Why do white people's hair smell like wet dogs?

[Linflas]

I wonder how long it would take to get a thread closed if I titled it "Why do black people's fingers smell like chicken?"

Given the "Savages" sticky and the forced spology in the OP of the "Is this racist" thread I suspect that not only would your thread get closed but you would get some time off.

 

[Beev]

This thread will either get locked as it should, or there is a gross double standard and it will remain open as if nothing were wrong.

 

[ussfletcher]

Given the "Savages" sticky and the forced spology in the OP of the "Is this racist" thread I suspect that not only would your thread get closed but you would get some time off.

But apparently saying white people smell like wet dogs, isn't at all racist. After all, everyone knows you can't be racist against whites.

 

[Malak]

This thread will either get locked as it should, or there is a gross double standard and it will remain open as if nothing were wrong.

The only thing wrong is the op's smell ability.

White people are immune to racism perpetrated against us. Otherwise we wouldn't allow BET or black history month or any of the other ridiculous racist things black people incist on.

 

[Beev]

The only thing wrong is the op's smell ability.

White people are immune to racism perpetrated against us. Otherwise we wouldn't allow BET or black history month or any of the other ridiculous racist things black people incist on.

I agree completely, but if the mods are going to close every "maybe racist" thread about other races then they need to be consistent and close this one.

 

[Perknose]

This thread will either get locked as it should, or there is a gross double standard and it will remain open as if nothing were wrong.

But apparently saying white people smell like wet dogs, isn't at all racist. After all, everyone knows you can't be racist against whites.

The OP is white, and the subject of how one's hair smells when wet can be construed as a honest one.

Sure, the OP may well be a troll, but we are trying to allow our posters just as much leeway in the often inflammatory area touching on race as OT posters can reasonably and responsibly handle while carrying out ANAND'S SPECIFIC WRIT against ugly and hurtful stealth racism.

Of course, as demonstrated by both of the misplaced moderator complaints in this post, the leeway we try to give OT posters will always be dragged down by those high profile few who can't or won't act like reasonable, honorable adults.

In the future, take ALL of your complaints directly to Moderator Discussions, please. This is our rule. Ignore our rules, suffer the consequences. Continue to ignore our rules and your privilege of posting here will be endangered.

Just so ALL of you know, exactly two days before this latest outbreak of petulant and wholly unnecessary ignorance, I had a phone conversation with Mr. Anand lal Shimpi in which I specifically brought up the question of the use of the word "savages" in a title and OP to describe blacks described in news report as having engaged in a savage act.

He IMMEDIATELY agreed that this type of stealth racism will NOT be tolerated here, ever.

Otoh, we are trying as hard as possible to give the general OT membership as much honest leeway as possible, which is why we have let this thread and the other two from yesterday remain open, despite some strong sentiment amongst the mods to simply close them down.

How much leeway we give you is up to all of you, collectively. Please don't let the angry and ignorant few drag you down.

Perknose
Forum Director

 

[Beev]

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Well put, carry on

OP my hair never smells like dog, ever, and I don't even shower every day all the time (skip a day here and there).

 

[ussfletcher]

I was quoted by an Omnipotent Overlord, awesome.

 

[subtraction]

Similar question I am black and have always wondered why our hair on our heads looks like pubic hair...? So whats your thoughts on this my brothas'...

 

[highland145]

I was quoted by an Omnipotent Overlord, awesome.

Yeah, so was Phineas, iirc.

 

[TwiceOver]

My guess would be because the whites you hang out with don't bathe often?

Never noticed a wet dog smell from any of my friends. Except for the one that has two dogs. They just stink, how can people live with that smell.

 

[SunnyD]

Try showering more often... and using shampoo.

 

[lxskllr]

Similar question I am black and have always wondered why our hair on our heads looks like pubic hair...? So whats your thoughts on this my brothas'...

While the odds of this being a serious question are about as short as my pecker, I'll give it a shot. I always thought it was to protect better against the sun. The denser hair blocks out rays better than thin hair.

 

[SP33Demon]

Weird, I never heard of blacks being called savages but I can see where you're coming from Perk. Pretty cool you got to chat with Anand.

 

[Perknose]

Weird, I never heard of blacks being called savages but I can see where you're coming from Perk. Pretty cool you got to chat with Anand.

We talk rather extensively from time to time. He's a pretty cool guy, imho.

 

[SunnyD]

While the odds of this being a serious question are about as short as my pecker, I'll give it a shot. I always thought it was to protect better against the sun. The denser hair blocks out rays better than thin hair.

But it's almost always dark, which means it absorbs more visible and infrared light, and heats up one's head faster. This is NOT a good thing, especially in hot climates.

 

[moshquerade]

Why is this not locked? : /

I mean, really.

 

[lxskllr]

But it's almost always dark, which means it absorbs more visible and infrared light, and heats up one's head faster. This is NOT a good thing, especially in hot climates.

True enough, but that just makes you hot. The actual skin damage would be alleviated by blocking the rays. I don't know if hair is the same as synthetics, but dark colors hold up better to sun damage than light colors do.

 

[subtraction]

True enough, but that just makes you hot. The actual skin damage would be alleviated by blocking the rays. I don't know if hair is the same as synthetics, but dark colors hold up better to sun damage than light colors do.

Y'all be talkn' too much technical big words can you lay it down straight so a simple G like myself can be understand'n...? I just wanna know why I got dem nasty ass public's on my head.

 

[Amused]

The OP is white, and the subject of how one's hair smells when wet can be construed as a honest one.

Sure, the OP may well be a troll, but we are trying to allow our posters just as much leeway in the often inflammatory area touching on race as OT posters can reasonably and responsibly handle while carrying out ANAND'S SPECIFIC WRIT against ugly and hurtful stealth racism.

Of course, as demonstrated by both of the misplaced moderator complaints in this post, the leeway we try to give OT posters will always be dragged down by those high profile few who can't or won't act like reasonable, honorable adults.

In the future, take ALL of your complaints directly to Moderator Discussions, please. This is our rule. Ignore our rules, suffer the consequences. Continue to ignore our rules and your privilege of posting here will be endangered.

Just so ALL of you know, exactly two days before this latest outbreak of petulant and wholly unnecessary ignorance, I had a phone conversation with Mr. Anand lal Shimpi in which I specifically brought up the question of the use of the word "savages" in a title and OP to describe blacks described in news report as having engaged in a savage act.

He IMMEDIATELY agreed that this type of stealth racism will NOT be tolerated here, ever.

Otoh, we are trying as hard as possible to give the general OT membership as much honest leeway as possible, which is why we have let this thread and the other two from yesterday remain open, despite some strong sentiment amongst the mods to simply close them down.

How much leeway we give you is up to all of you, collectively. Please don't let the angry and ignorant few drag you down.

Perknose
Forum Director

Just so I have this straight:

It is okay to describe violent/uncivilized white people as "savage" but not violent/uncivilized black people?

Wouldn't that be a double standard? Because that is exactly what is happening. Posts describing white offenders as savages have been left alone while people are punished for describing black offenders as such.



What did you not understand from the stickied thread and from Perk post???

This is not up for discussion.


esquared
Anandtech Forum Director

 

[SunnyD]

True enough, but that just makes you hot. The actual skin damage would be alleviated by blocking the rays. I don't know if hair is the same as synthetics, but dark colors hold up better to sun damage than light colors do.

Heatstroke doesn't really give a shit about how well your hair olds up to sun damage.

 

[moshquerade]

Just so I have this straight:

It is okay to describe violent/uncivilized white people as "savage" but not violent/uncivilized black people?

Wouldn't that be a double standard? Because that is exactly what is happening. Posts describing white offenders as savages have been left alone while people are punished for describing black offenders as such.

I think there is a misinterpretation going on here, maybe even a generational thing, with the word savage.

I mean, why would a paper like the Philadelphia Daily News use the term? And I have not even began to link other reputable news agencies that have articles written that have used the term. The Philly Daily News was the first to come up.

It's not racist unless used that way, and when someone does unspeakably disgusting and violent things, regardless of their race, color, creed, then they are the Webster's definition of the term.

Surely, the Philadelphia Daily News would stay clear from anything that would label them as racist. Right?

Posted on Fri, Mar. 11, 2011
Savage home invasions earn him lots of prison time
By MENSAH M. DEAN
Philadelphia Daily News

Domenique Wilson sat expressionless yesterday as his victims told him how he had devastated them. But they will recover, they said, and are grateful that he will never again be able to hurt them or anyone else.

Common Pleas Judge Charles J. Cunningham III was the one who made sure of that, sentencing Wilson, a former college basketball star, to 84 to 230 years in state prison for committing two armed home invasions in 2008 during which he raped and robbed two women and assaulted, robbed and tied up another woman and man.

"The defendant is a serial rapist, he's a serial criminal who just got caught sooner rather than later," Cunningham said. "There's no telling how many more victims there would have been if he had not been caught."

In June, Wilson, 25, was sentenced to 70 to 196 years in state prison for the February 2009 rapes of two women and assault of a third at Lock Haven University, the Clinton County school where the 6-foot-7 ex-jock was once a basketball standout.

DNA evidence linked the West Philadelphia native to the crimes, and police arrested him in April 2009.

Wilson's first known Philadelphia attack occurred on Oct. 22, 2008, when he forced a couple at knifepoint into the woman's Center City apartment on Clinton Street. He gagged and hogtied the man and violently raped the woman over several hours.

"With one selfish and disgusting act, you destroyed every part of my life. Do you understand that, Domenique Wilson?" the woman said in her victim-impact statement, read by Assistant District Attorney Catharine Thurston.

"With how heartless you seem to be, I don't know if you have the capacity to feel sorry for what you did. But I trust you'll have a long time ahead to think about it," said the woman, who has moved far from Philadelphia because of the attack.

Wilson's second known attack occurred in December 2008, when, at gunpoint, he forced his way into the Spruce Street apartment of two University of Pennsylvania students.

He tied up one woman and repeatedly raped the other.

"I want to say 'thank you' for all of the wonderful things I have been blessed with from this horrible act," the rape victim told the judge, noting her therapy dog, her close bond with her former roommate and her friendship with the couple Wilson attacked.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/117786253.html












What did you not understand from the stickied thread and from Perk's post???

This is not up for discussion.


esquared
Anandtech Forum Director

 

[lxskllr]

Heatstroke doesn't really give a shit about how well your hair olds up to sun damage.

Insulation works both ways. If it keeps heat in, it also means it keeps heat out.

 

[zinfamous]

methinks OP should apply some shampoo from time to time.

My hair smells like flowers and rainbows.

 

[skace]

I mean, why would a paper like the Philadelphia Daily News use the term? And I have not even began to link other reputable news agencies that have articles written that have used the term. The Philly Daily News was the first to come up.

I read what you linked but didn't see the term savages used to describe a person, instead it was used to describe a specific act. A "savage home invasion".

However, I must admit, savages is a bit weak as far as 'racist' comments go. In fact, the whole idea behind "stealth racism" is a little silly. What is this, passive aggressive racism? Its a bit self-defeatist isn't it?