--- title: Amber Rose: How I Learned to Stop Caring What People Think description: The model and social-media influencer didn't always let negativity roll off her back canonical: https://time.com/4197591/amber-rose-learned-to-stop-caring-what-people-think/ author: Amber Rose article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-28T15:30:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:04:39.425Z article:section: Ideas og:title: Amber Rose: How I Learned Not to Care What Others Think og:description: 'Now I sleep like a baby at night' og:url: https://time.com/4197591/amber-rose-learned-to-stop-caring-what-people-think/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf719535eb52877e/69887ac9bc6cfc7a4c3db6ce/amber-rose.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Amber Rose at the signing event of her book "How To Be A Bad Bitch" in Los Angeles on Oct. 29, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Amber Rose: How I Learned Not to Care What Others Think twitter:description: 'Now I sleep like a baby at night' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf719535eb52877e/69887ac9bc6cfc7a4c3db6ce/amber-rose.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Amber Rose: How I Learned To Stop Caring What People Think > Sponsored content. 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All the boys were attracted to me—that wasn’t my fault! Then, when I started getting famous, the shaming got even worse. All these messed up stories came out about me, and I was like, “That’s not true! I’m not that kind of girl!” But even things I had done—things a man would never be judged for—got me lots of hate. After my [ex-husband Wiz Khalifa](http://time.com/4196396/kanye-west-wiz-khalifa-twitter-spree/) and I got a divorce, I’d go out for a date at a restaurant like any normal single human and people would say, “Man, she’s such a ho. She’s out at restaurants with guys.” Then they would see my ex-husband with a bunch of women. They would say, “He’s the man! That’s so cool.” So when I went on a date, I’m a whore, and when he’s piling girls in a car, he’s the man? There’s something wrong here. It wasn’t just men saying these types of things. There were a lot of women saying hateful things to me. I was getting torn down constantly. But in the past year, I’ve just started not caring. People would actually say things like, “Who would ever love you? [You were a stripper](https://twitter.com/DaRealAmberRose/status/692445698160091136). Why are you in relationships?” And I used to feel like I had to explain that maybe it was because I’m a good person. But I realized that I [can’t make everyone believe](http://time.com/4104701/amber-rose-financial-advice/). And I can’t talk to everyone and tell them who I really am. They’re still going to have their own opinions. If you know me, you love me. If you don’t know me, you might love me, but you might not—and that’s cool. And you know what? Now I sleep like a baby at night. It wasn’t even that hard to stop caring what other people thought. I wasn’t married, and I didn’t have a boyfriend so I didn’t have to care about anyone else’s feelings or protect anyone’s heart. I thought, “This is my life. This is about me. If you don’t like it, I don’t care. I’m going to do anything and everything I want with my own life.” What I’ve realized is that, when you care too much, you’re not living at your full potential. When you really stop caring about what people say, that’s when you really start living. It’s such an amazing feeling. It’s about loving who you are, owning who you are and knowing that it’s O.K. to live your life how you want to live it. We’re all human, which means we’re not all perfect. It’s so cool to think that I might help women think about who they want to be and then encourage them to be that person with no remorse. I want to help women just be happy in their own skin. So please: Before you judge someone—especially another woman—put yourself in her shoes and also look at your past. That’s what a lot of women fail to do. They’re so quick to call another girl names, but it’s like: You know what? There may have been a time where you looked back and said, “I probably shouldn’t have done that.” Does that make you a ho? No, it makes you a human. _Amber Rose is a model and the author of_ [How to Be a Bad Bitch](http://www.amazon.com/How-Bad-Bitch-Amber-Rose/dp/150111011X)_._ ## Transcript Ready? [ SOUND ] I feel like I'm in a position to give advice to women because I've made all of these mistakes. I spent a lot of money on a lot of frivolous things. I made a million dollars and I spent all of it. And then after that, I had to pay taxes And I did not have money for the taxes and I was like, I can't believe I did this. And I really had to start over. So, I did pay all my taxes off and I feel amazing now, but it took a lot of work. [ MUSIC ] Being a dancer definitely was like being in business school because, I constantly spoke to people. I mean I literally had to persuade a man to give me money out of his pocket. And I apply that to my daily life, even getting a book. You have to sell yourself. I think there's a misconception with dancers, selling their body, but you're selling a fantasy. I am an Extremist, activist feminist. It's very important for me to let especially other women know that it's okay to not only embrace your sexuality but embrace the fact that we are smart. The fact that I was a stripper does not take away the fact I'm smart. That I'm witty. That I am capable of running my own business. That I am capable of having employees. I never dated a man to become famous. I dated a man cuz that's what my heart told me to do. [ APPLAUSE ] I'm a mogul. I have a bunch of businesses. I'm now a actress. I'm an author. They belittled me. Like, I'm just some baby mama. And I was married. I still am married, actually. And I do have a beautiful son. I'm so much more than a baby mama. Can see the comments from women, saying like, well, I mean, you are a baby mama, it's just like, girl, you are so lost. You are not just a baby mama. Let's help each other. And once we get to that point and embrace each other and help each other then we can be in higher positions and we can bring more women up with us. 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