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So I found out about this store (ran by an older white woman, which is important because I’m a young Black woman, and young Black entrepreneurs are always especially stolen from) because she accidentally followed my personal assistants Instagram.
They’re blatantly copying my stuff (mine on the left Foxie Cosmetics, theirs copies on the right Shine Happy Life) and it doesn’t even stop with what’s shown here. They copy everything from trying to match up ingredients, descriptions and the actual name of the products. I’ve had this stuff from the beginning and theirs are new. It’s clear that she sits on my site copying my things from my store and others.
DO NOT SUPPORT THEFT. It’s one thing to be inspired and create something new, but it’s another to straight up copy, and with no shame ESPECIALLY as a small business. Especially as a white woman stealing from, and trying to ride the success of a Black woman. I make everything and do everything myself and I work hard on these vegan recipes and the research, and don’t appreciate her copying at all.
This is a thing that happens in the cosmetics, ect. world, but it doesn’t have to be accepted, and I won’t be the one to do that when it comes to my hard work.
hey guys spread this around
i cannot have another white person taking credit for my peoples hard work
Nude tights and lingerie are definitely not created equal — “nude” tends to be quite narrowly defined as a few fleshy shades that are on the paler side. Nubian Skin has been the pretty rare exception to the rule, creating lingerie and hosiery for women of all colors. Now, the indie brand is taking its inclusive M.O. to the next level, thanks to launch of its plus-sized line, Curve.
Like I remember when my mom declared bankruptcy and we were going to school with a fucking slice of cheese between two pieces of bread and a Baggie of powdered milk to add water to for lunch.
I remember my mother crying at the table with bills spread out and a calculator, looking at the numbers and crying.
I remember having this jug we saved all our change in for YEARS, trying to save up for a nice vacation somewhere, and the day all of our hearts broke when we had to empty it out and roll the change up to use for gas money.
I remember being that poor. And I remember my mother taking us to McDonald’s - often.
I remember being that poor, and I remember my mother treating herself to a cup of Tim Hortons on days she just wanted to have something nice. That was my mothers “treat yourself” days. A fucking cup of god damn coffee.
So seriously? Fuck every single person who scoffs at poor people who eat fast food and grab a cup of coffee on the go.
Fuck each and every single one of you who judge the FUCK out of those people. Who the hell are you to judge?????
“The mainstream Hollywood thinking still seems to be that movies and stories about straight white people are universal, and that anyone else is more niche.” – Aziz Ansari
Check out this story in the New York Times about Asian-American actors fighting for visibility within the whitewashing Hollywood system.
Whether you’ve fucked the whole world or just one person, you could have an std and there is no shame in being lied to or betrayed. There is no shame in being misinformed because the sex education in your country isn’t up to par. There is no shame in having an std. Go get tested. Talk to your doctor. Talk to your partners. You are still fucking dope dude.
imagine you getting a job at a gamestop and your manager is the type of guy to chug a whole monster energy drink and then say “haha level up!” and he does that every day.
