tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post1456689494351152064..comments2023-07-25T07:16:12.684-04:00Comments on Mama Shujaa: That AMBI. Is it something special?Hana Njau-Okolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-85271630432232215802009-04-08T11:54:00.000-04:002009-04-08T11:54:00.000-04:00How funny! I enjoyed the whimsical variety in Nja...How funny! I enjoyed the whimsical variety in Njau-Okolo’s painting. I hope you post more of her work.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-43906953079603783812009-04-08T08:35:00.000-04:002009-04-08T08:35:00.000-04:00@ RE Ausetkmt, Carina and Shiko-Msa: Thanks for s...@ RE Ausetkmt, Carina and Shiko-Msa: Thanks for stopping by and for the comments.Hana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-45296907971088274322009-04-08T05:04:00.000-04:002009-04-08T05:04:00.000-04:00I remember Ambi. My elder sisters used it but me t...I remember Ambi. My elder sisters used it but me they slathered me with vaseline till my face shone. I was so jealous!Shiko-Msahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220304153256382144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-25544152671762958842009-04-08T05:00:00.000-04:002009-04-08T05:00:00.000-04:00I love your blog Mama Shujaa, so fun, teaching and...I love your blog Mama Shujaa, so fun, teaching and beautifully written!Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294068642295694900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-85126145947008031392009-04-06T18:01:00.000-04:002009-04-06T18:01:00.000-04:00oh so funny,, hillarioushave you seen the video of...oh so funny,, hillarious<BR/><BR/>have you seen the video of the family of bleachers from jamaica ?<BR/><BR/>it's unbelievable;RE Ausetkmthttp://badgals-radio.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-84868052984326590802009-04-06T14:27:00.000-04:002009-04-06T14:27:00.000-04:00oooergh..think it's terrible..so bad for the skin....oooergh..think it's terrible..so bad for the skin. that's what media does...have to be lighter, darker, skinnier, straighter or curlier hair blah blah blah....images thrown at us and kids...hideous...still. as always, powerful post mama, kabisa. hapa hamna mvua. sasa iko shida...hamna chakula. send some rain!!!!! lots love and salaams as always xxx janelleJanellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05125077795925721552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-90060632996254892722009-04-06T14:08:00.000-04:002009-04-06T14:08:00.000-04:00@ Cee: LOL...don't make me feel old and sexy girl...@ Cee: LOL...don't make me feel old and sexy girl! I'm not THAT much older than you; besides that ad is just as relevant today!<BR/>@ AO: It is indeed a sad truth that to this day so many African women hunger for lighter skin. And they continue to use a chemical product that is said to cause cancer, has many toxic ingredients. Apparently, Hydroquinone is still used widely, but I have also Hana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-19975560634226868162009-04-06T13:04:00.000-04:002009-04-06T13:04:00.000-04:00Another hidden talent! You didn't tell me you coul...Another hidden talent! You didn't tell me you could paint! I guess something must have rubbed off from the Paa Ya Paa Art Gallery days! Congrats Mama-every-woman-Shujaa!AOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-91601419535476806892009-04-06T11:22:00.000-04:002009-04-06T11:22:00.000-04:00Your painting: full of music! AMBI: Yuck! My mom...Your painting: full of music! AMBI: Yuck! My mom and I used that stuff when I was in middle school. We called it Michael Jackson cream (no offense, Mr. Jackson). We slathered that crap on our faces for years. It leaves the skin with a flat, dull grayish tone. We even had the soap. WTF?!?<BR/><BR/>Mama S, you are simply sensational, woman! I can feel your momentum churning and rolling and Tipsy Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-5530234947797696872009-04-06T11:08:00.000-04:002009-04-06T11:08:00.000-04:00You dey bleach o, you dey bleach. Yellow fever, yo...You dey bleach o, you dey bleach. Yellow fever, you dey bleach. Fela.<BR/><BR/>Ironic that Africans bleach while Europeans tan.<BR/>Sadly, it is also common in the West Indies.<BR/><BR/>In the States, light skin has always had an edge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-52024673007368206212009-04-06T10:06:00.000-04:002009-04-06T10:06:00.000-04:00Unbelieveable that parents are also bleaching thei...Unbelieveable that parents are also bleaching their kids' skin! Check this interesting You Tube Clip : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7z0gC6CTIg as well as the orginal video from the Tyra Banks show http://showhype.com/video/most_controversial_show_tyra_banks_show_black_women/AOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-50626756280564111882009-04-06T09:45:00.000-04:002009-04-06T09:45:00.000-04:00Mama Shujaa!!! I used to recite that commercial al...Mama Shujaa!!! I used to recite that commercial almost every day and suprised myself when I could still remember the words today! I guess I'm giving away my age! But anyway...Great commercial but.... Sad that a lot our country women actually fell for that skin lightening craze and even sadder that there are many (including some African men!) who still subscribe to it in the 21st century - AOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-87312015607435310602009-04-06T08:39:00.000-04:002009-04-06T08:39:00.000-04:00Great post Mama, but an ad from the 70s and 80s is...Great post Mama, but an ad from the 70s and 80s isn't something I can say brings memories...hahaha....Ceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06701850423537141707noreply@blogger.com