Blue, she said

It’s probably old hat to most folks now, but yesterday Facebook began to experience a rash, a rush of colors. People typed in “black”, or “beige” or “white” or “flesh” as their status. This created confusion and unease amongst those who hadn’t heard the word.

Mostly men.

“Blue,” Grl said on FaceBook, and I tried to recall what was blue about her. Her eyes, obviously. But some of the other colors floating around FaceBook made this an unlikely answer.