and am a cancer survivor, regardless of invisible disabilities, even though people can plainly see I have had breast cancer bc my fake boob is always visible, but people still behave like I am healthy like they are and am not struggling, like I am making up my disabilities, there’s the new age old saying for invisible disabilities “I’m not faking being sick, I’m faking being well”.
Online abuse is so real and i hate that its minimised, thank you for validating in such an eloquent way. ❤
Adam's face when she asked about his tattoo and let him run to grab his big plushy. I'm glad that the kid in him wasn't completely ruined by this. ❤
I’m glad someone else appreciated that like I did
I broke into a huge smile seeing that. I hope nothing but the best for him going forward.
Holy shit her being so panicked when she thought Adam’s parents were joining them in Dublin is horrifying
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Holy shit, i know this is not a thing to be focusing on right now, but the way she abandoned him in dublin, in an area with a very high rate of pickpocketing for dublin (the wax museum on Westmoreland street isnt in an unsafe area, but its also not the best, yknow! Its a city!) knowing his parents werent even going to be with him?? Jesus!
She not only is an unsafe party for him to be around, she's also putting him in unsafe situations by abandoning him on his own in a city he doesn't know as a teen.
You’re right that Miranda was initially popular with Broadway fans and grown adults. I started watching Miranda back in 2008 when I was a teenager, and I went to see her magic show in 2010. I don’t recall there being a lot of young kids at that show, but it was at a venue where you had to be 14 and older.
Colleen may be able to filter the comments, but she can’t filter the almost 600k dislikes on her non apology
Edit: will be editing whenever I see the dislikes. Currently at 710k dislikes
Edit 2: up to 800k dislikes now
Edit 3: 937k dislikes. So close to 1mil
Edit 4: 991k dislikes. By the time I check later today it’ll surely get to 1 mil
Edit 5: we did it, 1 million dislikes
Seriously how are yall seeing the dislike button!!!!
@@sansajune8004 it’s a UA-cam extension that you can get for free on your computer. Just type in, “bring back UA-cam dislikes extension” and you should be able to find it
@@sansajune8004if youre on mobile then theres a website that shows dislikes if you copy the video url and paste it into the website’s search bar
@@sansajune8004I use the Return UA-cam Dislikes google extension.. currently her dislikes are sitting at 626K with only 66k likes lol!
can't filter out the international news articles on her too
As a plus size person who used to support colleen it makes my skin crawl to hear how she is about plus size people. I worry for her children as they grow up in a household with this sick twisted individual.
She’s a pedo and your skin crawls about how she is with overweight adults?
Me too. If she's just barely trying to hide on camera, I can only imagine how much worse it is off camera.
Literally anything can change a kid. And their self esteem.
I became self conscious about how skinny I was due to my mom talking about it a lot especially after the pediatrician brought it up every appointment.
It doesn't bother me as much anymore but my eating habits are still suffering.
And my mom didn't even mean to do that to me. She thought it was a compliment to how I could eat as much as I wanted and stay skinny.
So Colleen's kids probably walk on eggshells around her.
@@jenmiranda13 yeah, when I was younger my mom said that I couldn't get jeans cuz they would look weird on me and I wouldn't fit them. She used to only buy me leggings cuz they were "stretchy enough" my self esteem was terrible because of this until I turned 15-16 and wore whatever the heck I wanted. A mother's/parents words can be so damaging to a child.
She also would put me on diets and shit where I could only eat little portions at certain times it was so damaging. I don't live with her anymore and she isn't like this anymore either.
@@darkrose1618I’m so sorry.❤️
I cannot believe she was so popular , this woman is disturbing! Hope all the truth comes out, and that she gets what she deserves!
Hey Swoop! Emily sent me. I’ve watched many of your docs and they are brilliant. You are so caring and compassionate and your sincerity is apparent. It’s so brave of you to open up about your past trauma. I too was victimized by a person close to my family as an 11-12 year old. I never told my mom because I didn’t want to upset her. But I spent years avoiding him as a consequence. I wish I had spoken up because in hindsight I’m sure he found other victims. It’s just so hard at that age.
Anyway, thanks for everything you do. You are lovely and you handle such difficult and painful situations with delicacy and kindness. Keep up the good work!
Would people be mad if it was a grown man and a 13 year old girl?
Yes they would. Apply that anger and outrage to this situation!!!
Unfortunately we live in a society that views women as weak and men as mindless animals who aren't allowed any kind of emotional vulnerability. If we had gender equality, both male and female victims would be treated with compassion, belief and justice, and the perpetrators would be prosecuted regularly and fairly. Patriarchy hurts everyone, even the men it's designed to benefit.
thankfully, it appears to be the case, people are livid about this
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As a male survivor of repeated SA we do exist, and we need to be more open about that reality and help those who have been victimized. I’m thankful for the support of those who loved me enough to add their strength to my own as I did the hard work of being treated for late onset PTSD, and taking my life back. You’re not alone, you matter, and you can make it. 1 in 6 men and 1 in 5 women have been abused in this way. It hits me hard every time I hear about it. Thanks for making this video, and sharing your own survival story. Your strength is inspiring to many.
thank you for sharing, i'm glad you're doing well now and i hope things get even better for you ♡♡.
Thank you for sharing, you are valid, I hope nobody tries to place the blame on you because in no case is abuse the victim/survivors fault. I hope you can find a way to heal and cope.
Solidarity. You're not alone, I have also walked a similar btw
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Well said 👏
I think Adam should sue her for pay he deserved let alone for the inappropriate things he had to deal with. She needs to be held accountable.