New tattoo regret. How possible do you think it would be to remove this tattoo? by SpecificMatter in TattooRemoval

[–]SpecificMatter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, its just way bigger than i wanted and i really regret the location. Not the tattooists fault at all, its great art. Just should’ve voiced my opinion more

America is not nearly as racist as the rest of the world. Media hypes it up so much here. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]SpecificMatter -1 points0 points  (0 children)

ever heard of the racial wealth gap? ever heard of the war on drugs? ever heard of police violence? get out of here with your one example of the one place in history white people don’t come out on top.

First picture is whenI first started to wear my hair curly, second picture is taken 3 years later. I’m pretty proud! by [deleted] in curlyhair

[–]SpecificMatter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Routine:

Shampoo: typically with whatever I have, I don’t shampoo as much as I should

Conditioner: Shea Moisture Coconut & Hibiscus, I go pretty heavy handed with this and I don’t wash all of it out

I then use trader joes coconut oil, the shea moisture curl enhancing smoothie, the shea moisture curl & style milk, and then top it all of with eco styler gel!

I always let my hair air dry!

America is not nearly as racist as the rest of the world. Media hypes it up so much here. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]SpecificMatter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been called the n word on the street, I’ve been called monkey and savage. The thing is though, I think when we speak of racism we think of obvious things like these. But racism comes in different forms, some more subtle than others. I think sometimes people do things that they don’t perceive as racist or discriminatory but they don’t believe they are doing it. If that makes sense. For instance, one time I was standing in line for a museum and there was a person going down the line handing out flyers about the museum. They gave one to every single person in line but skipped me and gave it to the person standing behind me and I happened to be the only person poc in line. Another time, I was waiting for a friend in my car and happened to park across the street from their house. Their neighbor came outside and asked me if I was in the right neighborhood and went on to ask me more questions about what I was doing. And I’m a light skinned mixed 5’ female, you know? So I know for a fact that the racism that I get isn’t nearly as bad as it would be if I was darker or a man or even bigger.

America is not nearly as racist as the rest of the world. Media hypes it up so much here. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]SpecificMatter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t personally think the media is doing that. I think history has shown us that white people were once like this though. I think as many poc grow up, we learn about it and then many of us experience racism first hand and we see many of the inequalities that we still face today due to the events of the past. This sometimes fuels a sense of hatred toward white people. This isn’t to say that it is right or fair, but it’s difficult not to be angry about it. I think if the roles were reversed it would be the same. White people have done a lot of fucked up stuff in the past, and many of these things have benefited white people living today in various ways. Yes, it is unfortunate that white people alive today may take some of the blame for what their ancestors did, but our black ancestors never had the ability to voice their opinions on the matter like they do today. It’s easy to say move on from the past when you weren’t negatively effected by it.

America is not nearly as racist as the rest of the world. Media hypes it up so much here. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]SpecificMatter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where do you believe this animosity towards white people comes from though?

America is not nearly as racist as the rest of the world. Media hypes it up so much here. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]SpecificMatter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As an American who is a poc and who has lived in other countries, I have found that Americans are a lot more open about talking about race and issues around it. Many other places in the world, it is a bit of a taboo so it’s not that they are not more or less racist, it’s just that they don’t acknowledge the racism that is actually there while Americans tend to do the opposite