禁拍禁网红:一场关于“品味”的阶级清洗与性别规训No Influencers: Class Cleansing and Gender Discipline in the Name of 'Taste'
这场针对 influencer 的禁令潮,被包装成是对“纯粹体验”的追求,但撕开 hospitality 的温情面纱,这其实是一次典型的文化暴力 (cultural violence) 升级。当五星级酒店和高端餐厅宣布“我们不是摄影工作室”时,他们真正想说的是:这里的空间不再欢迎那些试图通过表达来跃迁阶级的入侵者。
表达决定了你是谁。对于绝大多数网红来说,在 Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc 拍一张照片,不是为了记录生活,而是在进行一场存在性战争 (existential war)。她们通过捕捉这些昂贵的表型 (phenotype) 和背景 (background),试图在社交网络这个认知入口中,为自己换取一张进入特权阶层的临时门票。这是一种典型的“假.最优解表达”:通过扮演他者认可的奢华角色来获取短期流量,代价是主体性的彻底客体化。
而特权阶级的反应极具讽刺性。他们一方面利用 influencer 的免费宣传来维持自身的“光环”,另一方面在流量到手后迅速通过禁令将其剔除。这种“先利用再厌恶”的逻辑,揭示了权力阶层对定价权的垄断。他们定义什么是“优雅”,什么是“低俗”,什么是“真正的体验”。当网红们把这些场所变成快餐式的内容工厂时,特权阶级感到了被稀释的危机——如果任何人只要带上环形灯就能模拟出“老钱”的氛围,那么这种氛围本身的阶级筛选功能就失效了。
最深层的刺在于这件事的性别属性。正如文中提到的,influencer 是一种高度女性化的媒体形式。这种禁令在客观上成了对女性表达的再次规训:女性对美、对可见性的追求被定义为“烦人”和“浅薄”,而男性掌控的商业帝国则在背后通过制定规则,决定谁有资格在哪个时段、以什么姿态出现。这不过是元暴力 (meta violence) 的延续——男性中心叙事定义了什么是“严肃的社交”,而女性的表达被贬值为“表演性的消费”。
所谓的“回归当下”,不过是赢家在确认胜利后,反手关上了门。
The wave of bans on influencers is being packaged as a quest for 'pure experience,' but stripping away the veneer of hospitality reveals a clear escalation of cultural violence. When five-star hotels claim they are 'not photo studios,' what they are actually saying is: this space is no longer open to intruders attempting to leapfrog social classes through expression.
Expression defines who you are. For most influencers, a photo at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc isn't about documenting life; it's a move in an existential war. By capturing these expensive phenotypes and backgrounds, they attempt to trade visual symbols for a temporary ticket into the privileged class. This is a 'fake optimal expression': performing a luxury role recognized by others for short-term gain, at the cost of complete objectification of the self.
The reaction of the elite is deeply ironic. They leverage influencers for free promotion to maintain their 'aura,' only to ban them once the traffic is secured. This 'utilize then despise' logic reveals a monopoly over the power of pricing. They define what is 'elegant' and what is 'vulgar.' When influencers turn these venues into fast-food content factories, the elite feel a crisis of dilution—if anyone with a ring light can simulate 'old money' vibes, the class-screening function of that atmosphere fails.
The sharpest point here is the gender dimension. Influencer culture is a heavily feminized form of media. These bans effectively serve as further discipline for female expression: women's pursuit of beauty and visibility is labeled 'annoying' and 'shallow,' while the male-dominated commercial empire dictates who is allowed to appear, when, and in what posture. This is a continuation of meta violence—the masculine-centric narrative defines 'serious socializing,' while female expression is downgraded to 'performative consumption.'
This 'return to the moment' is simply the winner closing the door after confirming their victory.