what do white people smell like?

aluminium · June 2011

All this talk about racism reminded me of a comment I heard years ago. I remember hearing someone say that black people think white people smell like wet dog. I wasn't offended by the comment, but I did find it a little odd. And it has just kind of stuck with me.

mikeandmegandivito · June 2011

That's pretty offensive! We each have our own smell. How would you like it if I said blacks smelt like coco butter?

sherina825 · June 2011

I've heard mayonnaise in addition to wet dog. I have a bunch of white friends and I have never experienced this. Maybe it's because (according to a few of my students) white people don't use washcloths.

sherina825 · June 2011

mikeandmegandivito:
That's pretty offensive! We each have our own smell. How would you like it if I said blacks smelt like coco butter?

I just put on cocoa butter!! LOL!!!!

aluminium · June 2011

mikeandmegandivito:
That's pretty offensive! We each have our own smell. How would you like it if I said blacks smelt like coco butter?

Of course. I'm not saying that I think white people smell like wet dog, or that people of any race all smell like one particular thing. It just made me think of this off-the-wall comment I heard. I really don't understand your comment about "blacks" and coco butter.

Brit710 · June 2011

mikeandmegandivito:
That's pretty offensive! We each have our own smell. How would you like it if I said blacks smelt like coco butter?

Why did you change your screen name to have the first and last names of you and your husband?

RedCardinal · June 2011

sherina825:
I've heard mayonnaise in addition to wet dog. I have a bunch of white friends and I have never experienced this. Maybe it's because (according to a few of my students) white people don't use washcloths.

bahahaha you are so silly. I'm white, my little brother is african american and my whole family uses washcloths. Maybe it varies from state to state ? LOL

aluminium · June 2011

sherina825:
Maybe it's because (according to a few of my students) white people don't use washcloths.

LOL

RedCardinal · June 2011

sherina825:
I've heard mayonnaise in addition to wet dog. I have a bunch of white friends and I have never experienced this. Maybe it's because (according to a few of my students) white people don't use washcloths.

Yummy! haha

emilydholmes1 · June 2011

Brit710:
mikeandmegandivito:
That's pretty offensive! We each have our own smell. How would you like it if I said blacks smelt like coco butter?
Why did you change your screen name to have the first and last names of you and your husband?

Is this a new poster or someone that just changed their SN?

BeckyD80 · June 2011

mikeandmegandivito:
That's pretty offensive! We each have our own smell. How would you like it if I said blacks smelt like coco butter?

I doubt they smelt like coco butter. Smelled perhaps? Coco butter would be hard to smelt. Any lotion would be hard to separate the metals, really.

aluminium · June 2011

Am I the only person who thinks cocoa butter stinks? I bought some for my stretch marks when I was pregnant but could never use it because the smell made me sick.

Brit710 · June 2011

emilydholmes1:
Brit710:
mikeandmegandivito:
That's pretty offensive! We each have our own smell. How would you like it if I said blacks smelt like coco butter?
Why did you change your screen name to have the first and last names of you and your husband?

Is this a new poster or someone that just changed their SN?

It's mm&m

sherina825 · June 2011

RedCardinal:

sherina825:
I've heard mayonnaise in addition to wet dog. I have a bunch of white friends and I have never experienced this. Maybe it's because (according to a few of my students) white people don't use washcloths.

bahahaha you are so silly. I'm white, my little brother is african american and my whole family uses washcloths. Maybe it varies from state to state ? LOL

They actually asked me that as a question in class. It was, "Mrs. 825, why don't white people use washcloths?" To which I responded, "When was the last time you had a shower with all white people?" Then I informed them that using washcloths isn't race specific. I told them that all people of all races use wash cloths if they want and if they don't, they don't. It was still such a funny generalization. I actually laughed before I could answer the question.

emilydholmes1 · June 2011

Brit710:
emilydholmes1:
Brit710:
mikeandmegandivito:
That's pretty offensive! We each have our own smell. How would you like it if I said blacks smelt like coco butter?
Why did you change your screen name to have the first and last names of you and your husband?

Is this a new poster or someone that just changed their SN?
It's mm&m

Well color me stupid. Thanks.

PS I am white and I always use a washcloth.

AML84 · June 2011

aluminium:
Am I the only person who thinks cocoa butter stinks? I bought some for my stretch marks when I was pregnant but could never use it because the smell made me sick.

You aren't alone. I hate the smell of it, too. It's sickeningly sweet or something. I can't quite put my finger on it. I use it sometimes, because I had it left over from pregnancy. It's awesome, but the smell isn't.

I've always heard that white people smell like wet dogs, too...what an odd thing, lol.

Kate621 · June 2011

I prefer loofas.

McKenna04 · June 2011

Kate621:
I prefer loofas.

I do too, you can get a much better lather out of a loofa- I don't even remember the last time I used a washcloth

wils0482 · June 2011

BeckyD80:

mikeandmegandivito:
That's pretty offensive! We each have our own smell. How would you like it if I said blacks smelt like coco butter?

I doubt they smelt like coco butter. Smelled perhaps? Coco butter would be hard to smelt. Any lotion would be hard to separate the metals, really.

Smelled or smelt are both correct past tense of smell.

BeckyD80 · June 2011

wils0482:
BeckyD80:

mikeandmegandivito:
That's pretty offensive! We each have our own smell. How would you like it if I said blacks smelt like coco butter?

I doubt they smelt like coco butter. Smelled perhaps? Coco butter would be hard to smelt. Any lotion would be hard to separate the metals, really.

Smelled or smelt are both correct past tense of smell.

Ah so they are. DH is a fabricator and I just kept picturing metals. My bad.

huber22 · June 2011

McKenna04:
Kate621:
I prefer loofas.
I do too, you can get a much better lather out of a loofa- I don't even remember the last time I used a washcloth

I'm all about a loofa. I hate washcloths.

But I smell like a cow. Not really a wet one, just a cow. I'm okay with that.

ames71 · June 2011

Brit710:
emilydholmes1:
Brit710:
mikeandmegandivito:
That's pretty offensive! We each have our own smell. How would you like it if I said blacks smelt like coco butter?
Why did you change your screen name to have the first and last names of you and your husband?

Is this a new poster or someone that just changed their SN?
It's mm&m

No, it's (another) AE using her info. She posted her address on the South Florida board as well.

yourfaceyourface · June 2011

i was told i smelled like wet dog in middle school after we had come in from the rain. ah, sweet kids.

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Ivana_Stolichnaya · June 2011

Wet dog? What white people are they hanging out with? This is one of the strangest posts I've seen on TB.

shrinkedink · June 2011

I am half white and smell like puppy dogs and rainbows... I have never heard of wet dog... I have never thought anyone smelled like wet dog before

only1erin · June 2011

i'm white. no one has ever said i smell like anything...unless they were referring to my shampoo or perfume scent. also, i've never thought a white person smelled like anything inparticular.

DaisyGrl13 · June 2011

I believe this is from a Chris Rock stand up act. White people smell like wet dogs after it rains.

ruffle&rust · June 2011

Wet dog? No... Wet Kitty... maybe

Mama_SAS · June 2011

From Scrubs

Eliot to Laverne as she?s in a coma dying:

You've taught me so much over the years Laverne, like how to place an IV without bruising, or how to get lab results back faster, or the fact that when white people come in out of the rain we smell like wet dog. We do, we really do.

serenavanderwoodson · June 2011

Yes, I think we smell like wet dog when wet. And mayonnaise.

kscarlett5683 · June 2011

Everyone smells like what they eat, if it has a strong scent. Some people smell like garlic (that may be me, actually! LOL), some smell like curry.

I wish it were true for all food. I wouldn't mind smelling like chocolate. Yum.

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