Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Band-Aids

Terrific!  Someone finally did it.  The only band-aid I've ever seen in the stores I visit are "peach" (for lack of a better term.  I remember using the "peach" crayon to color people as a kid)    Whatever we whities actually are.  We certainly are not White.  Not peach.  Tan?  Beige?  I have no idea..  All I know is that all the band-aids I've ever seen are clearly made for The White Man.  Yes, yes, Now they have "clear".  That's kind of a slap in the face tho, no?  They won't make Brown or Black.. but they'll make Clear... just to fit Everyone.  Why not make them a variety of shades?  After all.. the humans on this globe who get boo-boos come in a variety of shades, do they not?   I've been talking about this for YEARS.  It's So refreshing to see that they finally exist.  Haha.  Yinz have no idea.

I remember mentioning this idea (band-aids for black people) to a dishwasher I worked with back in the day..  around 14 years ago.. and he gave me shit and called it Racist.  Um...  don't you think NOT having band-aids for black people is racist???  It doesn't take a genius to figure out something is wrong when you see a little brown boy with a band-aid on his knee that sticks out like a neon sign cause it's made for Beaver Cleaver.      

So I found this photo online...  so I assume they're in stores Somewhere.  But, why aren't they in MINE?  We have Walmarts and Targets and a variety of local grocers in my area.  So...   Where Are They??  I think I'm gonna buy a box of them if I see them...  I'll throw a Black on on my PEACH skin.  See how I feel then.

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