Chris

I’m fairly confident everyone here is white ...

I think it’s pretty difficult for us, having grown up in a culture where everything affirms who we are, and is designed for our convenience, to see things from the point of view of someone for whom the culture does not.

Medical companies have for ages made basic pink flesh toned plasters. The colour they chose to use is an average approximation of a white person’s skin. So there was always a subtle attempt to provide plasters that aren’t obtrusive. But until now, nobody has acknowledged that a black man or woman might likewise want a plaster that’s unobtrusive. Now they have. It’s a small thing in itself, but it’s thoughtful and affirming of people’s place in our shared culture.

I can’t see anything wrong with being thoughtful towards someone else, nor in someone taking joy in being thought of.