Question: Do some people have a problem being white since they tan their skin often?

[Catherine Vincent]

Rep. Boner and that actor who I can't think of his name right now. :)

[Boojatta]

1. No, they just want people to think that they work outside.

People who work indoors are proletarians.

[REP]

2. It denotes having the leisure time to devote to getting cancer

Being tan used to mean you did manual labor; now it means silly vanity and time to waste for some (some people still have to work in the sun).

[virgogal]

3. Since the Industrial Revolution tanned skin implies leisure class,

Prior to that time only the working folks had tans from theit outdoor labors.

I would love to have darker skin,as two of my mixed race granchildren do. I envy them and hate my Irish,freckly skin.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Boner looks like a Rustoleum paint chart gone bad.

[Obamanaut]

5. My dermatologist asked me recently, as he was burning off some

spots, if I had ever worn a shirt when I was young. Now I'm paying the price.

[monmouth]

36. Me too. Baby oil and Iodine, thought it was so cool. I was a fool...n/t

[Hepburn]

55. OMG....

...just the other day, I was talking to someone about baby oil and iodine. I have not thought about that since I was a beach bunny in HS ~~ in the 60s.

:hi:

[H2O Man]

6. Do people who get

hair cuts secretly despise themselves, wishing that they were bald? What other reason could there possible be?

[Catherine Vincent]

7. They don't want to be labeled a long haired hippy! :)

[WillowTree]

8. Dunno if they have a problem being white...

....but they must have a death wish and/or a desire to look old before their time.

PS - The actor you're thinking of is George Hamilton. Have to wonder how many face lifts and pre-malignant skin lesions he's had.

[JuniperLea]

11. This person thinks they're hot...

[ecstatic]

14. I really hope that's photoshop

:scared:

[LiberalFighter]

19. Totally GROSS

[JuniperLea]

9. Why does anyone subject themselves to drastic change like that?

When I was a kid, I was "brown as a berry," as my Mom used to say. Not because I didn't want to be white, but because when you spend most of your life on the surf and sand, you get brown. Sure, I had friends that came to the beach to get a tan, but for me, it was secondary to the waves, man.

What I don't get is how anyone can subject themselves to known cancer causing activity, have needles stuck in their lips to make it appear they've just been smacked around... hard, have fat sucked out of them... to get that awesome lumpy look, stick foreign objects in their eyes... daily, have phony bumps implanted in their chests... all because they think it will make them look better. Even orange guy thinks he looks better orange. Think about that. He truly thinks he looks good that way.

It's a freak show. Plain and simple; a freak show.

I never really think of myself as a very secure person... until I see the phony crap people do to themselves in the name of vanity. I'm damn secure, as it turns out.

[The Straight Story]

10. You mean George Hamilton?

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

12. I Love Tanning And Love Being White. Your Question Is Beyond Silly.

[The Straight Story]

15. I think it was in reply to a thread about MJ and his apparent desire to be white

so actually kind of fitting in this case.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

16. Yup. Just Came Across That Thread. Was About To Edit Actually. Man Your Quick! LOL

[The Straight Story]

17. That's what she said

:rofl:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

31. LOL

[Catherine Vincent]

26. I'm glad that you love being white, OMC

The natural look is always the right way to go.

[spoony]

34. Heh, here's the first thing I thought of

when I read your OP (I know it's a response to the MJ thread, but what the hey...)

http://www.hotchickswithdouchebags.com/2008/06/oompa-prompas-need-date.html

There're horrible fake tans all over that site. Scroll down the left side menu to "poo" for a man who looks like....well...

[spoony]

35. Oops, I misplaced that, sorry :-p

[JuniperLea]

47. I'm pink...

Seriously. Pink. I fade to peachy hues in certain areas, but I'm freaking pink. But I'm ok with what Goddess gave me, so...

[Touchdown]

13. Do some people ask inane questions anonymously so they can

avoid a black eye if they had the guts to ask a person face to face?

[Boojatta]

20. Gleason was playing the role of Ralph Kramden when he threatened "One of these days..."

What role are you playing?

[Touchdown]

25. Do I have to play one?

It's an insipid question. If she really wants to know, she should walk up to a tan person and ask. If she gets an answer, fine. If she gets a black eye, then she'll know the answer to that other question... Is there a such thing as dumb questions?

[Catherine Vincent]

45. ....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6001964&mesg_id=6001964

[Touchdown]

58. Oh. Well that's different.

:dunce:

Good on you for pointing that out. I didn't read that.

NEVERMIND!

[Life Long Dem]

18. When you say some. I say I can find someone.

So the answer to the question is "yes".

[Life Long Dem]

21. Myself. I like a slight tan, just to take some white out

But I can feel I'm too white sometimes - depending on lighting too or after winter. Even though you may not be too white, but I like the tan at night light better.

[pipi_k]

22. My friend with the shoe leather skin...

coincidentally enough, this friend was over the other day and was telling me that she had tried a self tanner on her face but was upset that when she washed her face, the self tanner came off in the sink.

OK...in her younger years she spent a LOT of time in the sun.

She is 66 now and looks ten years older...but even ten years ago she still looked very wrinkled.


I asked her why do people go to such lengths to get tanned skin...her answer was that it makes them look "healthy".

WTF?

My skin is very light. My cheeks are normally pink. I'm 56 but people often think I'm at least ten...maybe 15...years younger than that, because I never saw the sense of cooking myself in the sun like the other girls did.

So.....let me get this straight.

Someone with tanned (but wrinkled) skin looks "healthier" than someone with light (but relatively smooth) skin?

OOOOOkay! Whatever they say....

:eyes:


PS...the really sad thing about this friend...she's now going around buying up shit that's advertised as being "natural" because she doesn't want to harm her (wrinkled) complexion with chemicals. And she invests in all types of creams and lotions, believing that they'll stop, or maybe even reverse, the wrinkling.

sad...very sad....

[Recursion]

23. Gah. Dupe

No, I don't want to download post.php...

[Recursion]

24. I'm French/Italian; I look better tan

When I'm pale I look like I'm sick. I have more Nordic friends who look silly with a tan, and they tend to stay pale.

[Skittles]

27. tanning myself would be one thing

being a white woman trying to be a black man would be, well, another thing

[EFerrari]

28. Unless your gender identification was different or ambiguous

and your body kept losing pigment.

If that was the case, you wouldn't be a white woman trying to be a black man at all.

[Skittles]

29. uh, yeah, sure OK

[MiniMe]

30. George Hamilton is the actor I think

[LisaL]

32. No. They have a problem with being pale.

[seabeyond]

33. yes. i cant stand white pasty skin. yuk. n/t

[cali]

37. Is this connected to Michael Jackson?

[Catherine Vincent]

43. Sort of...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6001964&mesg_id=6001964

[Odin2005]

38. Maybe I'm weird, but I think a lot of women of Northern European ancestry DO NOT look attractive...

...when they are super-tanned. Geez, I'm sure those constant trips to the tanning salon are not good for the skin. Too many people trying to look like some hot Italian or Spanish hottie/heartthrob even if their natural complexion doesn't cooperate. :eyes:

[LeftHander]

39. CHA....tan lines....nt

[Johonny]

40. yes people tan their skin because they want to be black

because society has been so kind and friendly to black people over the years. Who wouldn't want to be considered black?

[NeedleCast]

41. I look better with a little tan, I think

Mama always said that tan fat looks better than pale fat.

I don't go to tanning salons or anything. Just what I get from summer trips to the lake and working in the garden.

[Raschel]

46. I think most people look better with a tan, including Blacks.

[Dulcinea]

49. Same here.

I don't set out to tan, but I get that way from taking my kids to the pool every summer weekend.

[RedCappedBandit]

42. I'm pretty tan, naturally..

..being hispanic/italian

I also like being outside. Going to the beach, running, etc.
I also work outside.
I just prefer being tan to being pale.
I work 50+ hours a week and don't have an excessive amount of leisure time, nor am I a lazy, vane, cancer craving individual.

Sheesh. Whole lotta judgement ITT

[Catherine Vincent]

44. ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6001964&mesg_id=6001964

[Maru Kitteh]

48. Hey CV - perhaps many people are trying to meet in the middle?

It's kind of a nice thought.

That being said - the most attractive skin is natural, healthy skin.

[ItNerd4life]

50. I tan my skin often, in the summertime.

It prevents sunburn. Of course, I usually burn 2-3 times before I actually get a tan.

[Maru Kitteh]

52. Enjoy your skin cancer.

[Matariki]

51. good one.

;-)

[TrogL]

53. Yes. I dislike being the same colour as a toadstool

...and other stuff found in dark places.

[Hepburn]

54. George Hamilton....

...is that the actor?

[SeattleGirl]

56. Um, no.

Sorry, but I think this is a really weird question, like me asking if a black woman who straightens her hair hates being black.

[morgan2]

57. here in Rio

people make fun of me for not being tan.

[Hepburn]

59. I have very light olive skin....

...if I get into the sun for even 30 minutes, I tan immediately. I have always been like this. I have brown eyes and brown hair ~~ still brown, very little gray at nearly 61. My son is blond with very light eyes ~~ and he got my olive skin. He tans like crazy. Looks like a Copper Tone ad.

I was a light guard in undergrad school and I cannot recall even at the beginning of the season having a burn. I just tan and, yeah, I know I am very lucky.

:hi:

[uppityperson]

60. tanning and status have an interesting relationship

Used to be that people wanted pale skin, since that showed they didn't have to work or be out in the sun. Then it changed that people wanted tan skin since that showed they were people of leisure who could afford to lay around in the sun rather than having to work inside.

[Contrary1]

61. Not me.

My best friend laughed at me as I slathered on the sunscreen. Whenever she wanted to lay out to get a tan, I brought an umbrella. She looked gorgeous with her tanned body.

I looked her up about 20 years ago. Still gorgeous, but there were those beginning signs of sun damage. Tiny wrinkles here and there.

After 2 surgeries for brain aneurysm, 2 bouts with breast cancer, and a diagnosis of liver disease that put her on the transplant list, she died last February. Melanoma took her.

Color me white.