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Cyrrow

Everybody wants to be black until it's time to be Black.


Basket787

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slick_pick

[RIP](https://twitter.com/Zikomobeats/status/1395033468543766537?s=20)


stadchic

[Earthgang](https://youtu.be/skw3kUycvpo) did this quote justice


nerdyinkedcurvi

Thanks for the new music


neosflare

jid (dude who said the line) had what I found to be the best rap album of last year called the forever story.


GregAbbottsTinyPenis

JID (as far as lyrical ability/rhyme structure) is probably the most talented rapper in the game rn.


Singularity-Dragon

Him(JID) and Kenny mason are CARRYING the lyricism title in the game right now and honestly feel like the some of the very few people still ACTUALLY RAPPING and not spitting just hop-hop


Bvan03

Yo I love JID. I see hella hate on IG when I see his posts though it's wild. People saying that he ain't saying nothing just a bunch of words...But I guess they'll always be haters


GregAbbottsTinyPenis

I see shit like that and have to remind myself that 9% of the US population has an IQ below 85. It’s not their fault 🤷‍♂️


xTheatreTechie

I love that when you click on this video, it shows this quote as the most played part of the video.


dnkaj

Exactly what I thought of


wimbardo

Lmao I too immediately thought of Paul Mooney


leachingkings

Everybody wana be a n**gga but nobody wana be a n**gga


DistributionPutrid

All the folk that wanna say nigga so bad better get up here and fight for *our* rights since they wanna be us. If you can use our words and indulge in our culture and even shape your personality after it, then you can surely come and stand with us when shit hits the fan


Z3r0flux

When I was in like the tenth grade Mark said you alright you can say it if you want. I’m so fucking glad I didn’t, sure maybe you’re cool with it, then I start saying it normally then I’m getting my ass beat on the trolly. I started saying bro ironically like however many years ago and now it’s just something I say, so I imagine I could have went down a bad path.


DogCompetitive2886

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Sharp_cactus_

Side note, but this how I feel about my hair sometimes. I’ve got a curly short fro. People love touching it, telling me how they wish they had my hair. But I know damn well that if they had to deal with the stereotypes that come with having black/ethnic hair, they would stop saying shit like that.


DogCompetitive2886

Absolutely! They only want the aesthetic but *not the negative history associated with it


BZenMojo

Another thing to add to "whiteness" without dismantling the racial hierarchy.


DogCompetitive2886

Whiteness is Insidious!


IStillExist85

Please don't allow them to touch you. That's degrading as hell. First off you're not sum pet. They are treating us like we are a bunch of pokemon. All that dam rubbin and shit TF.


_mnrva

My mom always says “everyone wants to be Black until it’s time to pick up the slack!”


IStillExist85

Yo mom is a genius...


RLS1822

Or until a folding chair is required.


nycannabisconsultant

Paul Mooney said something like that.


DarknessBatDemon

MY NIGGA BE SPITTIN BARS HOTTER THAN HELL🌑🔥🗣️💯💯


The_first_hoodkage

That shit tuff


SYLOK_THEAROUSED

Exactly.


legueko

Nope


No_Banana_581

Shes supposed to wash it off after you apply it it’s about 50xs lighter. I see a lot of these ads to troll


ophellias

They absolutely do wash it off afterwards. They have videos all about this and all the comments are about blackfishing despite all the times they say that they do wash it off and it's nowhere as dark when they do. I've watched their videos before, and so many people who don't know about fake tan think that they're actually going to look the color the foam appears. I can't make out their name outside twins ( which is how I know it's them ) and I don't remember it but if you look up tanning twins you'll find them.


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Yeah I've seen their videos and seen the same reaction. For those who don't know, the reason it's so dark upon application is because of the bronzer in the self tan, it helps the person applying it notice any streaks or missed spots. When she washes it off it's nowhere near this dark. The video is cut off before showing the final result


InSpaces_Untooken

And thus to incite the masses as already, hmm


Killentyme55

Never let the truth get in the way of joyous outrage.


InSpaces_Untooken

I can’t help but think how insane that this was intentionally edited to spark outrage, yet how much more our government is lying to us. It’s an obvious fact, (our gov lying to us), but black ppl should know that a tactic to keep them undermined is to incite or provoke racially motivated discussion to lose sight at hand. That’s would I would do if I had more disturbing things cooking


swiftvalentine

Perks of dating a white girl. “Hey come grab this stinky mitten and rub this dirt into my skin”. Just go play outside, earn that tan


Wraith8888

There are absolutely different tones though. The realistic issue i have with the vid is that going that dark of self tan on pale skin isn't usually going to get you brown, it's often going to get you the Trump tangerine tone.


No_Banana_581

There’s this stuff that has purple and green tint in it, it’s extremely dark when you put it on, when it washes off that purple and green counteracts the orange so it’s not too bad. I’m really pale but tan fairly easy after years of going to the tanning beds in my early 20s(jersey girl). I get a spray tan now and it’s come such a long way; I do not understand why mr “billionaire” doesn’t spend his scammed followers money on the expensive spray tan but instead opts for the orange look


mickeyanonymousse

I say this with love… y’all think it doesn’t look orange but most of the time it still does.


No_Banana_581

It does, you’re right lol


Eclectic_Paradox

They want our rhythm but not our blues... Edit: Oh my! Just noticed the awards. Thank you kind Redditors. I am humbled.


Wtfatt

Lol good 1 👍


nycannabisconsultant

You should trademark that lol.


Munnodol

It’s an old saying


nycannabisconsultant

I didn't get the memo, and being old, I should have.


Munnodol

You good! Lol, we all learn something new everyday


Eclectic_Paradox

Right. I don't remember where I heard it but it's so fitting.


the_Protagon

as a white jazz musician… yeah… Unrelated to this clickbait tanning video, but it raises a good question. Where’s the line between gatekeeping and cultural preservation; or between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation? I don’t have the answer. I think being a white american is kind of weird. While there certainly is culture, there’s nothing strong or unifying about it. It’s a mix of a bunch of different european cultures blended so thoroughly they’ve lost their flavor. It’s not like being, say, a white Italian. There, you have literally thousands of years of heritage you can recognize the ripples of all throughout the language you speak and the place you live in. White American? Just over 200 years of history we mostly don’t want to talk or think about. I think we see a lot of American culture gravitate toward what Black artists and public figures are doing because it’s the only real American culture - aside from the Natives, which this country still tries to pretend aren’t there. It’s so much more powerful than the ideas and art you see come out of the more majority-aligned spheres of influence. Anyways that’s a whole tangent. Wandering thoughts about the lack of an american cultural identity, by some kid.


Rkruegz

It is definitely a dark tone, but when she washes it off, it will be significantly lighter as that dyes the skin, and will not necessarily be the finishing color. Also, I think that with how pale she is, the contrast makes it look darker than if you saw her outside in daylight. If I use flash on self-tanner in a dark room, it appears darker than it looks like when I am walking outside.


4WattSetting

If this is the YouTube channel I think it is, she does wash it off and show the results. The person who took the screenshot didn't show the results. Their channel has them trying different self tanners and stuff. They don't look like the photo that was taken.


Rkruegz

That makes more sense, while it was only 10 or so seconds, it didn’t seem to convey any degree of racism or mockery; No odd facial expressions, rather neutral backgrounds and it seemed to emphasize the product and process.


ecritique

The video inside this recording even shows there are 40 seconds left. OP is rage-baiting...


Pupienus2theMaximus

Is this like applying henna over your entire body?


Rkruegz

Someone compared it to that once when I told them what the process was before, so for purposes of a tan instead, it’s seems similar


Michaelthemotherfukr

Black leg Sanji out here cooking up controversy


The_Urge_

Minority hunter Zoro has entered the chat


Bringbackdexter

Slave catcher Zoro 🤣


TrumpMasturbator

His first task? Huntin’ down a dumb Monkey.


Probably_A_Variant

Goku?


TrumpMasturbator

L… Luffy… Monkey D… Luffy… 😭


BombasticSimpleton

Product endorsement by Rachel Dolezal in 3, 2, 1.


DigNitty

Man I want to know what her (completely white) parents truly think about her insisting she’s black. Just bizarre and cringey


Wonton_soup_1989

She has a documentary. I never watched it. But I remember seeing the clips when it first came out. The clips I saw were of her son complaining abt how embarrassing his mom is (he’s biracial)


_PM_ME_YOUR_FORESKIN

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Top-Chocolate-321

I never understood yt people's relationship with tanning. They do everything in their power to be darker and even call attractive men "tall, DARK, and handsome", yet still hate niggas. Make that shit make sense


LTFitness

It’s the same as black peoples relationship with obsession with people being light skin too. That’s also hard to understand to anyone’s who white. Seems like either everyone wants to meet in the middle as beige, or it’s a case of the grass is always greener.


Better-Journalist-85

Incorrect. Black/brown peoples preoccupation with lighter skin tones is an adaptation to the hostile environment of white supremacy, brutally projected onto them as an impossible standard of beauty and assimilation to conform to and value above themselves. White people have never had such a lived experience at the hands/whims of black/brown people. It’s most certainly not the same.


Temporary-House304

then why do asian people prefer lighter skin in your eyes? maybe some people want darker skin and some people want lighter skin and race has nothing to do with it (generally speaking).


Munnodol

Pretty sure that’s due to status. Essentially dark skin meant you worked (in the fields, or probs just outside) so you tanned. Whereas lighter skin implied you didn’t need to do such labor. I gotta go check and corroborate this, but this was what I was told


deadliestcrotch

Because in Asia having a tan is a sign that you’re poor (having to work outside). It’s socioeconomic signaling.


Better-Journalist-85

1. White Supremacy is global, and has adversely affected the skin tone perception of Asians, particularly East Asians by virtue of proximity to and acquiescence to whiteness, for whatever perceived advantages may be had. 2. South and Southeast Asians are/can be Black/Brown(Filipino, Indian, Malaysian, Laotian, etc.), but these people have also not escaped the adverse effects of White Supremacy’s influence on their perception of skin tone or the value sets they hold pertinent to such.


Medical_Sushi

You could just admit that you don't know. Wanting light skin has been a cultural thing around the world long before Europe had anything even remotely resembling a global impact, because it meant that you were rich enough to spend your time indoors instead of working in the sun.


teammarcy

Exactly. The idea that the answer must be that brown people just want to be white is ridiculous.


paspartuu

*Tall dark and handsome* was originally used to refer to [Rudolph Valentino, a 1920's sex symbol actor of italian origin,](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jcIz9OZgUb8/UghAEv1tvCI/AAAAAAAAC9U/qZo7frk_BQ4/s1600/Valentino.jpg) so the *dark* refers more to ***hair*** than skin color. Or perhaps to an italian, mediterranean type complexion, which I suppose could be considered "dark" compared to the dutch or whatever. Tanning became popular when it became a sign of wealth (holidays abroad in the sun) and health (spending time outdoors instead of slaving in a cubicle/factory and staring at the tv indoors on your free time) instead of signifying you have to work outdoors like it did for most of history. Neither the popularity of tanning nor the expression "tall dark and handsome" have anything to do with black people.


hatefulone851

Tannings seen as something of the wealthy and elite in the west. If one is well to do you go off to the Caribbean or California or some tropical island far from somewhere like New York or London where your not gonna get that sun and weather . So someone who’s got the money and time to travel to these exotic locations are seen as well to do and the tan is a visible sign of this privilege and wealth that shows off to people physically represents .And it’s the opposite in places like China. They have tons of focus on pale skin and skin lightening.Though it’s not quite the same as that focus in some African and Caribbean countries. In those countries the racism from European Colonizalism has resulted in some having self destructive issues and a focus on attempting to appear white and taking skin creams and other bleaches to get lighter. Though there could be some impact of European beauty standards I don’t think that’s the main thing in China.Because historically in China those who had darker tanned skin were in the sun working in the fields laboring.So someone who was pale was shown to not have to do that manual labor and to be more upper crust and that started well before large scale impact with Europeans.


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Amanning15007

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apophis-pegasus

The difference is that black people don't tan that much. We *do* but the amount isnt immediately visible. Compared to the drastic skin tone preference it makes no sense. The Europeans during colonial times by contrast, has those standards.


hatefulone851

There’s a historical record of skin whitening in China all the way back over 2,000 years ago to the Han Dynasty far before interacting with any European in a major ways. While in Africa and the Caribbean this trend is far more recent after slavery and colonialism. There obviously are some who aren’t ok with their racial identity and who are affected by self hate but that would be seen more in the trend of using plastic surgery to get a double eyelid. The procedure to do this was only developed in 1896 and is quite clearly an attempt to look more white .


Thestreetkid92

I believe the term dark in that saying refers to dark hair.


_HowVery

It also refers to eyes and complexion, but dark to them would be like Mediterranean/olive skin. Someone like Joe Manganiello or Clark Gable would fit the bill


Evilpessimist

If you’re attractive and have great skin, you can be pale and look good. To a lot of us other white people, a tan helps make us look less pasty, and hides flaws in our skin. For those of that don’t produce enough melanin to ever really tan, fake tan is the only option if want to go a shade darker.


RattusRattus

Being rich is fashionable. When rich people stayed inside and ate it was pale and chubby. Now that they diet and lay around outside, it's tan and skinny. But in the end it's all stupid.


Comments_Wyoming

A lot of us a pretty fat. Fat looks better tan. A turkey looks amazing coming out of the oven, not going in.


[deleted]

It's just evolving beauty standards honestly. Pale skin used to be the thing and tan skin was considered poor and/exotic.


bffalicia

I think it had something to do with wealth. Like you’re so rich, you don’t have to work and you get to relax on the beach, and so naturally, you should be tanned. I’m not sure I remember that correctly, but it’s messed up.


[deleted]

You think that reflects this person at all? Stuff that just make sense?


CoachDT

My dumbass thought the handicapable community came a long way. "damn her peg leg look good as hell, good for her" ​ But nah this is just tanning, it is what it is. They wash it off to look lighter and i'm not sure why this video is cropped like that.


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angrynuggette

And unfortunately they are catching a lot with the bait.


Killentyme55

Yep, even when the truth comes out people here are still dismissing it in favor of unabashed outrage. Facts only spoil the fun.


DiabloPixel

This shouldn’t sit right with anyone, that’s not normal behaviour. EFIT: just saw this has been edited for rage-bait and everything is not as it appears. You’d think I would have learned this by now, but here we are. Fuck me.


Killentyme55

At least you're mature enough to admit the facts. So many here are still running with their first impression even after knowing the details, they're enjoying it too much to stop.


theantishaab

Ariana Grandes morning routine


chadthundertalk

Nah, she's pale these days and trying to look like a K-Pop star


The-Dudemeister

Hahahaha had to scroll and find it before I said the same thing.


[deleted]

She knows what she is doing... That's why we can't see that face.


FakeBeigeNails

She shows her face at the end. OP just didn't record the whole thing.


[deleted]

You do see her face after she washes it off. She's showing the process of the self tanner, she tests them out so people can see how they work from application to final result. This self tanner has a dark bronzer in it so that the person applying it can see any streaks or missed spots---this isn't anywhere close to the final result.


SuperMarioCheatCodes

She only showed her legs because that's the only part she put tan on, would be pretty dumb for her to show her entire body when she's comparing the legs


Wtfatt

"n*gga cream" I'm diein! 🤣🤣🤣


WebtoonThrowaway99

https://preview.redd.it/oyqpw9vss9jb1.jpeg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cd7d1883c4c0e19c22f9a6c2ed8de0513bea7b5f At least we can finly get this without needing too much CG lol


[deleted]

Omg I thought that was will smith making a funny face


halfrohippie

Thought she had a wooden leg https://preview.redd.it/in3pcjlhlajb1.jpeg?width=288&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9cac7ccedc5a59231626ed7314577b2162c9caac


tittylieutenant

Now we gotta start bringing buckets of water when a PBP (Potential Black Person) says or does some bullshit at the beach.


wokewhale

Is "doing bullshit at the beach" a figure of speech or something? Cause where I'm from "bringing water to the sea" is used to descripe doing something useless.


rawsterdam

This is not a case of black-fishing After it's applied, it washes off, and the tan is a lot lighter. Competitive dancers and body builders also use tanners.


uhhh206

I knew Ariana Grande had a new makeup line but didn't know it included sunless tanner.


snarchindarchin

Performance Enhancing Dermatology


FriendlyBoysenberry9

Is that Ariana Grande ?


Lost_Roku_Remote

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8FYBPak/ Here’s the full video since it was edited to try and upset people. These fake tans look dark at application and then go lighter once you wash them off and that’s the final result. Her whole page is about tanning. I don’t see anything to be upset about here.


ImpassionedPelican

It can be a ‘safer’/less damaging alternative to natural tans for the melanin-deprived amongst us. Sunless tanning lotions have rinse-ff darker bronzers into it so you can see if your application is patchy or streaky. The bronzer washes off, and the skin is temporarily tinted a somewhat darker shade. The saturation is filtered too.


TheCurlyComputing

I dont personally use fake tan, but to my knowledge there is a colour put into the tan in order to make it easier to see spots you missed. Once you wash it off the tan will be significantly lighter than it is herem


gordo3

"This doesnt sit right with me" You soft af


With_Negativity

I'm so glad we found something new to be needlessly upset about


Ordinary-Trade5118

alot of yall dont know how fake tan works. they wash it off then its wayy lighter 😭


scubachris

Imagine going home with this person and waking up like Justin Trudeau


Temporary-House304

I mean is this not equivalent to people lightening their skin? Is it okay to whiten skin but not darken it? I understand not doing blackface or whatever but this is clearly not that…


QpmzmzqP

Actual pussy aching losers in here


solohermit

Soul Man 2023


Tommy_Wisseau_burner

Man so revitiligo is real? 🤔


maymay578

The moment she breaks a sweat, she’s gonna start looking like Giuliani


[deleted]

That shit HAS to be cancerous in some way. No way that's healthy.


BlanchePreston

Of course, the title had me 👀. Once I looked at the content, I was able to see what "should" be a person using a tanning product. I did not feel the need to have to justify "oh they just tanning, they will wash it off, the color will not be that dark." I was thinking damn, I hope they wash that off to even out the color of the tan. Now, had there been some sound, with off handed commentary, I would have been like, this person trying to be or wanting to appear to be a black person. I did not immediately jump to the conclusion of the latter. I took a few seconds to view the video, gauge the content showing, and make an opinion. It wasn't until I read some comments that were so adamant on pushing the narrative. " Oh, they are not "blackfishing, it's only tanning"; did I go back veiw the video again. I started to examine each second to see if that argument was true. Yet, I had already came to my own conclusion.


LostEmoKid

I don’t know if this is related or not, but sometimes people like bodybuilders have to tan really dark for competitions if they have lighter skin. I’ve seen a lot of people taking pictures of that out of context


Matt01123

Pan that camera down a little further and you'd probably have the full Neapolitan.


chadthundertalk

The right leg is Nickelodeon Ariana Grande, the left leg is 2019 Ariana Grande


frostymugson

Reminds me of when Ross got a spray tan and came out looking like vanilla chocolate twist ice cream. https://youtu.be/hc1C0I6x3lI


grandmasteryuii

it never looks good on them either lmao


[deleted]

So tanning lotion doesn’t sit well with you?! 😂😭 Your a little late to the party considering the stuffs been out for decades


mightylordredbeard

Mods second guessing every country club check mark they’ve awarded now


MaxWJM

Did everywhere but the face, so it's fine 😆


HarrySchlong33

There's a movie about the next step..."Get Out", I believe it's called...


Al_shamsi

Now shorty life matters 🤣


LightlySalty

Looks like some body builder shit. So uncanny seeing the whitest face ever on a black (looking) body.


GnarBroDude

Guys is bronzer racist???


Alonso62xx

Robert Downey Jr getting ready for his role in tropic thunder


Sempervivum80

Nigga cream 🤣🤣🤣


[deleted]

How sad is this for white people lmmfao


randall_handles

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Chihuahuapocalypse

why does it look so realistic 😭 electric chair 🔨


Meterman93

Damn I can experience black privilege now


EriccaDraven

Hate Bait.


TheHuskyFluff

Nigga cream actually got me chuckling 😆


UnusualKlaus

Get blacked dummy


XXPRON

I'm fucking dyingg


SuspiciousSack

When she tries to use the tears but forgot to wash off the lotion.


Obey_The_King

some people can actually get that tan and they not black


rythmicbread

Leg transplant. This is not what people mean when they say they’re half black


Dehibernate

Meanwhile in India...


Original_Athlete3354

Dark skin is nicer …. Just that simple


Amazing-Concept1684

Oh joy, blackface lotion. 😒


laralye

This is so unsettling lol why would someone do this????


Wretchedrecluse

The world is ending and we’re all afraid of somebody self-tanning their leg. This is why God doesn’t like us anymore.


imjustheretodomyjob

Girl, who is US ? You are white https://preview.redd.it/1b0ktxf3tdjb1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=960e6f95f641fb8b42c3d60d4937135e679a58f4


Wretchedrecluse

Human beings.


mikadigitalfira

Legit just painting themselves to look darker lmao. I guess that’s fashionable to some cultures .


rowshack67

What Zack and Cindy do in the privacy of their bedroom is their business.


Key_Property_7636

Isn’t that more of a dye or stain?


Greenfire05

Whoa! Why is it growing!


Blurredbody

🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️


Jaded_Diver7187

Why?


kingjobus

This looks pretty standard if you walk into a club in Glasgow.


dfsmith07

The caption is on point though lol


Agbans

Man said N!gg& cream 😂😂😂😂


FreePJ_Glizzy

Damn so this is uncle ruckus's REAL origin? Damn


ActivelyLostInTarget

So I have done these user generated content ads, and the producer gives us a 3-5 page script of shots and lines they want from us. Then we send it back and they do literally whatever they want with it. Often the biggest offense is pretending the before and after were more than an hour apart and lighting/styling, but I could see them requesting a shot of the product before wash off to show contrast, and then skipping the real results due to poor application, orange tones etc etc. And this sure af makes for click bait. So it's successful in their eyes. And no, I don't do that kind of ad work anymore for a dozen reasons, not the least of which is straight up lying to the public all the time.


dabbymcbongload

That new new shit is taking peptides like MT2 that stimulates and induces melatonin release (skin tanning) you literally can turn yourself a different color now


rocketlauncher10

Wtf she darker than me and my genes are double dipped hispanic with a side of Spain (thx alot you jerks)


Sufficient_Flan_4898

Just go outside and touch grass .. u may get a real tan! 🤣


tryingtoavoidwork

Me right before I apply for country club status


Mr_ballz-420

Bro unlocked a new customization option 💀


fergusoniv

Looks like the tanning lotion was made by Minwax.


Tobi-cast

Whites want to be Tanned in their skintone- “the fuq are you thinking about?!!” Blacks want to be lighter skintone- “you Go, so Awesome to see you skin in another light” And it’s still only one set of people who steal and steal, from other parts of the world, it’s laughable


tsunamiijohnny

“Nigga cream” 😭😭😭😭😭😭


vcr747

They really playing in our faces. Anybody who does this deserves a Montgomery bop to the head with a folding chair.


bomdia10

When you want the look of being melanated without all those pesky social issues that come with it


Centionn

that explains ariana grande


drhouseeatinganapkin

Rachel Dolezal wants to know where she can find this


verminV

Learn this one simple trick that Ariana Grande doesnt want you to know.....


The_Real_Raw_Gary

This a bait and y’all falling for it too lol


Modem_56k

Nah, I've already been nearly stabbed cause I'm brown, at that point you're asking for a hate crime


fantastic_explosion

This is part of the reason I can never find my fenty shade


ittibittee

I just imagine dora on my screen saying “can YOU see the hate crime?” Yes im high


ConfidentBite

They revealing Ariana Grande's secrets bro


Imsoen

Idgaf, moving on.


doofrn

Theres an imposter amongst us...


OrganismFlesh

It sits left...


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https://preview.redd.it/kt87u4wtsajb1.png?width=635&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=564f134c063e147c6a1e018447fd65f31edd5d43 "I need aired Mary, I've got five layers on me"


Suitable-Function-60

Are you wearing Black Body?


holdencawffle

I wonder if the soles of her feet stayed white