King Jaffe Joffer

Ashiness: is this true?

I was reading a random blog post and saw this facebook comment from someone in reference to black people getting ashy skin:

“Ashiness is such an american concept, when I try to explain it to other cultures (black or otherwise) they’re like ‘dry skin???’ and I’m like ‘there’s dry skin, and then there’s ash’ /endrant”

Also, let’s ignore Canada for the sake of this discussion because they’re too close to us… and well… its Canada. 

Is ashiness not considered a vile debilitating nuisance that must be eradicated from the black community on other continents?

1. yourfavoritevalentine likes this
2. mobbdeen reblogged this from kingjaffejoffer and added:

   Maybe I’ve lived in the States far too long, but I distinctly remember slandering the living fuck outta dusty ass...

3. shigity reblogged this from kingjaffejoffer
4. tsunamiwavesurfing reblogged this from kingjaffejoffer and added:

   this is false. Black people in the u.k say “ashy” black people in Jamaica too..black people in Portugal too but cause...

5. icametoseeotis reblogged this from kingjaffejoffer and added:

   Damn thats crazy.

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7. mcstephanton reblogged this from kingjaffejoffer and added:

   Incorrect! We British know exactly what ashiness is LOL we use that phrase here also.

8. kingjaffejoffer reblogged this from nothingman and added:

   Thank you, sirs.

9. nothingman reblogged this from rurounidrew and added:

   It’s strictly American, i have never even hear it brought up by people in other countries

10. rurounidrew reblogged this from kingjaffejoffer and added:

    It’s true. Anytime I converse with someone form another country, they have no idea what ashiness is. In fact, I know...

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12. stuffedokapi reblogged this from imtiredoffuckingtocoldplay and added:

    What about grits e__e

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14. digitalskullkid reblogged this from imtiredoffuckingtocoldplay and added:

    NO!

15. matchl355 said: If I went to my mum and my skin was looking dry. If my hair was looking uncombed. I’ll be getting looks. Maybe even a box. I’m 25 and that’s just not tolerated. London, Uk (Jamaican heritage)
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17. imtiredoffuckingtocoldplay reblogged this from freshest-tittymilk and added:

    while we’re on the subject of black people let’s talk about grits.

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20. freshest-tittymilk reblogged this from kingjaffejoffer and added:

    i’ll ignore the canada comment… but i think that may have been a little pocket of black folks… ‘cause everywhere i go,...

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22. str8nochaser reblogged this from kingjaffejoffer and added:

    Speaking as a Ghanaian, when I was there, I was never ashy and never in need of lotion. That’s because its so hot, you...

23. xn--b6h reblogged this from kingjaffejoffer and added:

    black people in countries other than the us and africa seem to have less problems with ashiness. in africa, it seems...

24. dominatingtouch said: Niggas on other continents have more pressing matters than that of skin care. Its more common in America especially since females will dog an ashy dude
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