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flesh-tone-look-brian-geller
"They were flesh tone colors and look like particular sexual devices."
0.22
innovation
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early-aesthetics, flesh-tone, adoption-barrier, stage-image, culture
Captures why “making it cool” mattered: the first-gen flesh-tone look was a turnoff, hurting onstage image and slowing adoption. Useful as private context or a behind-the-scenes chuckle, not a hero pull.
Brian Geller
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Ultimate Ears
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"They were flesh tone colors and look like particular sexual devices."
Speaker: Brian Geller
From: Ultimate Ears
Arc: innovation · Signal: 0.22
Context: Captures why “making it cool” mattered: the first-gen flesh-tone look was a turnoff, hurting onstage image and slowing adoption. Useful as private context or a behind-the-scenes chuckle, not a hero pull.
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