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I started it to help with my depression, anxiety and other things. I still have hard days but I get a Lil dopamine rush when I see how much theyre growing, theyre so cute!! Though to be fair the sweet potato was on accident

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Rn im growing sweet potato, lettuce, baby tomatoes, and cantaloupe. :)

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Anytips or advice?

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I know i still need to get some support things for my tomatoes, but since theyre baby tomatoes im not sure... and what do I do for the cantaloupe? Do those need support too?

Im obsessed with this new head I made ^-^

Its next door to a nursing home. Me and my friend tried to explore but an alarm went off.

Hi, I dont know if i should post this because usually when it comes to games like this most people on here just laugh because well, its imvu. Its such an old game and has kinda become a bit of a meme at this rate, but im really struggling on how to feel about this and I dont really know how to talk to people about it.

Basically, i create on imvu, specifically non racially ambiguously black mesh heads on imvu in the more e-girl, goth, kawaii scene because I noticed there was little to no representation there. Every kawaii/Gothic/e-girl type head on there was never darker than a brown paper bag and even then that shade was pushing it. So instead of complaining about it I opened my own shop and made my own heads and skins.

No one else was doing it, unless of course you wanted to pay a creator to do it for like $25-$40 and even those heads were like a super light tan. Fast forward I start noticing non black creators and now seeing theres a market for poc heads and skins in this "alternative scene" and now they adding diversity in their shops. Cool, nothing necessarily wrong with that... on the surface at least. But then I start seeing their heads reaching the top page, now I kinda feel a type of way because these are the same nonblack creators who told me "oh your stuff is cute but I wouldn't wear it because I dont wanna be seen as racist" now they're making their own black and brown heads

"Well what wpuld you be doing with my mesh heads that people would think your racist?"

"Nothing, I just think they're cute."

"I dont see why you wearing them because you thought they were cute would make you racist..."

Now they're adding diversity in their shops too! They're supporting eachothers poc heads and skins tones but no one wants to support mine and im the one who kicked this whole thing off!

I know its just a game, and its not that deep but it really pains me to see non black creators getting more praise and support than I am and I started making black and brown heads because the most popular "kawaii/emo/gothic" creators literally did not do it before I did and then now its like they see theres a market and started doing it too. I dont know how to deal with this, the lack of support , I mean.

Ive tried posting links to my shop when I made a new head, no response or support. Another creator, non black does it and its "Omg girl i can't wait for you to make another black head!" "When's the next one coming!" People posting outfits they made with non black creators heads. Like, hello! Yall would have never did that if I didnt start my shop!

I feel like im working 3x as hard for so little return and support, and now im wondering if my work just isnt as good as the other creators. Now im feeling so discouraged, something I started doing because no one else was. Only for non black people to get the most support and credit in the end.

Ive thought about "confronting" some of these creators but I have a feeling literally none of then with even try to understand and ive been feeling like this for years, but kept pushing it down because "its just imvu so who cares" but we see this even outside of games like imvu. Non black people getting more praise and support for things that black people have been doing. I dont know what to do, and I dont know where to post this... and on top of that how exactly do you bring this up to people without stepping on toes? Am I coming off as entitled? I dont want to do that, im not trying to do that! I just find it ironic and frustrating in a way

Im so confused and conflicted because on one hand im happy more black girls and women(because imvu is like 14+) have more options outside of the "trill/baddie" look, but on the other hand why did it take my shop for non black creators to think "oh, maybe i should add darker skins to my shop."

Im happy to see more options for my people but im jealous that non black creators are getting more support and praise for their heads and skins mean while mine hardly sale! Even when using the promote feature for shop, my heads wont sale unless its one of the lighter variants. Its so frustrating!

Maybe my heads are too similar? But then I could say the same for some of the other creators too... i dont know...

The next pictures are some of the heads ive made. I could really use some advice even if you dont play imvu