It was pinkish, like a caucasian's flesh. Don't you think that's weird? They actually had that name still when I was a kid (70's). What about the other kids in class who weren't caucasian? Pretty rude, huh?
2007-03-08 09:40:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
I know that in the 70's and at least part of the 80's, it was still called "flesh" or "skin", so I don't know what the 1962 reference is about.
2007-03-08 10:10:04 · update #1
I too remember it from the 70`s. It wasn`t weird. Where I lived as a child I had a lot of black friends and as kids coloring they just used brown. it wasn`t even a thought back then.
2007-03-08 11:22:49 · answer #1 · answered by heather h 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The color Flesh transformed into Peach in 1962 as the Civil Rights Movement helped open American eyes to diversity. Likewise, Indian Red became Chestnut in 1999.
2007-03-08 09:54:42 · answer #2 · answered by lou53053 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thoughtless, certainly. Even caucasian flesh comes in different tones... just go to the makeup isle of any department store to see the many choices in foundations. Where did the term "caucasian" come from, anyhow? Doesn't it have "asian" in there? Does "cauc" mean "non-"?
2007-03-08 09:48:58 · answer #3 · answered by SodaLicious 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I use the Crayola Multicultural Crayons. They come in lots of different skin colors and include: black, sepia, peach, apricot, white, tan, mahogany, and burnt sienna.
2007-03-08 09:58:58 · answer #4 · answered by pam1212_2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to Crayola.com, it was changed in 1962.
2007-03-08 09:55:15 · answer #5 · answered by Sevateem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I remember. Are we telling our age? lol But, I don't think it's rude though. I'm not in any way being prejudiced and not recognizing other skin tones. I just think society has become extreme when it comes to political correctness. Actually that color, as I remember it, would be perfect for the color of my dog's nose.
2007-03-08 09:52:57 · answer #6 · answered by Tara 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sure, I had "flesh" colored crayons as a kid...in the 80's. And as another poster said, kids with a different skintone just colored with a different crayon!
2007-03-09 12:47:55 · answer #7 · answered by cleo76387 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's why they changed the color to Peach. I think the name lasted into the late 80's to early 90's before they changed it.
2007-03-08 09:47:42 · answer #8 · answered by Bigfoot 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
uh huh, old enough 2 remember the flesh colored crayon...never thought about its political incorrectness, tho...lol
2007-03-08 11:10:19 · answer #9 · answered by Aurora Blue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I remember flesh, had no idea they retired it
2007-03-08 09:59:56 · answer #10 · answered by Rocklyn80 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋