Kaylen Ward's "The Naked Philanthropist" Campaign
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Type: Campaign,
Tags: nudes, instagram, australia, bushfire, lilearthangelk, kaylen ward, witchytwitchytv,
Additional References: Twitter,
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Overview
Kaylen Ward's "The Naked Philanthropist" Campaign refers to Twitter user @lilearthangelk, aka Kaylen Ward, offering to exchange nude pictures of herself for $10 donations towards fundraisers for wildfires in Australia. The campaign went viral, resulting in an estimated $700,000 worth of donations as of January 6th, 2020.
Background
On January 3rd, 2020, Kaylen Ward, aka @lilearthangelk on Twitter, began a campaign to exchange nude pictures of herself for every $10 worth of donations sent to a group of fundraisers aiding those affected by Australian wildfires. She wrote,[1] "I’m sending nudes to every person who donates atleast $10 to any one of these fundraisers for the wildfires in Australia. Every $10 you donate = one nude picture from me to your DM. You must send me confirmation that you donated" (shown below).
![The Naked Philanthropist Tweet THE NAKED PHILANTHROPIST @lilearthangelk I'm sending nudes to every person who donates atleast $10 to any one of these fundraisers for the wildfires in Australia. Every $10 you donate = one nude picture from me to your DM. You must send me confirmation that you donated. Please RT #AustraliaOnFire #AustraliaFires A support tha cause Thread Together Newcastle open doors for catastrophic fire risk Central Coast and Hunter Valley Horse and Livestock Evacuation & Rescue Aid volunteer/support-your- Fire and Flood HELP for Horses Mid North Coast ty) (VIC) aboutisupporting-cfa auses (OLD & NSW) NSW FIRE EVACUATION PET ASSISTANCE NSW Koala Hospital Port Macquarie https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-thirsty-koalas- devastated-by-recent-fires WIRES Emergency Fund: https:/www.wires.org auldonstejemergency-fund WWF-Australia: https://www.wwf.org au/get-iwolved/bushire- emergencyags.pg57ip Koalas In Care Inc. The Rescue Collective SA) ydonate d Service Can't donate donating blood om.au World Community Service ster Relief: u/campaigns/disaster- res alia Disaster Appeal Are you or someone you know aftected by the fires? Some useful inks below: Service NSW Assistance for bushfire affected communities: https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/sssistance-bushfire- affected-communities NSW Office of Emergency Maragement: https://waw.emergency.nsw.gov.au Vie Emergency: http:/emergency.vic.gov.au/preparetunderstanding- org auldonate/make-a- ppeal-disasterappeal Appeal: Mjappeals-now/vinnies- on: warnings Department of Human Services: https://www.humanservices.gov.auindividuals es: centrelink w.gov.auPages/for-the- ance/Narthern-Fires- 9:20 PM · Jan 3, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/696/244/6f6.jpg)
Developments
In three days, the tweet gained over 72,000 retweets and 169,000 likes. It was retweeted by Keemstar, who gained over 2,000 retweets and 18,000 likes sharing the campaign[2] (shown below, left). User @witchytwitchytv[3] tweeted, "A woman @lilearthangelk raised $100k in a day for charity by sending nudes to people who had proof of donating to the Aussie wildfires and all I gotta say is not all heroes wear clothes," gaining over 4,900 retweets and 18,000 likes.
![Keem RT KEEM @KEEMSTAR Attention all E-girls. So @lilearthangelk sold nude pics to raise money for the #AustralianBushfire victims & she raised over $500k ! THE NAKED PHILANTHROPIST @lilearthangelk I'm sending nudes to every pe who donates atleast $10 to a of these fundraisers for the w in Australia. Every $10 you dd = one nude picture from me t DM. You must send me confi that you donated. Please RT #AustraliaOnFire #AustraliaFires 7:06 PM · Jan 5, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/696/300/3a3.jpg)
![not all heroes wear clothes WitchyTwitchy O @witchytwitchytv A woman @lilearthangelk raised $100k in a day for charity by sending nudes to people who had proof of donating to the Aussie wildfires and all I gotta say is not all heroes wear clothes. 2:49 AM · Jan 5, 2020 · Twitter for Android](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/696/305/a45.jpg)
On January 5th, Ward[4] tweeted that her Instagram was deactivated and her family had "disowned" her as a result of the tweet. The following day, she tweeted that an estimated $700,000 had been raised as a result of her tweet (shown below, right). The story was covered by multiple news outlets, including Buzzfeed,[5] Brobible,[6] New York Post[7] and others.
![Updates THE NAKED PHILANTHROPIST @lilearthangelk My IG got deactivated, my family disowned me, and the guy I like won't talk to me all because of that tweet. But f--- it, save the koalas. 1:48 AM · Jan 5, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/696/310/e91.jpg)
![$700,000 THE NAKED PHILANTHROPIST @lilearthangelk An estimated $700K has been raised for the Australian Bush Fires in response to my tweet.... is this real life? 12:36 AM · Jan 6, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/696/313/12f.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – @lilearthangelk
[3] Twitter – @witchytwitchytv
[4] Twitter – @lilearthangelk
[5] Buzzfeed – Instagram Deactivated The Account Of A Nude Model Who Raised Thousands For Australia Fire Relief
[6] BroBible – Naked Philanthropist Instagram Model Raises $300,000 For Australia Fires By Selling Nude Photos
[7] New York Post – Insta-model Kaylen Ward says she raised $500K for Australia bushfire relief by offering nudes
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