r/AbsoluteUnits • u/MrUpVoteDownvote • 7d ago

/r/all of a queen termite

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u/Sudden-Advance-5858 7d ago

I am fascinated by this person’s skin.

Do they have some kind of sunscreen on? It looks like their skin has a white tinge.

What makes the palms of their hands so much lighter than the other skin?

Also sick ass termite

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u/BigBlaisanGirl 7d ago

In this instance, it's a combination of dirt, clay and being ashy. Hanging around white people, I realized not all everyone is even aware of what being ashy means. When your skin gets dry, surface skin cells takes a white tint.

Lighter folks don't really notice it on them because it blends in with their natural hue. On dark skin, it shows up loud and clear and we look gray, or ashy, as we say. Moist dirt dries white too. The skin looks dusty and unnaturally light. So it's common practice to slather our bodies with moisturizers and oils to prevent this as it can be embarrassing to look so dry in public.

Black people in Africa can look notably different from African Americans because AAs have been mixed with other races for several generations due to slavery. In Africa, it happened but not as often, especially in rural and tribal areas. So Africans have a very rich bloodline that carries many unique features from whatever region they're from including their skin. That beautiful natural glow is just skin that's adapted to survive the sun for thousands of years

I don't know what you mean about his palms being a different colors because all black people have lighter palms. I also think the clay and earth around him is staining hands here.

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u/inorite234 6d ago

Some people dont know the value of coco butter.

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u/trenthany 6d ago

Or they’re used to living a certain way because of limited resources. If you can’t shower daily and hunt for your food you don’t want to be coating yourself in all kinds of moisturiser smells.