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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