LOS ANGELES — GoAskAlex released a video condemning the lack of diversity in ostomy medical products.
“Imagine your skin color is anything other than white, and these are the choices you have to choose from: life-support grey to public bathroom beige, or if we’re feeling really saucy, we could go for spray-tan orange,” said Alex. “Not only is this beige rainbow vaguely racist — it’s just racist.”
“It's time that companies manufacturing ostomy supplies — and all medical supplies — realize that consumers of these products are not all light skinned,” she added. “Ostomates everywhere are demanding more diverse product lines with color options outside of the stereotypical ‘Band-Aid’ color.”
The video is streaming on YouTube.
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