Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for September 06, 2020

This is precisely why Crayola stopped using “flesh” to describe a single color. That must be an off-brand box.

“If you can judge a wise man by the color of his skin, then, mister, you’re a better man than I.” ~Steven Victor Tallarico

Here’s a comic strip that would have been appropriate before 1962 when Crayola changed “flesh” to “peach”. Unless…this is a way of promoting Crayola’s Colors of the World packs that feature 24 colors for the global skin tones of the world, which made their debut recently at the UN World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.

You know, for a six year old kid ( or however old she is), that is a pretty sharp observation…

Even before reading the comments I had to google flesh" because I was pretty sure that did not use that name any more. Google says not since 1962. Shannon must be using Frank’s old box of crayons. Except that is today is 2020 and Luann is 20 then she was born in 2000 and Frank would have been no than 3- at the time so he would have been born in 1970 -after flesh was renamed peach.

One of the best Luann strips in quite a long while.

And Shannon is one of the best characters in the strip.

Flesh color was introduced in 1949 but renamed it flesh tent and pink beige before finally settling on peach as it known today.

Stand back folks, this is a job for: ZEBO!!!! Now find the color, and lose the kid.

Can’t argue with this – but it’s kinda Sunday school.

Coincidence that its hair is starting to have the same shape as Tif’s ? It totally could be a young Tiffany but without the money.

Bwad, you fool, you’re SO out of touch! Yes, those Crayola crayons are now named Peach and have been since long before you were born. (And Indian Red is called Chestnut now, btw.) Actually, I reckon it’s the writer who’s out of touch. This strip would’ve made more sense if it were about bandages.

Okay I gotta admit I lol at this strip for today. :)

I know it’s missing the point entirely, but … Shannon can vocalize “friend,” but not “Brad?”

“Earth tones”

That is a seriously old box of crayons!

I’ve read the comments and a lot of you say it was changed to peach in the 60s. But I was born in the late 80s and I had “flesh” in my box. Before posting I asked my husband and he also said he got it in his big box. I remember having it though I can’t remember if it was from Crayola. It could have been another brand. Like Shannon I asked an adult about it and got a similar answer.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/flesh-color

Children are really our hope for a better future♡. Lovely little Shannon ♡.

Maybe they should have called it “Clueless White People”

Bloom County covered this way back in the late ’80s if I recall correctly…….

Love today’s strip, it’s perfect for what’s going on today.

Shannon’s far too old to still be saying “Bwad”.

I just bought flesh colored markers.

This is so yesterday’s controversy! As noted by almost everyone above, Crayola dropped the “flesh” name long ago, changing it to “peach.” Shannon is still only six years old and shows only occasional, inconsistent signs of growth. Brad should have known a bit more than he seemingly does.

But it’s always good to see Toni. —Except that she is like the doctor’s hypodermic, which is not such fun to see. She gives the needle to Brad….

Even when I was of coloring age, I thought “flesh” didn’t look like MY skin color. Hated it. I never colored in the faces of people and left them the color of paper. More cartoony and more acceptable to me.

Children don’t know racism, unless it comes from their parents

More PC madness!

Actually Shannon is right. There is no such thing as “flesh color”.In grade three, my daughter made a friend with a girl from Jamaica. Other kids teased her saying she was different because of her skin color. My daughter said “close your eyes and tell me how she is different.” They couldn’t. Later a boy in grade five bullied her so my daughter beat him up. He could not show his face in school. A GIRL two years younger than him beat him up. The girl from Jamaica had no problems as long as she was with my daughter.

Nice message.

I think one of the odd things about this comic is that little kids often don’t notice shin color. They tend to notice what the other kids can do rather than skin color. As Jesus said, they will know us by our deeds. Perhaps, too, this is what he meant by saying that children were such like the kingdom of heaven.

She quit saying Bwad a long time ago. WHY are you using again now. It’s disturbing to see a child portrayed regressing in their development.

Kids notice. They just don’t attribute any connotation to it unless they are unduly influenced.

Must be a very old box of crayons as Crayola renamed Flesh to Peach in 1962 and the other manufacturers followed shortly there after.

Brad and Toni have effectively been neutralized into a younger Frank and Nancy. Marriage has deflated romance. Too bad. Brad was always a dud, but once upon a time Toni was a sexy adventure.

my crayons were labelled peach

So we’re back to “Bwad” this morning. I guess GnK think they have to portray Shannon as being younger and more innocent than she has been in recent strips.

More interestingly, “Bwad’s” confusion typifies the “grown up” angst of those seeking to appear “woke.” (BTW Urban Dictionary defines “woke” as being aware, and “knowing what’s going on in the community.” The new word for “hep;” alternate spelling of “hip.”)

But I don’t see a tie-in to the Labor Day holiday as some other strips have done.

On the flip side of things, some plastic model paint manufacturers still use the word flesh to describe their paints. Testors uses the word Cream. There are also flesh paint kits available that range from cream to tans to browns.

Same as that “nude” color they advertise for bras and pantihose.

I worked in a high school that was about 60% black students. Whenever a band aid was needed, the pink band aides always stood out like a neon light on them. I’ve often said to myself someone will make a million dollars if they sold band aids in more appropriate, black to brown colors. If these are on the market, they aren’t for sale around here.

Blithering about “Flesh” colored crayons last made in 1962? Way to beat a dead horse, Greg.

Especially now that Crayola has come out with Skin Tones of the World https://shop.crayola.com/color-and-draw/crayons/colors-of-the-world-skin-tone-crayons-24-count-5201080000.html

I guess being woke doesn’t mean that you have to pay attention.

“Color Commentary”

“Hue Said it!”

“In The Flesh”

“Shades Of Meaning”

In today’s strip, we learn that Shannon has two friends, Camilia and Jada. Perhaps we will meet them in the future?

I was in hobby store one time and a customer loudly asked if the store had any “human flesh.” Everyone turned and looked at him and he said “Paint! I mean paint!”

Is this some less than subtle way to introduce racism into this comic? :(

Crayola retired the word “flesh” in 1962. Must be a really, really, old box of crayons.

I’m just glad to see that the subject is mentioned and delighted that it is a good one! There is not enough “names” for colors of skin anyway. And why does there even need to be??

Band-Aids are now being sold in assorted flesh tone colors as for myself; I still plan on using the colorful kid themed Band-Aids….after all I’m still a kid at heart! ;^)

Why does anyone still think they call it that?

A politcally correct Sunday strip of Luann. How nice.

Shannon has the right idea.

I just think GnK wanted to make a statement about diversity and equality and this is how they chose to do it.

I think you are wrong, too, Bwad.

FWIW: This was a nice Brad strip. He told Shannon the name of the color (without looking at the label) as he’d been taught to call that color. She challenged him on it and he agreed she was right. In the future, he won’t call that color “flesh” because Shannon doesn’t; hence his comment about ‘uncoloring.’

Why is it the only “baby talk” word she uses is “Bwad?” All other words she says is correct.

Wow, too much thinking for a comic strip. MY head hurts.

I believe it is now called apricot or peach. There is a funny youtube sketch done by Studio C that is all about crayons and their colors… Hillarious! Here’s the link if anyone wants to watch it. So funny! :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VH8lvZ-Z1g

This is a big issue in the makeup world as well. And for good reason-like many birds and fish, we come in different shades which is wonderful except we have decided to make value judgments on people based on those shades.

Prismacolor has a whole selection of pencils covering almost all possible flesh tones.

How old IS this strip? We’ve had that discussion a couple of years ago. Is it an old box?

I believe Bucky refers to Rob as ‘Pinkish’….

Buy Shannon Crayola’s new box of flesh colors. https://shop.crayola.com/color-and-draw/crayons/colors-of-the-world-skin-tone-crayons-24-count-5201080000.html

Was the term, “politically correct” one of the items in Pandora’s Box"? When and how did it start? Is it something you are and I’m not? Or is it something I am and you’re not? Is there a judge, or do we just have a voice vote?

There is a great interview with Greg & Karen from Forefront in 2015.

One of my favorites was Prussian Blue. They stopped that color. I guess it offended Prussians.

I noticed this when I was a crayon kid. I still see it now that I’m an acrylic paint man…

Not to make a joke about it, but that brings back memories…I never thought “flesh” looked all that…fleshy, though. Still, I love the subtle way they placed anti-racism in here.

ahh the next banded crayon color getting rid of indian red was bad enough even though it was only a reference to the color of clay in india i know i know somebody who wasnt an american indian an india indian got offended. what next??? tearing down the statue of the inventor of crayons

Can we please have a comic without politics??

When I was a kid, my flesh-colored crayon looked more like Silly Putty.

Flesh #1, Flesh #2, Flesh #3, etc.

Actually, they are talking skin color. Flesh color is pretty much the same among most critters.

there’s a color named flesh? though i’m not offended by this strip the sad thing i think some people would be yeah sad but true

Ah yes, “bravely” fighting battles that were won ages ago by others …

When is she going to stop talking baby talk ?

Just say PEACH!

In the later 1950s, comic books often depicted(?) blacks as NON-EXISTENT; it probably was better than how blacks were depicted in etertainment like “Amos ‘n’ Andy”.

I always found it absurdly creepy that there was a color called “flesh.”