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Finally — Bandaids in THE RIGHT Color!

Band-Aid is creating a range of bandages that “embrace the beauty of diverse skin,” including hues that better match the skin tones of black and brown customers.

Band-Aid’s traditional soft-pink bandages have long been a point of contention among people of color who have questioned why white skin is the default shade for a range of flesh-toned products, including nude bras and other garments.

Quoted from CNN’s Band-Aid will make black and brown flesh-toned bandages. To read the rest of the article, click on that linked.

Naked and Natural

Maybe it’s just my slanted way of looking at things, but I think Vanessa Williams’ nude pictures ‘way back when she was forced to relinquish her Miss America title made her a more honest beauty queen.  The pictures showed her in all her glory, without props.  On the other hand, fully clothed beauty contestants have all the advantages that allow them to display their assets (no pun intended) to their greatest advantage.  They have high heels that curve their legs, hidden tape to perk up and enhance their breasts and hold them in place, supportive material in their clothing to accent their curves and hide perceived flaws, “butt glue” to keep the bathing suit bottom in the most flattering position, push-up bra under the swimsuit top to give that ready-to-pop-out look…and these are only the the few tricks I’ve heard about.  If you’re naked, you can’t use any of them.

Not that I’m proposing that beauty pageants should all be held in the nude.  It would be more honest, though.