“You’re My Best Friend, So Trust Me”: Parasocial Relationships as a Vehicle for Covert Abuse in the Digital Lifestyle Economy
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Parasocial abuse, digital exploitation, lifestyle influencer ethics, online grooming, McKiera case. Paper Idea #2: Lifestyle Entertainment as a Cover – The Normalization of Coercive Control in “A Day in the Life” Content Focus: How the genre of “lifestyle entertainment” (vlogs, home tours, couple content) can hide patterns of domestic or interpersonal abuse. “You’re My Best Friend, So Trust Me”: Parasocial