Fox and Friends was trying to stir it up early this morning. Flesh colored crayons, colored pencils, and markers are now available from Crayola, the crayon company. Fox and Friends presented this coloring media in terms of multiculturalism. Is this an attempt at social engineering by corporate America?
When I was a kid, which granted, has been many years ago, the only choice for me was pink, even in the 64 box set, which was as big as it got. People either got to be pink or you left the page white. If you had brown skin you were actually luckier, you got to get a little closer. People just aren’t pink or white.
The colors which are white, black, peach, apricot, tan, burnt sienna, mahogany and sepia come as thick crayons, colored pencils and markers. You can probably find all the colors now in a regular large box of crayons, but these are conveniently separated into their box, exclusively for coloring flesh. The 8 crayons are also more expensive than a box of 24. It’s probably a money-making gimmick rather than an attempt to blindside our children with ideas of diversity.
I would say its a good thing to be able to represent ourselves, our friendsm family and others when we color. We aren’t all the same color, even within families. Human beings are diverse. I see this as a good thing. And Fox and Friends never misses an opportunity to stir the pot with a little pinch of dissension and a heaping tablespoon of ‘out to get us.’
