Well, Alexa is an Amazon product, so it is credible enough, and the traffic stats are free. There are probably more sophisticated services for money.
According to Alexa, traffic at CB has been at about the same level since January 2017. That was when the Trump articles brought in a lot of traffic. it has been falling since then, but ever so slightly. The low was in April 2017 and then there was a pick up towards the elections.
Right now Celebitchy.com is ranked as # 23,715 site globally and #7,576 in the US. That is about the same position as when I started this blog a year ago. Bit it is much lower than in 2016, when they were almost twice as popular, they were number #14K globally, now #23K. I’ll try to post a screenshot tomorrow.
This must’ve been an outfit of a person you are supposed to hate -)).
Oh, I know what it was, - Kate’s yellow Erdem dress! They have some irrational hate for Kate. I don’t know what is the root of it. Kate is harmless. But she can do no right in the eyes of the some CB posters. And Kaiser keeps the hate alive, because it means more clicks for CB.
This is not the only time she has done it too. She did the same with Sophie Hunter, and Alicia Vilkander. She nurtured the hate and then pretended she had nothing to do with it.
The other day the CB posters also went to town on Melania’s ankle pants. And I remember thinking - aren’t these all the rage in London? Sure enough, the next day Meghan wore ankle pants and they were all singing her praises. So petty.
I thought this was supposed to be about celebrity bs–a place for some lighthearted fun and distraction–but reading the comments i feel like i’ve just huffed toxic waste or watched a puppy get ripped apart by hyenas. It’s honestly the most vicious, negative forum i’ve ever seen. If i had a time machine I’d nominate Celebitchy for a cameo in Ghostbusters 2 as the byproduct of that pink rage-sludge. Do these people watch undercover PETA videos to unwind or what? It’s quite a feat when a celebrity gossip site is more stressful to read than the actual news.
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Lol, true that. They are so negative. Reading CB is like watching FOX News, they are a mirror image. They think they are woke, but they use the same tactics.
Celebitchy is a disgusting site. All it is is a group of white women circle jerking about how woke and feminist they are, the comments are heavily moderated yet every article is full of double standards,sexism and subtle racism.
The RBF posts are disgusting,sexist and the same 15 people just bully one person and jump on anyone who dares say something nice about the devil that is Kate Middleton. Someone said they thought Kate was taking a “fashion risk” and was quickly laughed at and told they were wrong.
How are you wrong about YOUR OPINION? Something that you subjectively think? Then the outright racism in the Beyonce posts. Every single one of them are in my opinion at one time or another, racist,hypocrital and bullies. No one on that site is woke. I’m starting to believe that Kaiser isn’t an WOC. What kind of WoC mods out people for opinions they don’t agree with, yet would allow the outright racism that was in the Bey post? Wouldn’t she be modding out all that? No. Instead she’s busy modding the Kate posts making sure no one says nothing TOO nice about her.she hates someone that has literally no effect on her more than racism.
Celebitchy is what happens when you have a bunch of white women who got woke in 2014 and a writer who is probably unattractive and unstylish herself but constantly thinks she has some authority on someone else fashion.
They all think their opinions are more important then actual WOC,Moc, people of the lGBTQ+ community, so whenever we have someone come in and give thier experience, they are shut down by the white feminism and racism. Or Kaiser mods them out .
I’m not even the type to do the whole “white folks are the devil” but CB is full of fake feminist. All the way.
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They need to give Kate a break. I just can’t believe it - do they get a special kick out of dissing a pregnant woman’t fashion choices daily? It is disturbing.
And even if Kate didn’t have any fashion sense, so what? Is is a crime? In the 21th century a woman should be judged by her character, not her clothes.
I think Helena Boham Carter has no fashion sense, so what? What does it matter? She is still adorable.
The whole discussion was ridiculous. He cannot control whether he is bold or not, why is it even OK to be discussing it? People should’ve learned by now that it is not OK to discuss things that people cannot control such as looks, gender, race, ethnicity, one’s family etc.
But then Kaiser wouldn’t know what to write about half of the time.
Kaiser comes across as someone who haven’t really traveled or interacted with different cultures much. Her views are very American-centric. She doesn’t understand international perspective at all. She is not equipped to write for an international audience.
A few observations on the last weeks articles on CB:
1. People who keep talking about how awful Norman Reedus looks and how Joshua Jakson is so much better, just stop it. Happiness has nothing to do with looks. You can be with the most beautiful person in the world and still be unhappy if that person is not right for you and vice versa.
2.Aziz Ansari discucssion - whether it was an assault or not. It wasn’t an outright assault in my opinion, but that doesn’t make it somehow OK, or forgivable. He treated that young woman as a piece of meat. not a person. And he doesn’t even get it why it was wrong. Women shouldn’t have to accept that it is OK to treat them as piece of chattel. It is not OK to blame the woman for wanting and expecting more than just being a sex toy. Too many commenters sounded like it was the woman’s fault that she expected to be treated with more respect and consideration.
3. So, now that Meghan and Harry are proving to be Will&Kate #2, only without kids so far, I find it funny how their CB fans are coming up with excuses they never seems to think of in case of Wil&Kate - “ Harry is RICH! What else did people expect?”. I expected nothing different and this is why the monarchy needs to be abolished . What is the saying - none are so blind as those who refuse to see? That applies to the CB posters most of the time, so many of them have blinders on.
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I agree with you there. It is not like people come to Celebitchy to have a serious political discussion. They come there because it became an echo chamber of Hillary’s supporters and her supporters get their validation there. I guess there aren’t many other places to get it .
Thank you for your kind words.
Today Kaiser decided to take an issue with Gal Gadot’s pink and red outfit. This is so petty, I just rolled my eyes.
Is Celebitchy a fashion blog now? That would be funny because Kaiser has no taste and no eye for fashion. Red and pink actually go well together and you’ll find this combination used by many designers.
One day Celebitchy is a progressive political blog ( see all Trump articles), or a champion for feminist issues (Harvey coverage), another day it is a trashy gossip blog ( various Swift, Kardashian and roayls articles) and other days it is just nasty pointless negative gossip that rips into people for superficial things like clothes and haircuts.
Does Kaiser even know who she wants to be when she grows up?
I don’t think she ever truly loved Meghan, I think it was a convenient narrative for her to compare Meghan to Kate and use it to bash Kate. And , well, now she got to criticize Meghan as well, and that means more clicks for Celebitchy and more money.
I said from the beginning that Meghan was entering into this to have a comfortable, secure life. And it seems that way more and more.
As for walking down the aisle and the “giving away” of the bride, I find this custom to be really questionable given its origins, sorry. We used to do that in my culture as well, but now the bride and the groom walk in together. I would love if Meghan and Harry did that. And that would end all the controversy right there.
The mental gymnastics they use trying to explain away the price of the dress are pretty amusing.They keep claiming that it must’ve been gifted or sold at a discount, even though it has been stated over and over that the royal family cannot accept clothes for free or at a discount, they pay full price.
It is really simple. Meghan is out of touch, and is not a humanitarian hero they created in their minds.
So, today Kaiser called Oscar Isaac’s partner his baby-mama. Some feminist she is … Someone needs to explain to her why this is a sexist term just like “knocked up”.
Absolutely, hypocrisy is the way at CB.
I was pretty impressed, though, that democrats made Franken resign and didn’t fall victim to the political expediency, which is often the case. To be honest, I fully expected them to sweep it under the rug.
LAK and NIcole really went after each other on the Lupita’s article today. And it made me sad, because they are both right, they both have valid points, but that is the nature of Celebitchy - people get too self-righteous, too absolute in their views and refuse to accept more nuanced views.
if you haven’t seen Lupita’s Vogue cover - take a look. It is absolutely gorgeous. I spent full 5 minutes just staring at it. It is so beautiful.
As for her point that colonialism causes an identity crisis, I don’t fully agree . I think colonialism impedes the development of the cultures that are colonized and it tries to subsume them but I think colonized people are still very clear about who they are.
I have to say, I very much enjoyed reading all the regulars on Celebitchy trying to reconcile the irreconcilable.
In their heads they created this image of Meghan Markle as a forward thinking progressive feminist, and now she is going to have to curtsy to Kate.
Apparently, Meghan can still remain a progressive feminist while doing so because it was her choice - their words , not mine.
I also felt quite a bit of disbelief about just how much people know about the rules of the royal family. Some people take the monarchy way too seriously. The monarchy should be abolished, and its archaic , sexist rules should be abolished with it.
SoulSPA poster went into great lengths to talk about people who know how to curtsy properly, as if it is some kind of a great accomplishment and not a sexist anachronism. But I am repeating myself ….
I just want to point out one thing on the Meghan Markle comments. She will have to give up her American citizenship. She cannot marry into the British Royal family and keep it. This type of divided loyalties will never be allowed, even if allowed by law.
In fact I remember seeing an article talking about the exit taxes and such she would have to pay to give up her American citizenship.
So, if the things go south, she will not be able to go back to the US as an American citizen. For the same reason, she will not have protection of American laws in such matters as prenup agreements.
On the article “ Lena Dunham casts herself as the only person with foresight on Harvey Weinstein “ there is a lot of criticism of Lena Dunham, which I have no problem with.
But it is very noticeable how everyone studiously avoiding the subject of Hillary Clinton knowing the truth about Harry Weinstein, because I have no doubt she knew, but she didn’t care enough to forgo hie influence and his donations.
Or maybe people did point it out but their comments their deleted. That blog post is supposed to have 76 comments as per the front page, but only 36 are published.
What is Kaiser’s problem with men saying that they are objectified as well? It is not either/or. Women are objectified, men are objectified. Both men and women feel diminished and disrespected when it happens.They are people and want to be seen as persons, not bodies.
I am talking about this post
Matt Smith is #MeToo-ing: Men are objectified too, ‘it’s not exclusive’ to women
Kaiser says
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I have an honest question: when men start #MeToo-ing in this particular way, does it ever feel like they’re derailing the conversation? Does it ever feel like someone saying “all lives matter” to Black Lives Matter? We know men and boys are victimized, and they have every right to tell their stories and be believed, the same as women. But… the patriarchy is real, you know?
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As I said, it is not either/ or. Patriarchy doesn’t make it OK to silence men. Just support both men and women. Simple.
It is like Kaiser doesn’t know what to do when things are not black and white.
Kaiser mercilessly mocked Kit Harrington when he talked about it. And that has been a sore point with me since then because Harrington was absolutely right. He was being an ally and he was trying to relate to women’s experiences and for that he was mocked. Matt got a slightly better treatment because Kaiser seems to like him more.
I am glad to hear that at least something good came out of it. I checked the popoholic site once because somebody asked me about it, and I never went back.
I remember a similar thing with the “knocked up” expression Kaiser used to love. I took an exception to it because I think this expression is disrespectful of women. It sounds like getting pregnant is not something a woman chooses to do, but she just gets pregnant because she doesn’t know where babies come from.
I was put into moderation for saying it. But I kept saying it. Finally, a few months later one of the regulars made the same point and finally it got through to Kaiser and she stopped saying “knocked up”.
I just read it … As much as I could take that is. By the time I got to Taylor’s “problematic feminism” I was DONE.
I simply don’t believe it is her feminism they have an issue with, I think they don’t like her and that is that. She cannot do anything right in their eyes.
Yes, you probably were banned. Saying anything positive about Taylor Swift would definitely put you on the side opposite to Kaiser. So you would be banned for any perceived infraction.
My friend who reads CB & Loved it, just told me that an few months back she got banned on an RBF post.
She was first put in moderation for the first time after agreeing with someone standing up for Kate, then she was put on moderation again and her comment was deleted in an JenAnniston post.
Finally, she was banned outright. She said she wrote CB an email 2 days in a row and got no response. Then the next RBF post she said that Kaiser made references to her email in the actual article.Mocking her.
No surpise that my friend was an black regular on CB. They seem to have no issue just disgarding us.
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Oh, that is the worst when Kaiser uses insider information to mock people over very real issues they bring up. This is hitting below the belt. When people send private messages they expect their privacy to be respected.
I remember her doing it last year during Taylor Swift vs. Kanye West drama. She made references to some people sending emails and dismissed anyone who was defending Swift as her fangirls, while she was making excuses for Kanye. But the thing people took issue with was Kanye’s misogyny. and it had nothing to do with being a fan of Taylor.
300 comments discussing Meghan Markle’s coat - too long, too short, not tailored enough or whatever. Who cares? Even for a gossip site this is too much. Is that all there is to Meghan? Her coat and her hair? She is going to be just another person to take apart - her clothes, her hair, her looks.
How does this compute in people’s heads? First, they are excited about a bi-racial American entering the Royal family and then they basically reduce her to a cloth hanger. She is starting to get the same treatment as Kate. I think it is not Kate who is the issue here,or Meghan or any other woman with whom CB posters take an issue, it is the posters. They are unable to see a person as a person. Everyone is dehumanized and dissected.
Personally, I think it is such a dull, fake life - forever smiling, shaking hands, being judged, being an ornament or a token at endless ribbon-cutting ceremonies. I would never want that life for myself. I’d run away screaming after 15 min of that. And I feel a bit sorry for both Kate and Meghan.
QQ commented on the Jay Z post and it was up for an few hours before it was deleted.
I have a couple things on my mind today in light of the Lauer’s debacle.
First, his co-hosts were crying about it and then I saw an article in the Guardian about how we have to reconcile horrible actions by a well loved man. And I thought - give me a f*ing break! I don’t need to reconcile anything. The guy is a dirtbag and that is that. The fact that he worked for an organization you approve of doesn’t make him more palatable. In fact, the said organization (NBC) clearly enabled him, because there were enough warning signs.
In connection to this I came across the Lauer’s interview with Anne Hathway from 2012 where he pestered her about inappropriate photos of her taken by paps and he was clearly set to humiliate and diminish her. How was that ever considered to be an acceptable behavior by an interviewer?
Anne handled it like a professional that she is, and kudos to Anne. Yes, kudos to Anne, who Kaiser also tried to diminish so many times. And you know what, Anne comes out of this looking like a queen. And all her critics look petty and immature.
If anyone is interested in gossiping about the site or just gossip in general about the topics on CB, without it getting modded out, I think it’d be really cool if all the ex readers could come to GossipBucket and comment under the stories where they can’t be deleted or modded out.
here’s an link for an example, http://gossipbucket.com/celebitchy/1247644/duchess-kate-stepped-out-for-a-keen-visit-to-a-london-school-this-morning/
I didn’t read that post exactly for this reason - none of my business.
Notasugar is Kate’s hater and by some bizzare logic she now likes Harry because he is with Meghan Markle and Meghan is not Kate.
So I’ve been banned from Celebitchy several times over the years, sometimes I know why. This time I’m pissed at the hypocrisy. On a post the other day about the Marvel covers for Vanity fair, by Kaiser. She goes off on how Marvel has disregarded black women and are sexist for not giving Black Widow her own movie. Then at the end she figuratively throws the whole MCU at bottom dwelling basement livers by saying ‘the fanboys will be happy with the covers’.
So I agree with a poster who is an adult woman and likes those movies that I don’t understand why fans of a huge franchise get reduced to fanboys when you know we are not, moreover how can you care if black women are disregarded and if Black widow gets her own movie if it’s a sexist vehicle for more racism and sexism? Banned. Open discussion is all I would like, I don’t mind being on the wrong side but let each side have their piece. Thanks for the space to rant, just found you:)
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Marvel just spent gazillion dollars to make The Black Panther, which was a huge risk. And Scott Derrickson was one of the first Hollywood people who came out against Harvey Weinstein. In the world of the Hollywood Marvel is not a problem, they are at least trying. But Marvel is a huge business and they have to make sure their projects are profitable. If The Black Panther does well then they will invest more money into movies with POC leads. So go out and spend the dough. It is all in your hands. -))
Jenny is a bit extra, but she is very likeable. If the girl is in love, why not wish her the best? Why make fun of her? I don’t get it.
I am rooting for her -)).
You are not allowed to disagree on CB. It might go unnoticed a couple of times, but if you do that on topics close to the Kaiser’s heart like Taylor Swift, Kanye, Angelina or racial issues, you will be banned at the first “offense”. And, of course, you are never allowed to criticize Kaiser or the site.
I take it Kaiser truly believes that her opinion of Taylor Swift is unbiased -)). And all those millions of people buying her music are doing it because of reasons …, not because they like her music.
I think so too, yes. It is like a feeding frenzy.
They won’t un-ban you just because you changed your mind about them. I think it takes about 6 month for the ban list to refresh. You’ll probably be able to post again after a few months.
The coverage of Weinstein and Spacey is good, but it doesn’t mean Celebitchy changed. it is still the same toxic place outside of those topics.
Lainey is definitely better at gossip. But I don’t read her site because it doesn’t allow comments.I am not interested in one-way conversations.
I visited CB today and I read the post about Maureen O’Hara. I was reading the glowing comments about her and I was nodding along. What a beautiful woman, inside and out.
Then I went to Joe Alwyn’s post and saw the same people going on about how they don’t think he is good looking. Really, it is like being with the high school kids. Everybody tries to show their disdain for the cool girl’s boyfriend. And failing badly. Just how many times do you have to say that some guy you know nothing about doesn’t look appealing to you? And why?
This dichotomy is just weird. How can you be a normal person one minute and then completely irrational and immature just minutes later?
There was one sane person who said this was similar to bullying. And , of course, the regulars immediately jumped in with their “this is a gossip site” schtick.
I am not a fan of Harry, to be honest. He is just as privileged and out of touch as William. I really don’t get why they give Harry a pass.
I can’t stand either one as well. Both are obnoxious hypocrites. LilacFlowers got banned because she went against the party line on CB and criticized Kanye for his unathorized video with naked Taylor and other women. The rest of CB, with Kaiser in the lead, were all busy attacking “snake” Taylor and defending “poor” Kanye West from her. Some feminists they are …
Anyway, so instead of standing her ground LilacFlowers changed her name and came back as if nothing happened.
Sixer was making all kinds of excuses for Georgina when Weinstein scandal broke but she doesn’t have a problem ripping into Kate Middleton, who is absolutely harmless.
I didn’t realize that.
It is a toxic place. I don’t really care for it. But I keep this blog open so that the people can tell their stories and don’t feel powerless when they get banned for having a different opinion.
I noticed myself that Kaiser and the general readership are not at all receptive to non-US-centric views. That tells me that Kaiser is not that well read or well traveled. regardless of what she claims. Her views are very narrow.
I remember prior to Depp and Heard breaking up, Kaiser portrayed her as a fame whore who loved pap walks and Deep was painted as this guy who put up with it. Not to mention Matt Damon was constantly painted as a good guy because of how he gave interviews? Please he has to be one of the worst in Hollywood, Kaiser is naive and readers should not accept all the view points presented. Kaiser knows little to nothing about the celebrities being talked about, the only accuracy is perhaps Trump’s coverage I’ll give them that much.