• Sibbo@sopuli.xyz
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    20 hours ago

    As opposed to having dark skin, which is totally normal and never associated with any health issues, being very pale may be related to some health issues.

    But in this case they are probably talking about being tanned as a beauty standard, which is stupid.

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      18 hours ago

      No. White people who tan tend to have rawhide for skin by age 40, and the lines of someone who is 55. There’s no lure for that life, even if skin cancer wasn’t a risk.

      My partner is a redhead. The man does not own or wear shorts, no matter how hot it is. Long sleeves in the sun. Took his shirt off in the yard on a hot summer night, after the sun went down, and moths flew into his chest.

      But he looks younger than he is, not older.

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        18 hours ago

        and moths flew into his chest.

        So pale that he started reflecting the moon light

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        16 hours ago

        Yes. Many people in the world are born with a natural tan. I’m not talking about white people getting too much sun in the first paragraph.