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okay i’ll bite: tell us about brittany dawn, bestie

oh bestie, buckle up. i'm going to do my best to hit every point, but please trust me when i tell you it's So Much. TW for eating disorders, racism, evangelical and charasmatic christianity, animal abuse, pregnancy loss, basically the whole gamut.

(some of the things listed here are absolutely petty, but based on how fucking horrible of a human she is, i'm allowing myself the space to be petty)

here are a few outside sources that will give a much more comprehensive history:

BrittanyDawnSnark subreddit

Brittany Dawn tag on the FundieSnarkUncensored subreddit (contains shit she did before the advent of the BDS subreddit)

FundieFridays's videos (note: if evangelical christianity is interesting to you, i HIGHLY recommend Jen and James's channel; she's hilarious, and always hits every single point)

Comprehensive article from The Guardian

FITNESS SCANDAL AND LAWSUIT

so, brittany dawn nelson (nee davis) shot to public knowledge back in the mid-2010s instagram fitness influencer uptick. at her height, she was selling a workout program that offered a customized workout plan tailored for your needs, and a matching diet plan, along with a channel of communication directly with her where clients could ask for advice, tweaks, etc. it's also important to note that at this time, she was making instagram content talking about how she overcame an eating disorder. i will say that she wasn't explicitly marketing herself as an expert on eating disorders, BUT she was heavily implying that she was capable of servicing clients who either were actively suffering from an eating disorder or had also beaten one.

however, after a year or so of doing this, some women in her private facebook group weren't too happy with her service provision. despite claiming that she would offer encouragement, or even just a listening ear, her texts to her clients were few and far between, as well as very generic. so, they all got to talking, and they found out that the "personalized" workout and diet plans she was selling them were all the exact same. even the clients who expressed to her upon purchase that they were affected by an eating disorder were getting the same diet plans as clients who did not, which as you can imagine could lead to horrible results.

they brought this information public, and the backlash was immense. back in 2018-2019 is when it all blew up in her face; there was a viral video of a father confronting her at a fitness convention for stealing his daughter's money.

brittany went quiet after this for a while, and when she returned to social media she had suddenly converted to evangelical, charismatic christianty and was preaching about jesus and demons and all sorts of religious gobbledegook (to be clear, because this website loves pissing on the poor, christianity is fine; brittany, however, is very clearly not LMAO). she constantly uses her religious beliefs to skirt taking any sort of responsibility for what she did.

in 2022, brittany was sued by the state of Texas for this. she eventually settled out of court. infamously, during the discovery period (where each side of the lawsuit submits their evidence), she missed the deadline to provide her financial statements because she claimed she couldn't figure out how to save a pdf. i'm so dead serious.

ANIMAL ABUSE

brittany's parents own a ranch, and she has talked multiple times about her horse Harley and how she loves riding him. however (and i am not a horse girl, so i can't confirm myself, but i did see a lot of other horse girls confirming this) she very clearly does not ride him as often as she says she does. she also, one time, boarded him at a barn, and left a bad review. the owner responded and said that her horse had been massively underfed, and she barely came to visit him.

she's also owned multiple animals that just. stop appearing in her content (and she is AWAYS producing content. literally always.). the timeline i linked is pretty comprehensive, but in case you can't take a look, she's had at least 5 dogs over the last few years that she either gave away, or just stopped having somehow.

you may have also heard of her dog, brodie. infamously, in late 2021 he somehow got out of her and her husband's (more on him in a bit) backyard, ran into the street, and got hit by a car (i can't remember if it was their car or a neighbor's). instead of, you know, bringing him to the vet for treatment (he had substantial injuries), her husband just. shot the dog in the street. and she acted like this was some unavoidable tragedy (you will see this type of outlook on events a lot).

SHITTY HUSBAND

prior to marrying her current husband, brittany married her high school sweetheart, zach. they divorced, which is fine, obviously. but then, she met her current husband, jordan nelson.

you might think, hey, why does that name sound familiar? well, if you guessed, "he was sued by the aclu in 2013 for excessive force against a Black man" congrats! you're correct! he was subsequently fired from the kansas city police department afterwards. however, you can take the man out of the police, but you can never take the police out of the man. he currently works for an "anti-human trafficking" non-profit (they talked about it on a podcast they went on, they refused to name the organization because they don't want him to face the consequences of his actions and get fired.

during the time brittany and jordan were dating/engaged, she would CONSTANTLY post about how they were waiting until marriage to move in together and have sex. constantly talking about it, and always with a 'holier-than-thou' attitude. except...this was a lie, because in the weeks leading up to their wedding it was pretty obvious from the backgrounds of her instagram stories that he was absolutely living with her. she also posted the cringiest story on their wedding night of them jumping on their hotel bed with some bs about how you shouldn't settle for a man who just wants sex.

he was also still married when they met. again, not in and of itself an issue, obviously, but when you put it into the context of "she thinks she's better than everyone for being a christian and consistently condescends people for shit she also did/does," it's just not a good look.

jordan has also allegedly been talking to other women and sending nudes to other women before and during their marriage.

he constantly has this bulge in his lower lip, which is believed to be a packing of dip tobacco; you may see him referred to as "J-Dip" in snark circles, and this is why.

THE JAMES SITUATION

back in 2021, brittany and jordan stumbled upon a homeless man named james, who struggled with addiction. they set up a gofundme to help get him into rehab, but as i'm sure you've guessed, it had horrid roots of grifting and scamming.

they ended up raising about $25,000 to send james to some sort of rehabilitation program. later, it came out through a (now deleted) tiktok from james that the rehab they sent him to was some sort fo sham rehab that was really, more or less, some sort of labor camp disguised as a rehab.

during this time, even though james had already gone to "rehab," they continued to raise money for him. despite claiming that they were constantly in touch with him, james has said that not only was he not able to get in touch with them (brittany literally claimed that jordan was in afghanistan helping people who were being trafficked as the reason why james couldn't reach jordan; he was not in afghanistan), but he also alleged that he has not seen a single cent raised for him.

since that came out, his sister allegedly got in touch with brittany and jordan, but to my knowledge there have not been any updates since.

MISCARRIAGE/FOSTER PARENTING

a little under a year ago, brittany posted that she had conceived, but tragically lost the baby. this is a horrible thing to go through, and i don't want people to think i'm saying that this is something "wrong" she did.

she did, however, post incessantly (51 times!) about it immediately after this announcement. talking about your miscarriage is, of course, not a bad thing at all. that is a very personal experience that i believe needs to be shared more, to help destigmatize it; it's pretty obvious, based on what we know about her, though, that this less "bringing awareness" and more "monetizing her experience and consistently evoking pity to try and hide behind it to avoid consequences".

AGAIN, FOR THOSE WHO PISS ON THE POOR: PUT INTO CONTEXT OF HER ENTIRE INTERNET HISTORY, AND HER RANCID PERSONALITY AND BELIEFS, SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY MILKING IT FOR PITY AND FOR LIKES.

before she conceived, brittany and jordan revealed that they had been approved to be foster parents (probably through some shady christian adoption agency). they have since fostered 2 babies (who have since been returned to their families). during this time, brittany would constantly post lip service about reunification, and would absolutely exploit those children. she did blur out their faces/identifying information, but the way she spoke about the parents and the entire fostering process, it was clear that she and jordan want to foster to adopt (which is a whole other issue aside from these two idiots), and were absolutely willing to rip these children away from their families.

they've also made it clear that any child they foster will be subjected to their horrible religion and belief system.

before they fostered their first baby, they held a baby shower for it? super fucking weird.

SHELIVESFREED RETREATS

in 2021, brittany started her own ministry called SheLivesFreed (often referred to in the snark community as SheilaFraud, due to some unfortunate [or maybe fortunate?] subtitles in a video).

a journalist from buzzfeednews actually went to one and wrote a good article here, which i highly suggest reading. the main highlight from these (women-only) retreats are the times when she and the event leaders would "baptize" people in a bathtub in a suite they had rented out. jordan was also there, which was just...weird.

THEIR WEIRD CHURCH

prior to their current church, brittany and jordan were regular members of Mercy Church in fort worth, texas, which is just as awful as you can imagine. mercy church's associated school has since been revealed to have a horrid culture.

OTHER SHIT THAT ISN'T NECESSARILY BAD BUT SHOULD BE MENTIONED FOR A LARGER PICTURE

brittany openly celebrated the overturning of roe v. wade

brittany and jordan's wedding copied multiple elements from brittany's first marriage to zach, including the pre-ceremony prayer around a building corner. her wedding dress is infamous amongst the snark community because of how horribly it was tailored. based on the internet behavior of the vendors who were at the wedding, it can be surmised that it was some sort of vendor promotion circle jerk. someone did some sleuthing and found out that most (if not all) of her wedding party we Yes-Women she had somewhat recently met at her church; so, like, just women she wanted to fill out pictures, not any childhood friends, or close family, which is pretty telling to me.

brittany's sister wasn't speaking with her for a while. i believe they are on civil terms now.

brittany constantly posts about how believing in jesus has set her free from her eating disorder, yet constantly posts pictures and videos that many believe to be "body checking," which is popular amongst ED circles where the subject will post pictures to show how small they are.

she CONSTANTLY preaches to us poor lost souls about "modesty" in dressing and stuff, and then does not do any of it.

brittany always posts "candid" pictures and moments on her instgram stories, and it's so obvious that jordan hates it and barely tolerates it. it would be sad if it wasn't this situation, but honestly these two dolts deserve to be miserable.

one time she claimed that the holy spirit told her not to have coffee creamers anymore.

anyways! thank you for coming to my Christian Influencer Lore post.

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