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does wearing beige clothes count as nudity? Isn't this the possibly racist definition? What is the source that wearing beige color cloth counts as nudity? It is looking like nude, but not actually nude. Yurivict (talk) 00:33, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
- google books:"nude colored". The definition under question is "Of a beige or tan color, evoking bare skin." which makes your questions off target; we aren't saying it counts as nudity. --Prosfilaes (talk) 00:54, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) This adjective is used to indicate that something is of a colour that resembles bare human skin. It's mostly applied to clothing and make-up. "Nude bra", for example, means a skin-tone-coloured bra. The fact that the definition specified only "beige or tan" was probably an oversight rather than a deliberate exclusion of other skin tones. Anyway, I edited the definition to be more inclusive. -Cloudcuckoolander (talk) 01:02, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
- I've added two citations. I've also undone the broadening of the def to include any skin tone; checking various clothing stores and Google Images one can confirm that "nude" clothing is the colour of white people's skin. It wouldn't surprise me if there were now a few lines of clothing than had other 'nude' shades (like black), but I think the 'beige' sense meets CFI regardless on account of the historical usage where it is limited to white skin tones, in a manner than couldn't be predicted (without knowledge of how societies where whites are culturally dominant tend to make whiteness the default). - -sche (discuss) 01:12, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
- I've added another citation for a total of three. —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 01:30, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
- I've added three more citations which are clear about what colour they mean: " choose warm pinks and corals or a soft nude color with a peachy undertone", Raquel Welch saying "a nude color like MAC's Spice mixed with Mochaberry Automatic Lip Liner", and "Hitchcock Blonde—a barely-there nude color with a dash of pink that was only two shades away from clear topcoat". - -sche (discuss) 02:17, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
- It definitely exists, e.g. google books:"nude tights" which are definitely not tights that aren't wearing any clothing. My understanding is, rightly or wrongly, that nude tights match the person's skin color (obviously not necessarily with 100% accuracy). What Yurivict isn't relevant though I think it's because he's not heard of the term rather than any malice. Renard Migrant (talk) 15:02, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
- I've added three more citations which are clear about what colour they mean: " choose warm pinks and corals or a soft nude color with a peachy undertone", Raquel Welch saying "a nude color like MAC's Spice mixed with Mochaberry Automatic Lip Liner", and "Hitchcock Blonde—a barely-there nude color with a dash of pink that was only two shades away from clear topcoat". - -sche (discuss) 02:17, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
- Yep, it refers to the colour. If it's a "nude bra", it doesn't mean that it's see-through. [1]. Donnanz (talk) 12:10, 30 August 2015 (UTC)
- RFV-passed. - -sche (discuss) 17:36, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
plain[edit]
bare or plain, with no covering or decoration --Backinstadiums (talk) 15:32, 26 September 2020 (UTC)