In a University of Oklahoma op-ed, a woman complains about nude bras.
Because nude bras are clearly a subtle sign of racism toward women of color.
Imagine this: you are a young African American woman who has run to the local department store to grab a “nude” colored bra to wear under a sheer outfit, say a game-day dress or a work interview blouse.
But when you get to the store there is no “nude” lingerie, at least not for you.
Bras in slightly different shades of pale peach abound, but there are few to no options for darker-skinned women and they aren’t advertised as nude-colored.
How would it make you feel that the fashion industry and society at large has based its ideal of nude on Caucasian people?
That the color of your skin doesn’t count as “nude?”
Because nude bras are clearly a subtle sign of racism toward women of color.
Imagine this: you are a young African American woman who has run to the local department store to grab a “nude” colored bra to wear under a sheer outfit, say a game-day dress or a work interview blouse.
But when you get to the store there is no “nude” lingerie, at least not for you.
Bras in slightly different shades of pale peach abound, but there are few to no options for darker-skinned women and they aren’t advertised as nude-colored.
How would it make you feel that the fashion industry and society at large has based its ideal of nude on Caucasian people?
That the color of your skin doesn’t count as “nude?”
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