When I was young, I remember the  crayon color called “flesh”.  It was controversial because it was considered racist – that naming a light color “flesh” only represented a portion of the population.  It was an ugly color and it didn’t look like any of my Caucasian friends!   I never understood what the fuss was about back then.

This summer, the color “nude” is in.  When I open various catalogs, there are shoes in “nude” and once again, they don’t look “nude” on me!  In fact, there is not a bronze option that would look like my flesh tone.  Thirty years later, my toys are still misnamed!