He literally took my breathe away...

 

 
I had this boyfriend once, who was gifted with a double portion for a nose. That thing was big. I remember saying to a friend " I think I'm really into this guy. When I'm around him I feel like I just cant breathe."

My dear friends response "Nah girl, it's that nose. He finishes all the oxygen around you hence why you feel you cant breathe. You aint got no air ,its got nothing to do with love!" Of course we cracked up laughing. I couldn't deny the nose, needless to say he ended up being a total idiot even with all that oxygen going up to his brain!!!

Nose issues are rife and quite brutal especially among Black people as we are more susceptible to inheriting the broad, big and flat nose.

I heard a "joke' once, it goes as such "Why do Black people have such flat noses?" ....."Because they love to window shop!"........For those who don't get it, this joke assumes that Black people do not go into shops, they stand outside coveting what's inside with their noses possibly against the store windows hence the flat nose. A bit funny but rather cruel.

I remember my little brother (now 23yrs), once made a joke about Dad's nose. My father was not amused. The silly, unsuspecting and innocent 4 year old asked my father why he had such big nostrils. My father, annoyed at the question, replied that God had made him so. My wonderful brother half laughing replied ,"No Daddy, it's because you have such big fingers!" My Dad got it, but he most certainly wasn't laughing. We were in stitches!!!



We are all so obsessed with our noses and or other people's noses. I suppose it makes sense as the nose can make or break a face. There was a time in Rwanda, when life or death, privilege or poverty rested mainly on the shape and size of your nose.

When my friend gave birth to a cute, flat nose baby girl, the aunt (Baby-daddy's sister) would "reshape" the nose, as such noses were not acceptable in their family. It didn't work but the nose looks good on the little girl.

 The initial statue of Liberty (in the US) had a broad nose and had to be sent back to be modified as the nose made it look too much like a Black person. Even in statues, the nose can determine the race and acceptability!

My nose is ok. My sisters have beautiful noses. I'm just glad I didn't inherit my Dad's nose or his fingers!!

What's great or unfortunate about your nose?