‘Wash your hands’ is something a lot of us heard multiple times last year in the wake of the pandemic. But now Twitter has exploded into a ‘debate’ after several white people online confessed to not washing their legs while having a bath, which has honestly left many of us scratching our heads in confusion.
This ‘leg washing’ debate started in the year 2019 when a woman claimed that she didn’t believe in washing her legs.
i don’t like use soap on my whole body when i shower? and i don’t think i’m gross? i pretty much just wash my face and my armpits with soap. and i shower like once or twice a week lol. i think it’s fine.
— Sophie Weiner (@sophcw) May 10, 2019
And white folks have resurfaced again with their confessions in 2021. Yes, even after a harrowing pandemic!
Like I really didn’t
— ethically welsh 🏴 (@letsassume) March 24, 2021
From not being taught “how to bathe” to it being a “waste of soap”, there were many reasons white folks gave against washing their legs.
I did not know of this discourse but I’m very white and only started washing my legs recently. I think white people just don’t teach their kids how to bathe themselves because *they* were never taught, and so on. Truly a generational failing
— bts (big time socialist) (@ellisjoatmon) March 24, 2021
I wash my feet every time but only wash my legs once a week. I wear pants and my legs don’t get dirty. Doesn’t seem to be an issue. Sounds like washing your legs is a waste of soap.
— Cookbook (@iamcookbook) March 24, 2021
Soap isn’t great for skin. It strips protective oils and creates the need for higher maintenance. Antibacterial soap adds to this by killing more natural protective bacteria layers. Use soap where it’s needed, not everywhere.
— chaosfordinner with bread and roses (@chaosfordinner_) March 24, 2021
If you wash your legs you’ve got too much free time.
— Quick Timmy aka Fast Tommy🛩 (@RidsdaleMichael) March 24, 2021
Confession: I still don’t 🤷🏼♀️
— Dr. GP, PhD (@gmpea23) March 24, 2021
Clearly, the rest of us were left confused by this.
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How can you not wash your legs?
how do you go into a shower and come out without washing all parts of your body.. https://t.co/eckWdgsYPF
— zendaya enthusiast (@nobitchniqqaz) March 24, 2021
I'm just screaming at the fact ya'll been skipping literally half of your body 😭 https://t.co/XB6Y4HTyB3
— CANDACE SINCLAIRE (@delafro_) March 25, 2021
what
ur supposed to wash ur whole body i thought this was common knowledge https://t.co/TklYaBOwC2— lavern🐈⬛ (@cathieroglyph) March 25, 2021
2. Others questioned their reasons for choosing not to wash their legs in the shower:
Shaving does not remove dirt. Shaving dirty legs can cause an infection. Many people do not shave legs at all, let alone daily. Please wash your legs.
— Nai, the Internet’s Esthetician (@LaBeautyologist) March 24, 2021
White people why yall like this. Somebody had to tell your grown ass to wash your damn legs. I had to be told this too when I was 5. When my mom made me get back in and told me to not make her have to wash me because I will not like it. I didn't have to be told that ever again https://t.co/Rex7bxqNX0 pic.twitter.com/IIDQnFvbcZ
— Lashanda Walker (@majesticbeauty5) March 24, 2021
Wait I’m so confused…. if you scrub your arms wouldn’t you also scrub your legs? Wouldn’t there also be bacteria and oils on your legs that need to be washed??? https://t.co/YvtgWdpdMx
— 2009rad (@2009rad1) March 24, 2021
3. No words except ‘why’ or ‘what’
Why do you people confess these things https://t.co/aumUuPeIQL
— Q. Anthony (FKA Andray Domise) (@andraydomise) March 24, 2021
WHAT IS THIS THREAD?! I hope that all of y’all are just in on one big inside joke that I wasn’t apart of. There’s no way that y’all are just admitting that you leave half of your body dirty on a public platform. pic.twitter.com/lqAE3Al6A3
— Nya🦌 (@InayahToussaint) March 24, 2021
I honestly can’t imagine letting soap scum slide down my body and thinking “ah yes. I am clean.” https://t.co/7s2TIpAyno
— Nichole 🍞🍯 (@tnwhiskeywoman) March 24, 2021
reminder that y'all should be washing your godforsaken legs https://t.co/nsndjQP2qT
— bogos binted 👽 (@xbootyassx) March 25, 2021
I had heard of skipping leg day at the gym, but didn’t anticipate people skipping leg washing day too. What do you think of these confessions? Tell us.