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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Olive skin is a racist term. [/quote]

:roll: [/quote]

It is offensive for "white" people to describe other people as "olive" or "almond-eyed. "[/quote]

What??? Olive skinned people are white. Olive skin is a trait where white people tan nicely and don’t have pink undertones. Like Italians.

I’m pale but have olive undertones. No one would call me olive skinned though since I’m so pale. [/quote]

Exactly.

Skin undertones are:

Blue (get your circulation checked, unless you are deep Kentucky inbred)

Ash

Red

Pink

Coral

Peach

Yellow

Olive/green

All of these except for blue can be seen in various races, while some trend to specific ethnic backgrounds.

- In my job I do a lot of pigment mixing to match skin tones.  People are not white, tan, brown or black.  The undertones are what give humans our vibrancy and richness.  These undertones are critical if you want to match things like make up, or in the old days pantyhose.  You can have a dark skinned, almost black woman who has pink undertones, a very pale white woman with yellow undertones, and an asian woman with peach undertones, which completely defies the cultural tropes from the last century regarding associating colors with specific groups.

Olive is an undertone.  Not a racial slur.[/quote]

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This is vital for skin matching some prosthetics as well. The people calling this all racist can just opt out of colors completely and sport smurf-blue or alien green makeup. We don't care. [/quote]

Ironically, as someone pink and red undertones in my skin, I actually wear "green" makeup because it counteracts the ruddiness in my skin. If someone with olive tone skin used the same makeup, they would look terrible! This is why it's helpful to understand your undertones.[/quote]

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