It never occurred to me that band-aids were supposed to be flesh-colored until there was a public debate about the lack of darker-colored band-aids. I just thought band-aids were band-aid-colored.
No, I haven’t gone in for my autism diagnosis yet.
this post was submitted on 29 May 2026
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fuck flesh-colored! i want my band aids toxic amaranth!
mlp or bust
yup
But what if my skin is a slightly different hue?
tough shit then
Then you are not the market that they are targeting.
practically
yup
WTH is going on with her middle finger?
Some people just got crooked fingers
People used to write with pens and pencils a lot more. Enough of that can alter the hand a bit. But take that with a grain of salt. I've got no proof.
I'd argue that her smile is more creepy
doom
This ad predates digital pitch correction.