February 22, 2000 at 12:00 am #18255
Mandi
Participant
First, I think you need to be chastised for your use of incorrect spelling and grammar to record what you thought was being said. Most people in America - black, white, Asian or Hispanic - do not properly ennuciate in spoken dialogue. However, had the women been of your own race, I doubt you would have made such a effort to 'exhibit realism.' As for your question, 'ashy' refers to dry skin. When people's skin gets very dry, it turns sort of flaky and looks kind of like a thin layer of ash on the skin (there's a demonstration with a magnifier on a Curel lotion commercial). In the same way that dandruff is more noticeable in darker-haired people than in lighter-haired people, dry, flaky, 'ashy' skin is more noticeable on darker-skinned people than on lighter-skinned people. No, that does not mean only black people get ashy, and yes, black people do use lotion.) Whether someone's dry skin keeps you from wanting to go out with them is a personal choice, just like any other aesthetic quality.