Internet divided after influencer donates ‘dystopian’ goodie bags for LA fire victims… who’s in the right?

A New York City influencer has sparked heated debate over her “dystopian” firefighting efforts in Los Angeles — with some decrying her goodie bags of beauty products and others coming to her defense.

Serena Kerrigan, 30, shared a photo on her Instagram Story showing donations of skin care and hair care that would be sent to victims of the fires that devastated LA communities.

She wrote on Thursday: ‘Assembling bags of products to send to LA. If you have items you can donate, send a DM to @cocoschiffer.’

The photo showed pink bags filled with cosmetic supplies, which some viewers felt trivialized the devastation caused by the ongoing flames.

“This story really struck a dystopian chord with me,” wrote Reddit user AffectionateRip764 in a thread dedicated to “discussion and snark about NYC influencers.”

They continued, “I’m not trying to shade her intentions, but seeing this ‘front lines’ response from influencers to the devastation in LA by sending out goodie bags of picked products is so incredibly satirical and Fahrenheit of the influencer era.

‘The crucial resources these people are looking for are not Crown Affair mousse or 111Skin(??) face masks in a neon pink Poppi PVC bag.’

In the comments section, more than 100 people responded to the post, dropping in to discuss Kerrigan’s contributions.

The photo showed pink bags filled with skincare and hair essentials, which some viewers felt had been trivialized due to the devastation caused by the ongoing flames.

The LA fires have displaced more than 180,000 people and killed at least 16 Californians.

Many people saw AffectionateRip764’s perspective, but actually sided with Kerrigan and praised her actions.

“I understand where you’re coming from, but people have lost everything. I think that while these things aren’t practical, they will still give people some measure of normalcy as they figure out how to move forward,” one approving user replied.

A few commenters said they viewed Kerrigan’s full story and she explained that the items were from a canceled event.

Another user said: ‘People are losing everything. Think about how this could make a few teenage girls in temporary shelter feel normal even for a few minutes. I honestly think anything helps, and hygiene products are always requested.”

One person said it was a great way for Kerrigan and others to use items that would likely be thrown away or not used.

They wrote: ‘It’s also a good way to use complicated and often wasteful PR box stuff. Influencers throw away so much of this stuff just because of the absolute surplus they receive. I’m not against it’

AffectionateRip764 said the bags were “incredibly satirical and influencer-era Fahrenheit 451,” referencing the classic novel set in a dystopian society

Another woman said she initially didn’t understand why Kerrigan was sending these types of bags. However, she quickly changed her perspective.

“Why wouldn’t influencers send their huge piles of stuff that they will never use (probably just to use for a giveaway) to people who have literally lost everything. It’s actually refreshing to see them doing SOMETHING tactically, rather than just posting.”

The rest of the responses reflected the sentiment that the influencer’s gesture goes beyond what most people do to help.

They also pointed out that these products can put a smile on the face of someone who has just lost everything they own.

Someone spoke to AffectionateRip764: “There’s nothing dystopian about wanting skin care after all your stuff burns down. Now tell the class what you donated to the people of California.”

DailyMail.com has contacted Kerrigan for comment.

More than 180,000 residents have been displaced by the raging disaster and at least 16 people have died. More than 12,000 buildings have been destroyed.

The fires started in the Pacific Palisades area of ​​LA and quickly spread to Brentwood, an upscale neighborhood where high-profile people lived including Lebron James, Kamala Harris and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The LA fires that broke out across the country are still raging and are expected to be among the costliest natural disasters in US history.

The fires started in the Pacific Palisades area of ​​LA and quickly spread to Brentwood

According to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Palisades Fire is 11 percent contained and spreads across more than 23,700 acres in LA County.

“This will be the costliest wildfire in modern California history and also very likely the costliest wildfire in modern U.S. history, due to the fires taking place in the densely populated areas surrounding Los Angeles with some of the most highly valued real estate in the country.” country,” AccuWeather meteorologist Jonathan Porter told it Associated press.

AccuWeather experts projected that economic losses and damage caused by the fire to date are between $135 billion and $150 billion.