This book just said someone had "copper skin.". That's not a human skin colour, is it? Is this a figure of speech? Am I supposed to be imagining, like.. a Pacific Islander?
@Satsuma @Betty the Disney movie Pocahontas had a whole song that specifically mentioned copper skin, referring to Natives. So there's that.
I also remember reading an (opinion) article about using metallics rather than foods when describing someone with melanin, because the default at the time seemed to be chocolate or caramel or coffee, and people aren't food.
@shadyspotlight @Satsuma I mean, I am aware of native american skin tones being described in a variety of uhhhhhhh ways. Some Ways.
But I thought we had all agreed not to do *that* any more.
I guess maybe metallic is better than food? (but is it tho)
@shadyspotlight @Satsuma I was trying to figure out what color my (white people) skin would be described as and realized it's probably rose gold and I do Not Like That
@shadyspotlight @Satsuma that implies much better skin than I have, tbh
@shadyspotlight @Betty once ran across a description of Hamilton that gave him a “peaches and cream” complexion and spent some time debating with sibling if this was meant to imply his color was uneven
@Satsuma @shadyspotlight I've come across this one to describe "English beauties" with the result that it now sounds kinda colonialist.
Hamilton, eh?
@Satsuma yeah, true. I'm afraid the color kind of evokes a bad spray tan to me, now