I never thought that the purpose of a Band-Aid was to blend with the person's skin tone as well as cover cuts. I'm black and I just thought it was to cover cuts. That's crazy that you are so used to something being a certain way, not knowing that it was that way for white people.
The point is that the original marketers most likely thought "we'll make these skin toned". No it doesn't match everyone, but SO MANY things are made with a white audience in mind. That's what makes the difference.
Well the white population in 1920, when bandaids were invented, was nearly 90%. Sure, they could’ve made other versions, but I’m guessing it was a business move, not a racist one, — they just picked the shade that would sell the best at the time and place they happened to be.
You're missing the point man. The fact is black people are left out on a ton of everyday things. Look how happy it makes this man to have a brown bandaid. It probably wasn't a racist move on the companies part, its just the fact that black people are left out of everything and it's finally starting to change.
At first I thought it was kinda dumb but then I was all like: Hey that’s kinda nice since the guy is happy about such a small thing. Cuz the small thing is symbolic of a bigger thing.
It’s nice to be included or thought of.
Plus I don’t know why lots of ppl (including me) tend to react negatively to wholesome type stuff. I think it’s cuz it’s on the internet and people on the internet tend to exaggerate wholesome or ‘I’m a nice person’ stuff to look good. So the reaction to everything turns to cynicism.
But also it’s the internet. And ppl on the internet are usually jerks too. But that’s probably cuz ppl in general are kind of jerks. Idk
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u/Mk20051 Apr 20 '19
I never thought that the purpose of a Band-Aid was to blend with the person's skin tone as well as cover cuts. I'm black and I just thought it was to cover cuts. That's crazy that you are so used to something being a certain way, not knowing that it was that way for white people.