• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    89
    ·
    edit-2
    2 days ago

    I guess mentioning Paris Hilton is a good draw to the article, but I’m guessing most people don’t know about the facilities she was put in for being a “troubled teen” and why the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act is so important because people still associate her with being the vapid socialite she played on TV.

    If you don’t know much more, you can start by reading about her, but I also recommend the comic at Elan.school.

    • inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      edit-2
      17 hours ago

      Hooooooooooly poop. I have watched a few documentaries and seen interviews about these fucked up programs, but never heard of elan school. Already on chapter 11 and I’m going to devour the entire thing, it’s depressingly enthralling.

      Thanks for the link! 💕

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      18 hours ago

      I knew a little about the horrific shit Paris Hilton was put through, but I’d never seen that comic… Shit is intense.

    • cmbabul@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      19 hours ago

      Piggybacking to say that Behind the Bastards has done a few dives into Elan school/the troubled teen industry before that are really informative, entertaining, and easy to digest

      • jacksilver@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        20 hours ago

        I never got to the end as it just kept getting worse and worse. I only made it to where he escapes and gets caught again.

        • StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          13 hours ago

          It gets better, but not before it gets much worse. I just binged it in a go and I feel it was worth it. It definitely gave me a lot to think about and some new perspectives. Also, what the fuck, USA?

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        23 hours ago

        Yeah. It’s the reading equivalent of passing a horrific car accident. No matter how awful it gets, no matter how many times you remember that this is 100% true, you have to keep reading.

    • jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      27
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      2 days ago

      Elan.school is a very rough and long read. It’s fantastic, but one should know that there are very heavy topics involved and it certainly isn’t for everyone.

    • ColeSloth
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      2 days ago

      I think most people think about how she shot to stardom with a blow job. One Night in Paris is was put her to stardom above all the other vapid socialites.