My Crayola Box #7192020

When I was a kid, the beige/peach color in my crayola box was called flesh color. I didn’t know better to think anything of it in my insular world. Flash forward 20 years later to 1996. I am enjoying a wonderful Christmas with my boyfriend at the time, @pquilljr Lionel, and his family. They gave a me a beautiful peach/beige sweater. When I opened it I exclaimed, “I love this flesh color!” We all stared at each other. Moments later Lionel abruptly fell off the coach wheezing in laughter and we all started laughing. His family was incredibly gracious. I’ve never forgotten it though. I can’t imagine what that must have felt like to a person of color; only recently changes begun to come. #crayolafleshcoloecrayon #covertracism