Baking Soda + Rubbing Alcohol or Lemon Juice & Make a Paste

Y'all Have Forced Me to Tear Y'all a New Washcloth.

As a Fat Black Woman, this "We Don't Shower All the Time" topic kinda irritates me. Trust me, comments come if you have any off scent moments when you look like me. And that is because I am both fat & black and because I am a fat & a black woman. I remember watching the movie, Mississippi Burning & the documentary interviews and it showed White people saying they think Black people didn't bathe. I think it's because Black people were sweaty because of the physical labor jobs many worked and that Black people were walking a lot because of the Civil Rights Bus Boycott. And all races think all Fat people of all races stink. But you know, Fat-Shaming based on stereotypes is still an allowed dialogue & mindset. And before you say I should be saying "Plus Size" instead of Fat, smell bad once, and listen to what adjective is used. You might get called Big.

Like many, I am tired of looking up and one particular race, White or Caucasian speaking & acting like their hygiene & grooming practices aren't weird to most POC & other non-POC alike. I remember when I found out washcloths weren't used by that race on The Tyra Show.

I was confused. In college, I shared bathroom spaces with four White female students, I thought I saw washcloths in their spaces. And washcloths are still being sold so, I took that info with a grain of salt. But then social media became the force that it is and up pops up, "We (White people) don't wash our legs & feet. We let the soap run down". I almost wanted to say it was b.s. because those shower shoes with the scrubbers exist. Then I thought about that product is an "As Seen on TV" item and it's a novelty to most. So, I had to believe them.

Then the "celebrities" like Dax Shepard & Mila Kunis had to start talking about their lack of hygiene practices. *sigh* On Twitter, I made mention of what our Black foremothers & forefathers warned about what they thought white people smelled like (add breath like baloney). And the famous just insist on proving them right. And lo and behold white rapper, Paul Wall said, hold on, me too. Yeah, Paul Wall, the former BHM (Big Handsome Man (He had gastric surgery in 2010)) who's career in a part of the music industry that is predominantly Black, doesn't bathe often or wear deodorant (Something about the aluminum, Hence why I titled this post as I did. Hope that alternative helps him). I hope the grandchildren & great-grandchildren of any 85+ racists don't tell them about Paul Wall's non-bathing ways. I can literally hear them blaming one particular race for corrupting him.

And these Entertainment & News outlets keep reporting this stuff like it is a fun chuckle. But with the same fingers type how bad bullying is. A lot of bullying is caused by the belief in stereotypes. And there are a few of those false beliefs about who is clean or not. But Hey, keep making the headlines because the "clean" folks of all races are bored.

Just Shut Up & Bathe, Everybody!!!

As Always Talking to You in Adult Terms!!!