“They are a group of racist white individuals that created a relationship with Viacom to further the propaganda of what I feel racism is in this country,” she said, going on to share an incident that crossed the line. What drove me crazy more than that was the group of white producers that was literally instigating ignorance and negativity trying to make you feel like you really are f–kin’ crazy,” she said. “I’ll tell you what drove me crazy more than that. She said going from Lillington, North Carolina to NYC to being on national television was stressful enough, but nothing was more stressful than the actions of production. This sh-t ain’t for me,'” she said.īut she stayed for five seasons due to her contract and had issues with the production company behind the series, Big Fish Entertainment. “When I started seeing they was playing with that, that’s when I was like, ‘Yeah, I don’t know. She said that she began to notice that the series was going in another direction after Season 1, and that it became less about the craft of tattooing and the lives of those who do it, and more about portraying cast members in a negative light. “You really have to have a certain level of disdain not only for yourself but for Black people in general, to want to watch something that you keep seeing Black people, and they never come to a place of success. “Reality TV is meant to diminish mental health not only for the people on the show but for the people that watch the show,” she said.

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