But you do need some vitamin D, no?

the only tanning I do is occasionally doing something outside in a tank top instead of a T-shirt so I don't get a farmers tan.

There are two different mechanisms involved in the production of a tan by UV exposure. Firstly, UVA radiation creates oxidative stress, which in turn oxidizes existing melanin, leading to the rapid darkening of the melanin. UVA may also cause melanin to be redistributed (released from melanocytes where it is already stored), but its total quantity is unchanged. Skin darkening from UVA exposure does not lead to significantly increased production of melanin or protection against sunburn.[9] In the second process [...]

A couple hundred years ago being pale was a sign of affluence, since it meant you didn't have to work outside in the fields. Somewhere halfway last century it flipped around. It became an indication that you could afford vacation to places where you could tan, especially in winter times. Some people still care about shit like that.

Idk, Skin cancer brained people are weird.

Moronic beauty standards where you are never enough no matter what you do or what you look like.

Western ideology: “You’re suppose to be as white as possible, then you’re suppose to tan that white as dark as possible.”

Speaking as a very pale-skinned person myself: nothing super serious, except a tendency to stand out. You're likely to be the most obvious person around.

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.

The uncorfortableness around the skin color of "colored" people has to do with their oppression at the hands of white people. It not about their skin color more about their oppression

Replies to your comment proved your point surprisingly quickly.

As a very pale person who was bullied a lot for it and probably has lasting personal doubt from that bullying, I think there is just a fundamental difference (in the US). One is "just" mean and bullying, but there is no horrific dehumanizing history behind it. Both are bad, but I don't think they're directly substitutable in the way you describe, as I think it cheapens the history of slavery and racism

In England the money due for the maintenance of beacons was called Beaconagium and was levied by the sheriff of each county.

I mean, 16. century Swiss Confederacy wasn't exactly affluent...

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It's still hot here in California and we're in the Northern Hemisphere so you will simply have to deal with this until we at minimum exit the hot season.

why are you using the Royal We?