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  1. Jan 2022
    1. They tagged the posts #BOO and linked to a website that sold a product called Black Oxygen Organics.

      This reminds me of the required social media posts that LuLaRoe representatives had to make in order to show off their products. They would post pictures of themselves, their children, the nice cars that they were able to buy, and parties that they hosted, promoting an "affluent" and glamorized lifestyle that they would attribute to their work with LuLaRoe. I highly recommend the Amazon Prime documentary "LuLaRich" for anyone who is interested in examining misinformation in MLMs.

    2. But unlike people in her new BOO Facebook group who posted miraculous testimonials of cured diseases, weight loss, clearer skin, whiter teeth, regrown hair, reclaimed energy, expelled worms and even changes in eye color (from brown to blue), Wong didn’t feel like any toxins were leaving her body. In fact, she started having stomach pains. 

      This reminds me of how people were trying to use Ivermectin, an anti-parastic drug, in lieu of getting the COVID-19 vaccine and were getting very sick or even dying because they were overdosing on it to prevent something that the drug wasn't intended to be used for. Also, it's impossible to "naturally" change your eye color. Sure, you can have surgery or wear contacts, but drinking a supplement can't change your genetics. Additionally, praising the change of your eye color from brown to blue reeks of European white-washed beauty standards, so that's an issue in its own right.