In Michelle T. Johnson's book “Working While Black:The Black Person's Guide to Success in the White Workplace” she gives evidence of the way people of a different skin tone may feel that they stand out, “many blacks feel that our skin color makes us stand out when the workplace executioner comes looking for bodies” (Johnson 208).America has not only started admiring various skin tones, but also respecting the fact that not everyone looks the same. Since America has gained more respect for other skin tones, it proves that we are more accepting to the diversity of this world and that everyone has his or her own way of standing out. An example of our world admiring different skin tones is how The Barbie Doll company has come out with a total of seven different skin tones for new and improved Barbie dolls (May). Each one is different, and has its own style of clothing and hair do. Another example of how we are admiring skin tones is how Band-Aids have always been the “nude color” but only matches a white person’s skin. Now, Band-Aid has developed new colors in Band-Aids so that they are able to match multiple other skin tones. A white person’s “nude color” would be different from that of an American American’s “nude
In Michelle T. Johnson's book “Working While Black:The Black Person's Guide to Success in the White Workplace” she gives evidence of the way people of a different skin tone may feel that they stand out, “many blacks feel that our skin color makes us stand out when the workplace executioner comes looking for bodies” (Johnson 208).America has not only started admiring various skin tones, but also respecting the fact that not everyone looks the same. Since America has gained more respect for other skin tones, it proves that we are more accepting to the diversity of this world and that everyone has his or her own way of standing out. An example of our world admiring different skin tones is how The Barbie Doll company has come out with a total of seven different skin tones for new and improved Barbie dolls (May). Each one is different, and has its own style of clothing and hair do. Another example of how we are admiring skin tones is how Band-Aids have always been the “nude color” but only matches a white person’s skin. Now, Band-Aid has developed new colors in Band-Aids so that they are able to match multiple other skin tones. A white person’s “nude color” would be different from that of an American American’s “nude