SO MUCH EMOTIONAL MANIPULATION! | Awful MLM Posts
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- Hello lovelies! Firstly, a warning: this video features MLM reps being wildly inappropriate about several things: BLM, infant loss, there's brief mention of weight loss and even a woman using her faith to increase her downline. It's a wild one. If that might be upsetting to you, please skip parts, dodge the whole episode, whatever you need to be comfortable.
Secondly, I frustratingly noticed in editing several places in which I said 'women' where I should really have said 'people', for which I apologise.
This was a more casual recording, no script or notes, just skimming through some wild hun posts and giving my opinions. I think this style has it's plus points as well as drawbacks, so I'd be glad to know what you thought of it!
Younique video mentioned: • Younique | Shocking ML...
Since the posters featured have 0 interest in including real information to help the causes they purport to care about, you can find some down below:
blacklivesmatter.com/
www.blacklivesmatter.uk/
www.october15th.com/ (Infant loss awareness official site)
starlegacyfoundation.org/awar... (Non profit dedicated to helping families who experience tragedy and reducing risk of infant loss)
www.thesurvivorstrust.org/ (Sexual assault support organisation in the UK)
rapecrisis.org.uk/ (Umbrella body for rape crisis centres across the UK)
If you know of any organisations doing valuable work on the issues mentioned in this video, please do share! Particularly if you are outside of the UK as my own knowledge is fairly regional.
Thank you for reading all this. 10 points to whoever knows what my whiteboard froggy is saying.
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Hello lovely people, thank you for watching! Here are some links related to the content featured in this video:
blacklivesmatter.com/
www.blacklivesmatter.uk/
www.october15th.com/ (Infant loss awareness official site)
starlegacyfoundation.org/awar... (Non profit dedicated to helping families who experience tragedy and reducing risk of infant loss)
www.thesurvivorstrust.org/ (Sexual assault support organisation in the UK)
rapecrisis.org.uk/ (Umbrella body for rape crisis centres across the UK)
If you know of any organisations doing valuable work on the issues mentioned in this video, please do share! Particularly if you are outside of the UK as my own knowledge is fairly regional.
Thank you for including these links. I'm also very interested in anti-MLM groups and am hoping if there is anyway that you could include those links in a future video or post or something? That would be really awesome. Keep up the amazing work, Emma.
BY MLM you mean Multi-Level Marketing, not Muslim Lives Matter or any of the other definitions of MLM I've seen, right?
Pyramid schemes and whatnot?
@@wedgewizard5429 yes.
Emma,Black lives Matter is a group of agitators who are trying to lump good cops in with the bad
Emma, I have a similar problem to yours...I have a light olive undertone in my skin
Any foundation that I've ever tried has been is translucent..
I'm allergic to citrus
My favorite thing to respond is “ cyanide is natural too but I can positively say you shouldn’t be taking that”
"Cyanide is natural" is a great companion to "water is a chemical"
The ridiculous thing is, I've seen bitter almonds advertised as a cure to everything including cancer *because* of their a naturally high cyanide content - which is complete bs and could potentially be lethal if someone were to consume as much as they recommend
@@amyhughes2149 my ex husband is one of those people who thinks they can cure cancer and it’s a big conspiracy by big pharma
"This clean foundation is infused with poppy extract and uses 100% sustainable and organic poppies" Opium. Opium is as natural as you can get.
@@amyhughes2149 Perhaps that is the goal. You won’t be worried about your cancer (or whatever ails you) anymore, bc you will be dead.
You know what else recharges your immune system while you sleep?
Sleep.
Random, but I appreciate that you kept in you using "women" instead of "people who wear makeup" and how you corrected it and then made it almost a joke. We all have that stupid internalized societal things, so it's nice to see someone so awesome making a mistake without trying to hide it but instead make a point. 😘
What's wrong with 'people who wear make-up'? Is it that men don't tend to get suckered into MLMs?
@@carolineritchie9642 that's how I read it at first too, but on a second glance, they're saying it's cool Emma left in "women" and then corrected it to "people" because a lot of people might just cut out the mistake and it shows that even people actively aware of it can periodically slip into particular language patterns.
@@AdventuRyn_ Ah, I see. Yes, I can see how I mis-read that!
I'm a man, and I love doing that stuff.
I also think keeping the correction in was great, as I wouldn’t have made the connection otherwise
My sorority Big is literally allergic to grass. She took a blanket out with her to marching band practice and set her stuff on it so she wouldn't have an allergic reaction. People can be allergic to natural things. But if your doctor says you have allergies, even for "natural things," you still need to take precautions.
Yup! I work in a skincare salon that produce our own skincare (it was formulated by a pharmacist- my boss- and it’s all plant based, no formaldehyde all that stuff. We had a girl come in for a facial with a laundry list of allergies, and she couldn’t use half of our products (even though they’re made for sensitive skin). There are people who are allergic to water ffs!
You're an adorable, critically thinking, scientifically literate atheist with a British accent... Why do you not have a million subs already. Lol so glad I found this channel! 🖤❤️🖤
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this a thousend times this
You forgot to mention cool hair! :P
But seriously, everyone needs to be able to think critically like this and be able to call out/debate the bs people love dumping on the internet
You're an adorable, critically thinking, scientifically literate atheist with a British accent... Why do you not have a million subs already? Lol so glad I found this channel! ❤️🖤
I'm aware this is exactly what op said, I just feel like it needed to be said twice
A younger Kristin Scott Thomas basically.
Yeahhhh supercharged immune systems usually mean an autoimmune disorder. I have a great immune system, it just wants to kill my thyroid instead of cold viruses! :)
I would totally purchase an Emma-supporting “citation needed” t-shirt!
I'm very into this idea
@@EmmaThorneVideos “_____” 😂
Nuts are natural. “Ain’t no Doctor gonna stop me from eating them despite my allergy!”
Not sure if you have any other channels but I'm very impressed how confident you are on camera and you deserve far more followers.
It was shilling the anti-racism t-shirt while ignoring BIPOC people in their shade range, marketing and recruitment that turned me from "urgh, the Y huns are spamming my timeline again" to "END ALL MLMS".
We are all aware of miscarriages... the awareness ‘fundraising’ makes me crazy. I appreciate your take on these stories.
Sorry for replying to my own post...you kept talking, then I got angrier! I have one sweet (11 year old) baby after 6 miscarriages- years ago I had Beach Body, Arbonne, and Rodman snd Fields all have the perfect solutions for me. It is disgusting.
Ever since Covid, my coworkers (healthcare in the US) have all caught MLM fever. I’ve been invited to more ColorStreet, Scentsy, Pure Romance, Younique, and Papparazzi “parties” since the pandemic started than ever before in my life. It’s getting SO out of hand. I’m ready to roundhouse kick the next person who tries to get me to buy their garbage.
Also great video as usual! I love when you upload!
My little atheist heart laughed so hard at the Plexus hun who's got god as her MLM wingman. 😂🤣
It's not too late....🤣
I’m not atheist and i laughed too 😂😂
“Hey sick children! Can’t help you at the moment as I’m helping my most faithful hun build her downline!”
@@billyshearer1 "I mean... I'm omnipotent and omnipresent and omniscient so I could help but... eh, huns are always the priority."
There is a surprising number of fundamentalist Christians who sell Plexus. I didn't even know what Plexus was before watching the channel 'Fundie Fridays' (their videos examine the toxic underbelly of Christ Fundamentalism).
I can't get over the can't be allergic to natural things. Majority of things that people react to at the anaphylaxis level are 'real' foods. I get hay fever and have asthma, all sorts of pollens and grasses set that off. I have also tested positive to food allergies but am fortunate enough that they are all at a really low level. To round that off I eat FODMAP to not set off my digestive system (medically advised). For that mother to say that a scent can't be an allergen because it is natural is so much crap I don't know where to begin. For me the kicker is that I can have anything artificial allergy wise.
I have anxiety and ADHD, and stimulants calm anxiety and I consume a lot, in addition to my prescription, which is pretty much pharmaceutical grade speed
I very recently did an acquaintance a favour by being an affiliate for her/Younique for about ten days. I had no idea about Younique at this point and genuinely thought I was promoting an above board makeup company. On the ninth day somebody noted that it’s an MLM and I looked into it all (that’s how I found your videos) and I was shocked about how awful Younique is. Suffice to say those posts are now deleted and the acquaintance is no longer on my social medias.
I don’t necessarily hold any ill will towards her. I’m hoping one day she gets out. But I’m genuinely appalled that I was promoting such an awful company
Also someone needs to explain to one of these ladies that just cause something is natural doesn't mean it cant hurt you. Hemlock, deadly nightshade, even arsenic is a natural mineral. Those will still hurt you very badly if consumed!!!!
"Knowledge shared is knowledge halved" I gotta learn to cross stitch so I can make that omg
I’d say it’s actually knowledge doubled 😅 but I’m pretty sure that’s part of the joke
My sister-in-law does the essential oils thing and while my general thoughts have always been "this is bullocks", I've never really took the time to understand how the whole business model works, so thanks for all the education! Though I'm slightly sad for my loss of innocence when I thought MLM was the inverse of WLW
Caffeine can improve mental clarity and/or have a calming effect, sort of, for people with ADHD. But that's just caffeine generally. And specific to ADHD. Sometimes. And often prescription stimulants work better.
I like to overdo my adhd med (black drip coffee) and take the edge off with a touch of cbd. I can study for hours and hours that way.
Yup. Im not diagnosed but strongly suspect it, since coffee has this effect on me.
Some people are affected differently by stimulants
A high school friend of mine had her first child a couple weeks ago, and posted a couple days later saying that the baby had passed away and then later that she would not be accepting any messages for a while, and I was immediately afraid that someone had pulled some bs on her trying to grief sell something to her thru messages. She's still not accepting messages ATM, so I don't know for sure, but I really hope not. She needs some peace and rest.
“abortion industry”
“... industry”
Everyone needs a thneed, right?
I came for the MLM deepdive but I stayed for A N G E R Y Emma.
One of the main things I've noticed with MLMs is that they're nearly always told to not say the brand name and just say "the company". I also noticed on posts that an ex-friend of mine (lost to the MLM machine, rest in pepperonis) was sharing that they'd blur out the brand name on images too. Not sure why, maybe to prevent buying directly or something, I assume.
two times in my life MLMs have tried to get me, luckily I realized what was going on before I got involved and always kept in mind "if it seems too good to be true, it probably is!" The worst time was when I was really desperate for work and applied for a job based on a vague job description but I was under the impression the job was for a receptionist at a gym/health club but then once I applied they started hounding me to sell Herbalife! ahhh! So yeah they also post fake job ads on craigslist, etc.
I've had that happen a couple times.
just box. That made me laugh so hard...and what is the buyer going to do with said box?!
White girls be doing blackface...yep, this is off to a great start!
People can even be allergic to their own mother's milk. It's not that rare either, both an ex of mine and an uncle had this particular kind of allergy. And nothing is more natural than mother's milk, you'd think that babies should never be allergic to it. Yet they are.
Allergies can also be acquired which means that even if those kids were not allergic to essential oils to start with, they can become so with prolonged exposure.
I'm allergic to my own sweat. A friend of mine is allergic to sunlight. (Let's just say, the two of us are not going to be going on a tropical holiday any time soon...)
@@NoYeahNah Heh, there you go. People can be allergic to all sorts of things and it is monumentally irresponsible of the huns to claim otherwise.
I don’t know how you see that shit and don’t immediately think of blackface… like how…
The Asianface was okay though
The Younique sexual assault victims retreat (whatever they call it) doesn't help victims recover. Instead, it's for the victims that have already recovered (notably _without_ Younique's help). That's honestly the most offensive part of their little charity IMO.
Oh wow, Younique somehow managed to get worse. I'm impressed
It's because they are one of those companies who refuses to acknowledge their mistakes and self criticize.
"Shitposts that look like science diagrams"
Perfect, no notes.
Cant wrap my head arround the self labeling of folk that do this as huns - I assume it's because they think of themself as honeys, but at least in this part of Scotland it's a (reansonably offensive) sectarian slang for rangers fans 😅 makes me slightly uncomfortable each time
Hun is a term of endearment, like 'honey', 'sweety', 'darling' or 'dear', it comes from somewhere in America (Baltimore, I think?).
I have a habit of calling people 'hun', so I'm kinda happy I didn't meet a scottish person before knowing this.😂
MLM is a pyramid scam with a product to get around the law.
In MLM the product is irrelevant. The pyramid structure that directs the profits up to the highest level and puts the burden of expense, investment, sales, marketing etc, on the lowest level, is the key.
I am very dubious about all these “awareness” campaigns.
Your segment about Younique and abortion made me grind my teeth (not your fault). I'm a clinic escort for a Planned Parenthood in Washington D.C., and the chart you showed mirrors one of the talking "scripts" I hear from the antis every time I'm out there. I know you mentioned that MLMs have an overlap with religion, so here's a little bit of information to go with that. The anti-abortion "sidewalk counselors" all share tips and scripts*, the talking points they use are designed to bypass rationality and hit emotional triggers (I have heard "don't let abortion be your Christmas memory" said to a woman entering the clinic during the run-up to the holidays), sometimes their tactics involve creating a false sense of connection between themselves and their target in order to lever that feeling of familiarity into a sense of trust, and they are adept at using shame, emotional blackmail, and love-bombing** as they see fit.
* above and beyond the training they get - yes, there are ministries that specifically teach how to harass people going into and out of clinics, though their discrimination is often lacking. Seeing the baffled look on a woman's face (who was probably in her late 60s) after being told not to kill her baby, or a gay man who is there for an STD test (I wish patients would stop telling the antis why they're at the clinic, it's no-one's damn business), I'm getting the feeling they're just going for a shotgun approach.
** Speaking of love-bombing and shotgun approach, they seem to do a lot of "caring" and "loving" AT people, which gives me the impression they have no idea what the words actually mean, and are mostly tied up in fulfilling the demands of their own emotional presuppositions, whether those mental constructs are about themselves, the world, people walking down the street, or even people who don't exist.
Sorry for the wall of text, it's a pet peeve of mine. Thank you for your vid.
Every time I hear MLM I think men love men? I was pleased that you aren't making complaints about that
I just cannot believe that Rape cycle diagram. WHO MADE THIS!!!???? How can a person be so out of touch????!!
I subscribed today after my algorithm pushed you hard. I'm so glad it did. You are great for my mood and sanity. Thank you for sharing your clever and compassionate worldview.
I love your channel, you're so intelligent, clear, and articulate ♡
My brother was into that Doterra shit a few years ago. Now he thinks the virus is a hoax.
Just wanted to say I feel for you. My sister is anti-vaxx, and brother is sold on supplements by a 'Dr'. Sister was also afraid of WiFi. It can be annoying sometimes. You're not alone.
Glad your video popped up in suggestions. I am so thankful for those of you who are exposing MLMs, family vloggers and anyone else who are disgusting and making lots of money from it.
If people really bought into that cycle at 30:05 why one Earth would they believe it's a good idea to stand outside of clinics and harass the women aka the victim?
I have hay-fever so omg saying something is natural so how could you be allergic to it is just absolutely insane. Obviously flowers are natural, yet I'm not going to have a fun time if I go and smell them all.
I keep forgetting that mlm also means multilevel marketing. I keep defaulting to men loving men and getting confused
The woman with the child with allergies is Willfully Ignorant. 🙄
I just absolutely love your channel! Keep up the amazing work sweetie!! ❤️🤗
You are so smart, and I love the way that you express your viewpoint. Thank you for your great videos.
Also, plenty of people can have allergy like symptoms from strong scents. If I walk into an elevator with someone wearing too much perfume, I'm going to be congested for at least 2 days, the headache and itchy watery eyes start immediately.
Yes, it literally recharges your immune system. What? Did you not know that the human immune system runs on a battery that needs to be recharged once in a while?
Emma I love your vids, and this one was great! I just wanna push back on one thing towards the end (34:40) - coffee (caffeine generally) can definitely be an anti-anxiety remedy for *some* people despite being a stimulant. Anecdotally, I have some Inattentive ADD, and like many w/ variations of attention disorders, I really benefit from moderate stimulant usage. These days I take prescribed medications, but in the past I relied on non FDA-classified stims like, mostly, caffeine. One of the most major differences I notice when I'm "up" is a huge decrease in anxiety. In my case, my scattered mind, random and obtrusive thoughts, haze and mental fog, emotional disorganization, second-guessing, lethargy, etc are all direct contributors to my anxiety. But stimulating my brain (with caffeine for example) banishes the mental haze, allows me to channel my mental energy in one direction, and helps me prioritize my thoughts and emotions, which directly counters the cause(s) of my anxiety. One of the single biggest positives I experienced from starting amphetamines was that most of my anxiety pretty much vanished.
I don't mean to be pedantic, and I completely agree that overuse of caffeine and stimulants can cause increased heart rate, panic attacks, and other negative outcomes. But I think our culture tends to have a very one-dimensional view of anxiety, and I just want to push back a bit on those presumptions. I only mentioned my experience but it's not an uncommon reaction and not limited to attention disorders. I've seen research on this and if I find comprehensive reports I'll try to update with links. Hope this doesn't come across as rude, love this content so much!
"Knowledge shared is knowledge halved" was clever af, and almost slipped past me, very nice!
I love anti mlm content and after watching one of your videos and seeing all your raven and possibly lovecraft stuff I had to check out more!
I was not disappoint to hear about the certificate.
Put it up. 🤍
Coffee is actually diabetogenic so all the positive sugar and insulin claims are bs
One of the drawbacks of the slow coming to consciousness of people at large insofar as they begin to understand that they're not alone in the universe and other people actually exist, is the shying away from insults. Ages ago, in the times of handkerchiefs in back pockets and gay bars with blacked-out windows, we had a simple rule: is it something the person has done to themselves and can change? insult it. Is it something intrinsic about the person about which they've got no choice? never insult it. Thus, while it's awful to call someone ugly, for example, it is *entirely* appropriate to call a willfully ignorant person who's hurting their own children a downright fucking moron. The fact is: idiots need to be told they're idiots, otherwise they never have a chance of figuring it out on their own.
Your reaction to the Plexus hun, reminded me of the song "Thank you God" by Tim Minchin.... Not sure if you've ever heard it... It's hilarious!
A lot of the "benefits" from coffee are just treating the withdrawal. It's not the coffee calm you down, but if you're addicted then the withdrawal can make you anxious, and more caffeine treats the withdrawal. It's the same with cigarettes. Addicts swear that smoking calm them down when they're stressed.
I know this is 3 years old i just found it but I remember being a kid I cant remember the company in the early 90s but I remember if you sold a certain amount of stuff you'd either get prizes like video games,bikes, and other things or you could get cash but if you refereed friends or family to help you'd get a bonus. I cant believe things like that were marketed towards kids but it got shut down for being an MLM targeting kids. I almost joined it cause it sounded so good I'm glad i didn't cause they were exposed for other shady practices too. MLM's don't work unless you are at the top of the pyramid and 90% of people are at the entry level barely making minimum wage
Hey Emma great clip I like the way you break down all the issues and rubbish there claim's. The fact they use emotional events in people's lives to decieve there true intent to basically scam it's disgusting. I have a story too. I am also still a mod on one of the biggest fb groups and currently deleting all my post before I remove myself from it. My ig is on my channel art if you would like more info. I will check after posting this if yours is available. Which I'm sure u did mention in clip.
For a minute there I thought you meant men loving men and not multi level marketing and I was like "Wait what's wrong with queer guys?"
Vasodilation is part of why caffeine (in general) is effective in helping fight migraines.
35:18 facts 💯 I have G.A.D too! I love coffee but if I have too much I get really worked up anxiety wise. The counsellor or psychology question about caffeine is so true. That’s one of the first questions they ask
Love the sticker thing - I'm allergic to adhesives.
I would very much like to steel that alien dress thing in the background :) Oh ya, also love your videos!
“I’m trying hard not to call this woman stupid.” There’s something else going on. I know people of mediocre intelligence/little education who seem to reason in agreement with accepted rationale, while others seem brighter, but still go down rabbit holes of delusion and conspiracy theory. It has to do with the general respect for superior expertise. It’s more acceptable now to believe whatever you want. It’s the unavoidable result of a culture of intellectual freedom!
Just discovered your channel... subscribed immediately... you've got to be one of the most brilliant and charming personalities I've come across on TH-cam to date... luv, luv, luv your content... ✌💙
Yup, my anxiety got so much better when I dealt with my caffeine addiction. Took me a month to taper down but after that I felt so much better.
I hope one day someone starts an anti-MLM video by saying "Let's get down to business to defeat the huns"
This highlights what is best about your channel. Creative, informative, caring, and a spotlight. A wonderful ebb and flow as much for your sanity and ours.
A smile, a flip of the hair, occasional expletives, and coffee. What more do you need?
Keep doing what you do.
TH-cam censored the word r***ist but not the word f**k? Interesting.
Great video BTW.
Most of the allergies I and other friends have are to natural things....... Possibly even all.......
Omg I didn’t know about younique doing that 😱 that’s so awful!
Emma your channel is great so interesting and well presented! I love your hair 😊
As a card-carrying member of TST, I just wanted to say that your Ave Satanas doodle in the background made me giggle uncontrollably.
It's nice to see someone who does athiest content also cover stuff like this, a lot of the people I watch tend to stick in a bubble of relegion/science related videos. Constructive and entertaining. Also, why does a female voice with a brittish accent make the phrase "fuck off" sound more powerful?
I wonder if the empty presenter boxes become like collector’s items when Younique changes the look. That’s the only explanation I can think of for why someone would sell an empty box for £12.
Just my experience: to even make your money back from your buy-in to join an MLM, is a LOT of work. Most people will quit before then. If you want to do it as a job, it isn’t part-time, stay home with the kids, blah blah blah. It is long days and you are always at it. It has to be your entire life. It is much harder to make a living at an MLM than a “regular job”. Plus, you have to annoy the shit out of everyone you ever knew. The company makes their money off of YOU, the business partner. Your fee to join and the product and marketing materials that YOU buy…..not customers.
I did an MLM for a few months and it is extremely HARD work. RUN AWAY from anyone pitching you an “opportunity “.
Edit: keep track of your expenditures because the only (sort of) silver lining will be the LOSS that you write off your taxes at the end of the year…..and it will be a loss.
My family is very essential oils they give me headaches they are so strong
I have chronic migraines, and while there is a very limited number of essential oils I love, such as peppermint because it helps me not throw up at times, other scents trigger automatic migraines, even some of the scents MLMs claim cure migraines. I love when I get someone swiping me with an unwanted scent to cure my migraine.
i THINK what they mean is that each of them operates as a sole trader. possibly they own a company that employs themselves .. so thier "pay" is dividends they take from the company they owe and give to themselves, instead of a wage .. wild guess
I would think "Beauty has many skin tones" would be a better message than "Beauty has no skin tone." It acknowledges diversity rather than ignoring differences. But I'm not a marketing professional so what do I know?
I used to use a coffee bean grinder and a French press. Over time I became so lax I now often just quickly make some instant coffee. That is pretty bad, so now I spike it with Irish cream. That's pretty good, but now I drink iced Kahlua and Irish cream the rest of the day. Is that completely bad? No, because I used to drink beer. Was I intentionally trying to change the subject? Yeah.
“I’ll be getting these to wear at a memorial event to honor my daughter”, who she had just explained, in the same message, was stillborn at 39 weeks, still no cause of death, answered simply by “contact me when ready to order” is one of the most heartbreaking and simultaneously infuriating things I have ever seen.
Seeing that, trying but unable to imagine that woman’s pain, I literally wished I could go back in time, highjack that monster’s message and just add two f**king words, “I’m sorry”. I mean, that’s not even close to enough but still. Ffs
I'd much rather have a job where i could just show up. That doesn't sound like a point in mlms favour tbh.
Also, I definitely thought that was tea
17:45 Of course they can't and won't fix the problem of salespeople doing horrible things. That's not a flaw in their business model, it's the entire *point*. They'll tell the sales people not to do or say certain things, and that covers their own ass, legally. If the salespeople then do those things, it's not their fault. The model pushes as much expense & liability off of the corporation as possible.
Sticker’s physical prayer; it isn’t going to alter much, but Blair or credit based upon our outcome.
Every time you think MLMs are scraping the bottom of the barrel, they find a new depth...
Also, you don't have to say in your opinion when you're this correct
God, feed hungry, house homeless, ignore sales' pitches.
Whose rapist follows up with them and offers to pay for their abortion?! 🙄 whaaaat an IDIOT! Omg! My sexual assailant fled the COUNTRY to avoid the COURT CASE, I can't imagine how far he would've gone if I'd needed to terminate a pregnancy! 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ I cannot.
Don't we have a similar mindset to tea as we do coffee ??
To expect a downer effect with anything with natural caffeine is preposterous
I agree that coffee is likely not anti-anxiety or calming generally. But some people have different reactions to stimulant drugs like caffeine
Whooooo, "Shit Posts that look like Science Diagrams" is one of my favourite pages haha
There's evidence to suggest that low levels of caffeine have *some* anxiolytic effects in mice, when taken in concert with duloxetine or bupropion. It's certainly not enough evidence to go trumpeting coffee as a cure for anxiety, though.
I always love your hair!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I cannot imagine that the worst problem black people are facing is in not being able to buy makeup that suits them. Breonna Taylor, EMT, is DEAD, not struggling with available shades of foundation.
it's not the *worst* problem by a long shot, but it definitely is one. as much as the societal expectation for women to wear makeup is absolutely terrible and should be destroyed, it can often be a factor in hiring, pay, how they get treated in society and the workplace, etc.
not having makeup that suits their skin tone can exacerbate prejudices about Black women being "trashy" or not caring about their appearance, leading to worse discrimination. since makeup almost never goes into genuinely *dark* skin tones, it perpetuates colorism and alienates Black women who aren't light-skinned. it keeps them from even the tiny amount of safety conformity to gender roles can provide.
The body uses vasodilation to decrease bloodpreassure when nessesary
Hiii I'm new to your channel and so very very in love already
When you said they were awful posts, you weren't kidding
I love your content and manner.
Being a part of an MLM is a tacit agreement that you will no longer have personal relationships in your life, only business relationships. I am in contact with you solely because of what you can do for me, end of story.
"it's all natural"
Yeah, so is peanut butter....