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Hey Jamari!

A question for the mail bag. How do I tell my “work boo” who is very dark skinned to put lotion on his elbows …without sounding offensive or gay? We are 2 of the 3 only black men in our department. Honestly he’s too fine to be walking around with ashy ass elbows. ???????? LOL

Thanks !!!

MY ANSWER…

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….seriously?
i would just tell him.
gay or not gay.
whatever.
its like telling someone they breath stink.you say it,
with the mints/gum in hand,
and ask them if they want any.
if they deny,
say:

“nah you should take some.”

its the same procedure with lotion for something ashy.

see i’m not going to play the “not trying to offend” game.
with work wolf and i,
i would tell him if something was “off”.
he liked it.
i even told him things when he was “on”.
i complimented his body and even touched him.
i even told him he was losing his big tail as he worked out.
i was a little nervous since that was all the way left,
but he responded:

“is that a bad thing?
you’re the only person who tells me about my body.
i appreciate it.”

so ask your own work wolf if he needs some lotion,
in a joking way,
and try to break the ice that way.
don’t be rude about it.
hell he’ll probably appreciate your honesty.
if not,
he can walk around with his ashy situation.
hope that helped!

love,
jamari fox