Unsolicited skin care advice, got to love it...

[Chazzie]

Yeah, I don't really tan either. If it looks like I've gotten a tan, start being sympathetic- That means that I'm pretty sunburned and most likely in a lot of pain.

I hate when people tell me I should get a tan though. For one, tanning is really bad for your skin. Also, I'm proud to be pale as all get-out. I feel like it's my proof of being a female gamer. I never leave the house if I can help it. -grin-

I'm not sure where that lady got the idea that she could tell you what you should do with your own skin though. It's almost offensive. Besides, what would she care? She'll never see you again.

[Rubystars]

I didn't say it, and I wasn't offended, because I'm proud of my pallor. I was more baffled by this woman's tactless ignorance. Jeez, hasn't it been proven, time and again, that tanning is horrible for your skin? I'm a sunscreen devotee, and I use it even in fall and winter. I'm Irish/British in heritage... the sun is NOT my friend.

For what it's worth, I think fair skin is beautiful. My sister has very fair skin, and I'm pale enought that I got burnt one day when it was overcast, but I still wish I could be as pale as her sometimes. She's had people say something to her too. Those people are probably jealous.

We're partly Irish ourselves.

Besides, couldn't what that person said to you be considered a racist remark, or at least an ethnic slur? I bet they would never dream of going up to a black person and screaming "you're too dark!"

[Banrion]

HERE HERE!! I am Irish/Norweigian, I am as white as you get without going translucent. I worship sunscreen year round as well. The problem is we were born 100 years too late. If we were around in the Victorian era we would be worshipped for our pale beauty. I also don't tan at all. Even if I tried, I turn lobster red, then that fades to pink, then white again.


If you do ever want just a touch of color, this year banana boat came out with an adjustable self tanner that I was able to use on my legs for the summer that did not go orange.

[rvdammit]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...mit/suntan.jpg

Warning: Healthy tan may cause nausea

[Marxfan]

Once at the drive-thru, I was handing this woman her change when, suddenly, out of the clear blue sky, she said,
"You need to get a tan! You're too pale!"

I was tempted to reply,
"You should look into getting what Michael Jackson uses and lighten your skin!"

I didn't say it, and I wasn't offended, because I'm proud of my pallor. I was more baffled by this woman's tactless ignorance. Jeez, hasn't it been proven, time and again, that tanning is horrible for your skin? I'm a sunscreen devotee, and I use it even in fall and winter. I'm Irish/British in heritage... the sun is NOT my friend.

I like being pale, anyway. Better than bathing in self-tanning lotions and ending up looking like an Oompa Loompa or Paris Hilton.