This Student Convinced Merriam-Webster to Use an Inclusive Definition for ‘Nude’

ColorLines: From pantyhose to crayons, the word “nude” is often used to describe a hue synonymous with “flesh-colored.” But people of color have long lamented that that flesh most closely resembles a white person’s skin. Thanks to a sophomore at Ithaca College who identifies himself as simply Luis, nude now carries a more inclusive definition.

Last month, he launched the #NudeAwakening campaign on DoSomething.org, which called for dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster to update their definition of nude, which read, in part: “having the color of a white person’s skin.”