What Color?

What Color?
©1994 by Lynn D. Troldahl Hershberger

I want to write a story where the good guys wear black hats --

Where dark skin means safe and trustworthy --

Where blonde is suspect.

I want to live in a world where the only race is the human race.

Where the question, "What color?" is properly answered by:

Beige, tan or brown;

Chocolate, caramel or vanilla.
NOT white, black or red!

People aren't crayons!

A toddler, whose mommy was beige and whose daddy was brown, met a friend's daddy. He became confused...

"This man can't be a daddy! He's beige! Daddies are supposed to be brown!"

I want a world where no-one asks "what color?"

I'd rather ask --

"What Flavor?"

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What Color? ©1994 by Lynn D. Troldahl Hershberger

I want to write a story where the good guys wear black hats -- Where dark skin means safe and trustworthy -- Where blonde is suspect. I want to live in a world where the only race is the human race. Where the question, "What color?" is properly answered by: Beige, tan or brown; Chocolate, caramel or vanilla. NOT white, black or red! People aren't crayons! A toddler, whose mommy was beige and whose daddy was brown, met a friend's daddy. He became confused... "This man can't be a daddy! He's beige! Daddies are supposed to be brown!" I want a world where no-one asks "what color?" I'd rather ask -- "What Flavor?"