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Originally Posted by wigglewhiz
...it's me! I have found this thread!  
I am an absolute, certifiable, crazy-a$$ NUT when it comes to the tanning issue. Seriously. I don't do it and I WON'T do it... but it doesn't bother me if other people want to.
The minor issues are:
1. I'm not getting that stuff on my costumes. 
2. My skin is verrrrrrrrrrrrry sensitive and I'm NOT buying a million brands of expensive goop and patch testing myself ad nauseam, nor risking breaking out into hives. Yum. 
The major issue? It's my SKIN COLOUR. There is absolutely no way anyone would get away with saying "Oh honey, if only you were a little more white" to a woman of colour. Everyone in the place would be horrified and outraged (or they SHOULD be, any way!). I demand the same respect - this is my colour, I don't need to do anything about it and I don't need to hear their opinion on whether it's pretty enough or not. Bah.
Yours Truly,
Blue-pale Pictish Warrior For Natural Skintone  |
Amen, sister Warrior! I don't tan, I fry, and have never even tried getting a tan. I don't wear fake tan, because then I won't look like
me.