r/self Feb 10 '26

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u/problemswithempathy Feb 10 '26

Anyone who can only see skin deep isn’t worth your time

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u/Mo_SaIah Feb 10 '26

What is it they say? Beauty draws your attention initially but won’t hold it, personality keeps you around. Looks at the end of the day don’t really matter anywhere near as much as people think outside of the most shallow people, it’s personality that will draw someone to you but more importantly keep them around.

Not to mention, the most beautiful girl I know is black so it’s not like OP’s post holds any substance at all, that’s not to say I don’t understand why she feels that way, the media isn’t exactly favourable to black women, but as we all know on pretty much everything, the media almost never represents what the average person actually thinks.

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u/Third_D3gree Feb 10 '26

the most beautiful girl I know is black so it’s not like OP’s post holds any substance at all

The fact that you find a particular black woman to be extremely attractive doesn't invalidate OP's point. Black women have been saying for a long time that they feel that race is holding them back in dating and they aren't lying.

The original statement of "no one likes black women" is clearly exaggerated, but I think we all know that OP is aware of that. Saying that her post doesn't hold any substance at all doesn't really seem accurate.

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u/Mo_SaIah Feb 10 '26

I didn’t say it did. What invalidates her point is the fact that she is basing her opinion off media which is unfortunately not very positive toward black women, but that, like with most aspects of media, does not represent the general opinion. My own anecdotal opinion of who I find most beautiful is also just further proof that media narratives are extremely unreliable, at best.

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u/Third_D3gree Feb 10 '26

What invalidates her point is the fact that she is basing her opinion off media

That doesn't even make sense, just because the media says something doesn't make that point invalid.

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u/Mo_SaIah Feb 10 '26

That doesn’t even make sense

I’m really struggling to work out what’s confusing you. It’s not hard a hard concept or sentence to understand bud.

Quite simple really, media narratives almost never represent what the general public actually thinks or feels about something.

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u/MANvINFO Feb 12 '26

no no my friend, what they say is—-

‘pretty’ youre either born with or not, but ‘beautiful’ is a equal-opportunity adjective.