"Wokeness" and ......... My Vaseline

[Scarlett O.]

I grabbed a jar of Vaseline recently at Dollar General and needed it last night as I burned my right ring finger while cooking.

After finishing cooking, it was still burning, so I opened the new jar of Vaseline and put some on my finger. I sat down and turned on the TV as my brother was not quite ready to eat yet. While idly watching, I sat there with my hand across my mouth and I could smell something like vanilla.

I had NOT just used vanilla in cooking the hamburger meat - so I smelled of the Vaseline on my finger. Yep - there was the smell. I said to myself, "Vaseline doesn't have an odor. What is this with Vaseline smelling like vanilla?'

I got up and reopened the Vaseline jar and took a big whiff. THERE it was. But not vanilla - cocoa butter!

It was confusing. THEN, I noted the cartoon figures of women of color. No problem there. I don't care who is on the jar.

BUT THEN!!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw this written across the jar:

"EQUITABLE SKINCARE FOR ALL"​

I was flabbergasted! Since when has Vaseline NOT been equitable or been discriminatory or not worked on anyone's skin??

Vaseline is the most BENEIGN substance to put on one's body that I know of - except for water.

Sigh - I googled Vaseline and wokeness and sure enough - Vaseline is now heavily woke.

I won't stop buying it, but it all surely makes me want to scream.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

I grabbed a jar of Vaseline recently at Dollar General and needed it last night as I burned my right ring finger while cooking.

After finishing cooking, it was still burning, so I opened the new jar of Vaseline and put some on my finger. I sat down and turned on the TV as my brother was not quite ready to eat yet. While idly watching, I sat there with my hand across my mouth and I could smell something like vanilla.

I had NOT just used vanilla in cooking the hamburger meat - so I smelled of the Vaseline on my finger. Yep - there was the smell. I said to myself, "Vaseline doesn't have an odor. What is this with Vaseline smelling like vanilla?'

I got up and reopened the Vaseline jar and took a big whiff. THERE it was. But not vanilla - cocoa butter!

It was confusing. THEN, I noted the cartoon figures of women of color. No problem there. I don't care who is on the jar.

BUT THEN!!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw this written across the jar:

"EQUITABLE SKINCARE FOR ALL"​

I was flabbergasted! Since when has Vaseline NOT been equitable or been discriminatory or not worked on anyone's skin??

Vaseline is the most BENEIGN substance to put on one's body that I know of - except for water.

Sigh - I googled Vaseline and wokeness and sure enough - Vaseline is now heavily woke.

I won't stop buying it, but it all surely makes me want to scream.

Here is one for you that makes me want to scream. When I was still a Roman Catholic, my little brother came to me that his then wife was pregnant and they were going to be parents to they’re daughter and they wanted me to be The Godfather…. An honor in a Italian family… so through the years every Christmas and birthdays I bought the kid girly stuff ie clothes, a doll house, dolls etc. My mother was always complaining my nieces parents never encouraged the kid to be feline. Mom always suggested that my brother’s wife was trying to make her a lesbian. I always laughed it off so fast forward a few years, my wife shows a Facebook pic & sure enough she/he is sporting a beard and short hair and well I was shocked. She has also changed her name to something non binary. This is a very confused individual!

 

[Scarlett O.]

Here is one for you that makes me want to scream. When I was still a Roman Catholic, my little brother came to me that his then wife was pregnant and they were going to be parents to they’re daughter and they wanted me to be The Godfather…. An honor in a Italian family… so through the years every Christmas and birthdays I bought the kid girly stuff ie clothes, a doll house, dolls etc. My mother was always complaining my nieces parents never encouraged the kid to be feline. Mom always suggested that my brother’s wife was trying to make her a lesbian. I always laughed it off so fast forward a few years, my wife shows a Facebook pic & sure enough she/he is sporting a beard and short hair and well I was shocked. She has also changed her name to something non binary. This is a very confused individual!

I'm so sorry! I'll be praying for her.

 

[RipponRedeaux]

My mother was always complaining my nieces parents never encouraged the kid to be feline. Mom always suggested that my brother’s wife was trying to make her a lesbian.

I abhor parents who don't encourage their kids to be cat-like.

 

[RipponRedeaux]

Sigh - I googled Vaseline and wokeness and sure enough - Vaseline is now heavily woke.

I won't stop buying it, but it all surely makes me want to scream.

I always get Petroleum Jelly at Dollar Tree. I get the Equate version.
And it states on the back :
"This product is not manufactured or distributed by Unilever, distributor of Vaseline."

 

[Scarlett O.]

I always get Petroleum Jelly at Dollar Tree. I get the Equate version.
And it states on the back :
"This product is not manufactured or distributed by Unilever, distributor of Vaseline."

Oh, I'll have to look for that!

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

I abhor parents who don't encourage their kids to be cat-like.

The spell checker changed that from female to feline… so what, ain’t it all about a puss? ​

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

I'm so sorry! I'll be praying for her.

At least for a good barber… she looks ridiculous