1952 ad for new "flesh-colored" Band-Aids bandages
They even paid for a two-color ad so you could see how pink the "flesh-colored" bandages were, leaving no doubt as to whose flesh they were referring.
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03 June 2008
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Ugh, I never liked wearing band-aids. Why couldn't the just make them clear?
Posted by: Afroagogo | 27 July 2008 at 06:16 PM