# do white people use washcloths?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-white-people-use-washcloths/330320>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 10, 2005, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-white-people-use-washcloths/330320 "2005-11-10T01:06:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-white-people-use-washcloths/330320/121 "2005-11-15T11:23:57Z")

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White boy here. Have been using a washcloth all my life. 🙂

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**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-white-people-use-washcloths/330320/122 "2005-11-16T01:36:59Z")

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> [@Coldfire](#):
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> White boy here. Have been using a washcloth all my life. 🙂

You sure? I’d have thought you’d be red raw after all that scouring.

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**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-white-people-use-washcloths/330320/123 "2005-11-16T02:30:17Z")

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Whitey McWhiterson.

I use a washcloth. Poofies don’t scrub enough and loofahs are too harsh.

Towels and washcloths get changed once a week.

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**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-white-people-use-washcloths/330320/124 "2005-11-16T15:15:57Z")

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> [@Orual](#):
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> Poofies don’t scrub enough.

How do you know? Are you saying this is a lifestyle choice? 😕

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**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-white-people-use-washcloths/330320/125 "2005-11-16T18:58:29Z")

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I tried the mesh poofie-thingies before and didn’t like them.

Loofahs rip my skin to shreds.

Ergo - washcloth.

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