Paris Hilton Celebrates Congress Passing Her Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act: ‘This Is a Day I’ll Never Forget’

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1. Congrats to Paris Hilton for making this happen. Hopefully this can protect these children going forward.

2. Fuck these “schools”. I’m glad that Paris was able to use the power of her celebrity for something so incredibly important.

   Last winter I was captivated reading [this graphic novel/webcomic about The Elan School in Maine.](https://elan.school) It’s a devastating read, though it ends on a hopeful note.

3. She is an interesting person and I applaud this!

4. > “Today is a day I will never forget,” the celebrity DJ, 43, began as the caption to a 20-photo Instagram carousel on Wednesday, Dec. 18.

   DJ? Is that really what she’s known for?

   Today I feel better about my crush on Paris Hilton. Good for you, Paris.

5. I’ve never liked her all that much but this is a truly remarkable accomplishment.

6. She’s going to be our first women president.

7. I’ve never really cared for her, but to take her celebrity and use it to make an impact like that is commendable.

   Schools, camps and all places like that that are abusing children need to be eliminated.

8. Good for her! She did something about it. I respect it.

9. I have gained a lot of respect for her getting this into the light of day and a law passed.

10. Thank goodness she didn’t blame her parents for sending her to the ‘reform school’.

11. Is organized religion included in these institutions? Because every week 2-3 pastors are arrested for a sex crime.

12. This is the summary of H.R.2955 from congress.gov:

    “This bill establishes an interagency Federal Work Group on Youth Residential Programs to support and implement best practices regarding the health and safety, care, treatment, and appropriate placement of youth in youth residential programs.

    The work group must develop recommendations about a national database to aggregate information about processes and outcomes for youth in such programs. The work group also must support the education and training of professional and paraprofessional personnel in fields that service such youth.

    Further, the Department of Health and Human Services must contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study and make recommendations about various aspects of federal and state oversight of youth residential programs.”

    https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2955

13. Gaetz is not around to vote no

14. Yaaaaassss Paris congrats on getting this passed!!!!! I wonder what other causes she’s gonna advocate for now that she knows she has the power to get it all the way

15. I was in a place like this. Still dealing with ptsd nearly 20 years later. Never thought Paris Hilton would be the one to finally stand up to that bullshit, but man she is amazing for this. I hope I can meet her just to say thank you some day.

16. Seems like the people concerned about “the cabal” weren’t very concerned about the very real cabal of abusive, religious camps for “troubled” teens that are a billion dollar industry.

17. Good those places are known for abusive treatment, forced labor, and/or mental health neglect and trauma

18. If each celebrity just picks up one cause like her and drives it to closure. The world would be a much better place

    I just feel celebrities are just too busy and are not even aware of some of the dreadful stuff.

19. Watching Paris Hilton undergo this public metamorphosis into who she appears to be today has been strangely pleasing to see. God only knows who she is in everyday life but seeing a transformation into someone of value when she could just fade into the Instagram Phantom Zone as a rich socialite POS posing with bottle service at Coachella gives me the smallest sliver of hope for people of means.

20. I’ve a lot of respect for her. She was a symbol of everything I hated growing up. She infuriated me when she started DJing because I assumed it was a press play and dance around thing. Apparently she actually spins tunes and puts time into it.

    She didn’t have to do anything at all. She was born into more wealth than anyone could spend in a lifetime. Her using her platform for good is really admirable tbh. Being that privileged and having empathy isn’t common.

21. Paris has her issues but what she went through as a teen was horrible and it’s great that she’s been working to change the troubled youth industry

22. When you use your platform to do something actually good. 🫡

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