why do people go Tanning?

[DoesntMatter]

My brother is white and he thinks he's black.

LOL

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[misombra]

That has never happened and never will

oh ok lol.

[falnangel]

Because western society has accustomed us into thinking that tan equals beauty.

I've fallen victim to it, although not on an extreme level.

[misombra]

more and more often i am seeing blone girls with orange tans. what's up with that?

[Bo]

more and more often i am seeing blone girls with orange tans. what's up with that?

Usually it's because, of tanning too often for too long, and not exfoliating dead skin will give you an orange look. Not cute.

[misombra]

totally not cute.

[warriormaiden]

It's hideous.

And to think. It used to be the whiter you are, the prettier you are.

[falnangel]

more and more often i am seeing blone girls with orange tans. what's up with that?

Lmao, that wasn't a nod to me, was it?

[falnangel]

It's hideous.

And to think. It used to be the whiter you are, the prettier you are.

It still is like that in certain parts of the world. If only the rest of us would catch on..

[Pakistani]

Because western society has accustomed us into thinking that tan equals beauty.

I've fallen victim to it, although not on an extreme level.

ya i know it sucks, i feel sorry for the really pale girls. This really pale girl at my work went to Cuba for only a week and tanned so much there that she got burn't to the bone lol, she looks so ugly now that its not even funny. I think to tan well, you have to be a little tanned naturally. Pale people shouldn't tan at all and infact should hide from the sun

[Pakistani]

also i have a question about people with freckles, I heard sun exposure is really dangerous for them, is this true?

[Lipp]

It's hideous.

And to think. It used to be the whiter you are, the prettier you are.

1910 - A tan means that you're doing hard labour outdoors in some lowly job, hence the paler you are the more well off you're considered to be.

2010 - A tan means that you can afford travelling overseas to get and maintain that tan, rather than being a pale office rat who never sees the light of day.

I fail to see where beauty comes into the picture.

[falnangel]

ya i know it sucks, i feel sorry for the really pale girls. This really pale girl at my work went to Cuba for only a week and tanned so much there that she got burn't to the bone lol, she looks so ugly now that its not even funny. I think to tan well, you have to be a little tanned naturally. Pale people shouldn't tan at all and infact should hide from the sun

I guess it depends on the person. When I was young I was a milk ball. I began tanning (at salons) when I was 15, and continued since then (I'm 23 now). I never went crazy with it though, so I never became an oompa loompa, but regardless my skin will never go back to being as white as it once was. I haven't tanned in over a month (due to health reasons), and my skin still holds some colour. I guess I kind of conditioned my skin into remaining tanned by visiting salons so often.

But yes, I would never recommend a pale person to go tanning.

[falnangel]

also i have a question about people with freckles, I heard sun exposure is really dangerous for them, is this true?

Too much sun exposure can be really dangerous for anyone. But those with freckles tend to be pale-skinned (less melanin production) which increases their risk for skin cancer.

[vashti]

Freckles are CAUSED by sun exposure. They are considered sun-damage.