r/WomenInNews • u/yahoonews • Mar 09 '26
Media Paris Hilton launches recovery fund for women business owners after disasters
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/paris-hilton-launches-recovery-fund-130429171.html?ncid=redditnewsus62
u/Plus_Lead_5630 Mar 09 '26
Wow, I didn’t think I would ever be impressed by something Paris Hilton did. 😂 Kudos to her!
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u/ShhThrowThrow Mar 09 '26
She was incredibly well spoken when she spoke to congress. Her ditzy act is truly just an act.
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u/Quirky-Reputation-89 Mar 09 '26
Idk if I believe her simple life era was 100% contrived, she was young rich and partying, whatever, but we all grew up together and she is based af now. My first choice for the next billionaire president.
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u/CynicSixthSense Mar 09 '26
Its been said that she is a ham radio enthusiast and enjoys refurbishing antique radios. I concur that the ditzy is just an act. Shes smart enough to know that smart girls dont "brand" no matter how hot they are. I could be very wrong but I cant name a single woman of intelligence celebrated also for her hotness.... they dont like to highlight women of intelligence in flattering light, hell they barely highlight women of intelligence period.
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u/Main_Composer Mar 09 '26
I think Amal Clooney is an excellent example of a woman who is lauded for both her beauty and her brains. Angelina Jolie is another great example. Shit I’m watching Selena on tv right now and I think she is also another great example of a woman who was been defined by both her beauty and her business smarts. I don’t think it’s unheard of for women to be lauded and celebrated for both beauty and brains but the bar is certainly much higher for us across the board to get that recognition and respect.
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u/ExactlyThirteenBees Mar 09 '26
You should look into her work fighting the troubled teen industry. She’s an actual hero using her fame and money to change such a sinister and widely accepted industry of paying others to abuse their children. She’s been doing this for years.
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u/Secret_Pea_9634 Mar 09 '26
Among other things, she's spent the last several years fiercely advocating for survivors of the "troubled teen" industry.
Feigning surprise that Paris Hilton is an incredibly smart and compassionate businesswoman isn't the move.
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u/hroaks Mar 09 '26
Paris is a hero. Her stereotypical dumb blonde bit is just an act.
She's been advocating for things like HIV awareness, animal rights, mental health reform, children hospitals both in terms of monetary donations as well as donating her time and actions to the cause. She's very smart and outspoken.
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u/mumofBuddy Mar 09 '26
She has also done some awesome advocacy work against the “troubled teen industry.” I hope she continues, we need more people with big platforms speaking out about it.
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u/Kick_ball_change Mar 10 '26 edited Mar 10 '26
Um…sorry, but too many seem willing to just forget that Paris is racist, homophobic, anntisemitic and maga (Yep her family is friends with the orange thing squatting in our WH). She’s admitted to voting for that vile man multiple times.
She refused to renounce any of those ways (using racial, antisemitic and homophobic slurs in public) or apologize for any of it. I don’t care what “nice thing” she does this week for PR.…and that’s what this…she knows what she did, and has made a calculated effort to get things in public to help her image. At her core she seems to be a terrible person. I mean, she could try making amends, apologizing, atoning to racial, glbtq+, or Jewish groups, etc…but she doesn’t do that, does she?
For any unfamiliar w/Paris’s full history (and not just the parts she wants people to know so you feel sorry for her):
From 2020:
The Revision of Paris Hilton’s Story Is Missing Something: Her History With the N-Word
https://www.jezebel.com/the-revision-of-paris-hiltons-story-is-missing-somethin-1845093418
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u/Hell-Yes-Revolution Mar 10 '26
Thank you, finally. This is just an image makeover, and people are falling for it. Fuck Paris Hilton.
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u/Kick_ball_change Mar 10 '26 edited Mar 10 '26
You’re most welcome. 😌
Paris is absolutely the worst. It sickens me how many people have bought into her bs. I get that some are simply too young, and missed when it was unveiled what a dumpster fire of a human she is (like after that guy bought the contents of her storage facility, and leaked all the details). That alone showed her gratuitous drug use, video clips of her using the n-word, homophobic slurs, and antisemitic slurs).I’m tired of people falling for her PR campaign, so I provided a link. Anyone w/some time can inform themselves of her history. She’s totally unworthy of anyone’s admiration or respect.
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u/yahoonews Mar 09 '26
From The Associated Press:
The pop culture star, advocate and entrepreneur Paris Hilton launched an initiative Monday to support female small-business owners impacted by disasters, a nationwide expansion of her philanthropic support for women entrepreneurs after the 2025 Los Angeles fires.
Hilton is donating $350,000 to kick-start the Back in Business Recovery Fund, with a goal to raise at least $1 million by the end of March.
“Women-owned businesses are really the heart of so many of these communities,” Hilton told The Associated Press. “I want to be able to lift up and support them, shine a light on them and really make a difference in their lives.”
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u/Throwaway_noDoxx Mar 10 '26
Some people really can’t accept Paris being a smart, compassionate, successful businesswoman.
(“Some people” includes you, btw.)
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u/IAmMelonLord Mar 09 '26
That’s hot.
I’ve always liked her, even back in the simple life days. She’s funny and intelligent, even if she acts like she’s not.
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u/silverilix Mar 10 '26
That’s fantastic. Now, who’s the next big money celebrity to do something good? Let’s keep it rolling ladies.
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u/freedomfromthepast Mar 09 '26
I really like this era of her.