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good morning guess who found a new beauty standard to talk about! skin tone has always been a big topic of discussion in every culture. social media, TikTok, and seeing pictures of beautiful celebrities online every day have really warped society's expectations of how people should look. If you live in Asia, having a pale, clear, and bright complexion is what people aim for, while western beauty is obsessed with having a glowing tan all year round. today we'll talk about tanning, and how your skin can affect the quality of your life - might as well throw in a tv show I recently watched. The Dark Side of Tanning People Switching Races #edvasian

[@mollyapteros]

Okay but this eye color + sweater vest combo is stunning.

[@sushibinstwt_]

and the setup too really aesthetic

[@AshDenArt]

@@sushibinstwt_ agreed

[@Lost_In_Peace]

It is!

[@christmascrow406]

Icon material

[@itsannapop]

my eyes are very pleased

[@HeyGirlieDoYouKnowUhmmm]

As a white person i personally find all this tanning stuff extremely weird . I am very pale and the amount of times people told me I should get a tan is ridiculous. 🗿

[@smason9157]

Same it feels really odd, ik just a mild tan isnt gonna be that crazy but it feels like id be trying to mimic other ppls skin tone which is just weird to me. I have no reason to wanna change, was gonna say i not gonna go customize my skin but i do want tattoos so thats sorta a lie lol.

[@clarimm6675]

I've been looking for that comment! People tell me all the time that I should get a tan while their skin is already damaged and sunburnt and when I say that I'd rather be pale if it means I have lower chances of early skin aging and cancer they're like "umm but it just looks better" wow what a great point

[@HeyGirlieDoYouKnowUhmmm]

@@clarimm6675 often it doesn’t even look better ...

[@clarimm6675]

@@HeyGirlieDoYouKnowUhmmm exaaaactly

[@Starlight-sc4bp]

I always thought that tanning was weird. Tanning can increase your chances of skin cancer, too.

[@official_blink6845]

As an Indian , I just want to share that tanning is like the biggest crime here... Dark skinned people are always treated differently... Even in the lyrics of the songs , Girls with White skin are shown superior... I have a wheatish skin , Not so white .... But My parents still point out that I'm getting darker everyday... But you know what? Neither your appearance,Nor you colour makes you superior... It's your soul , Not your body which has to be beautiful...

[@kittygoesWOOF]

I love your message 💜

[@indiecloud100]

Well said. Hope that cultural ignorance goes away, as well as idolizing white as superior

[@official_blink6845]

@@indiecloud100 Indeed

[@Gjfdyo5786]

Well said.

[@JNB520]

Great message. I love it!

[@temp_unknown]

Seeing people put my skintone on like a costume...sure is something. And before anyone asks, no I don't bleach, wear colored contacts, straighten my hair or wear straight wigs. No shade to anyone who does, these are just the first 'well actually' gotchas people go for.

[@skrunkly688]

Those people get on my nerves like wearing a wig doesn't mean I'm trying to switch races I just don't wanna damage my hair🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@corn7087]

@@BrokenBabydoll absolutely not. Gtfo out of here with your transphobia Marina. Edvasian would disagree and does not want you here

[@crow4834]

@@BrokenBabydoll Please dont equate trans people to this, thank you.

[@taylorblack7551]

Iiiiii

[@sarahnovella4971]

@@BrokenBabydoll yep.. but they be saying we're not like that 😌

[@YTx90]

Let people tan if they want to, but don’t let them get away with faking being from an other ethnicity.

[@Butter3]

Right tanning is natural but going out of your way to look racially ambiguous is not ok

[@lissyanne3885]

Yup, tanning through staying under the sun is natural and is not problematic at all. Tanning beds and spray tans are fucking weird tho. Edit: Seems like some people don't get my "tanning under the sun is natural". I mean all the people working under the sun in my country (aka farmers, construction workers) or even just playing outside etc. Guess what if you live near the equator, you don't get a choice if you tan or not, that's my point. (FYI. I'm SE Asian, a lot of us are darker than what some expect when they hear "Asian" esp ones that haven't migrated to the west)

[@hapt-di1pq]

So true.

[@Pink_pr1ncess]

@@lissyanne3885 after that movie “Final Destination 3” was released, I don’t see how anyone still wants to get inside those death machines 😬

[@wrenholder8436]

@@Pink_pr1ncess Lol yeah its funny because after that movie I ended up loving rollercoasters more

[@cambionn1777]

Western people wanting to tan as a beauty standard has nothing to do with naturally being more pale or stuff like that. The beauty standard used to be pale for the same reason as in Asia. Rich people could stay inside, peasants had to work outside. The only reason it changed is Coco Chanel accidentally getting a tan on a cruise, making the tan associated with being able to travel to far away sunny destinations. And this was somewhere in the mid 1920s so it's not even that long ago that it changed 🙃.

[@beth-bi9yv]

Also pasty pale skin is associated with illness in the west.

[@odysseus0990]

I think tan skin became favorable bc it’s a sign of a social and healthy lifestyle (exercise/going to beach/hiking/etc) and pale skin is sick/shut in/etc. It was more severe in 2010~2020 but I think people chilled out and prefer maybe a little sun kissed glow

[@cambionn1777]

@@beth-bi9yv yeah but there's a big difference between a healthy pale skin and a skin pale from illness. No one wants a sick pale skin, no matter where in the world you are and in what time period... The whole pale equalling sick came only after the tan was popularised as the norm which came after Coco Chanel's tan return from the cruise, so in the end that's still the reason that caused it all.

[@professorbutters]

This history is 100% correct. Not many people know this!

[@AoKajii]

@@cambionn1777 I agree but it's not how reality works. When I was a teen I would spend my summer inside because most things I would do for fun could be done inside. Yet when I'll go back to school, people my age would say shit like "omg are you sick" "are you going to puke on me ‽" "do you have diarrhea?". Many people nowadays link being very pale to being sick. At least where I'm from, never heard anyone giving a f about others being tanned because they went on vacation

[@awugii]

I live in Ireland, and let me tell you, you will ALWAYS see a white girl that's excessively tan. It doesn't even LOOK good on them, it looks silly 😕 and they start young with fake tan sprays and it just escalates to the point where they look black...there are some instagram accounts that play a 'game' where you have to guess whether or not the girl in the picture is black or white and 90% they are white girls 😭 i dont know why fake tan has the irish girls in a chokehold but its become the norm here

[@RavenHaili]

You're gonna have a bunch of leather ladies running around Ireland in a decade or 2

[@kasaneteto6720]

im in england and it's the same here! so many girls tan and they do it so often to the point that i forget that they're actually pale😭

[@awugii]

@@kasaneteto6720 RIGHT?? ive heard abt the girls in england from my online friends and ive seen some videos, id say they'd be best friends with the irish girlos here LMAO

[@kasaneteto6720]

@@awugii LMAO true😭

[@beepbeeplettuce5230]

Dudeee I'm from Scotland and we have the exact same thing here, the unholy trinity 😌 Some people really taking the orange walk to new levels

[@lesyeuxofrory]

honestly ive never had a problem w ppl tanning and stuff its always been abt the ppl who try to pass themselves off as mixed with black/racially ambiguous because its getting to a point where ppl are calling out actual mixed ppl on stuff they aren't even doing

[@hillarysudeikis2264]

Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️! Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget! So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen.

[@ihatetheheat4524]

As someone who is black I feel the same. I couldn't care less about people tanning. Just ya know don't act or pretend to be another race. Not as bad as that ozzy London guy....

[@lesyeuxofrory]

@@ihatetheheat4524 yea fr im black yt and indigenous and so ive been accused of things im not acc even doing because of those yt ppl its so annoying 😭

[@streya1995]

I found tanning such a weird thing to do because it damages your skin and the consequences aren't worthy. I live in the Caribbean, I have dark skin but I was taught since I was young to stay out of the harsh sun, use an umbrella to protect from the when I'm outside, and wear sunscreen because it'll help prevent skin disease, breakouts, wrinkles, and I will look better when I'm past my 50's because I took care of it since I was young. But this people willingly go into tanning chambers to cook themselves and/ or sit in the harsh sun (with coconut oil???) To fry. If you spend xxx amount of time somewhere with a sun stronger than the one you're used to and get a bit darker, it's a natural process. It happens even to me when I go to the beach or hiking. But to purposely go to a place and pay money to get darker and darker and damaged skin? Weird af

[@hillarysudeikis2264]

Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️! Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget! So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen.

[@vladislava7932]

Totally agree, I guess I’ll never be able to understand it

[@rilmar2137]

Same and I'm white. I am also quite concerned about stuff like skin cancer, so I stay well away from tanning salons and wear sunscreen on the daily. It's kinda like using steroids to gain "muscle" rather than working out, really

[@aesthetix3398]

It’s not weird, it’s called insecurity.

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

Different things signal wealth in different areas. In areas without much sunlight and with greater industrialization, having a tan while still being identifiable as white signals wealth. As another example, having a clean car usually indicates that you are rich, but in some US cities having a car covered in dirt indicates that you have leisure time or own a $2 million house. In many ways, it's like the sneeches from Dr. Seuss.

[@kaitlynmarler2192]

My parents have taught me since I was young that tanning beds are unhealthy for your skin. Skin cancer is a big fear of mine (esp being pretty pale lmao) and I always prefer a natural skin tone, no matter how light or dark, as long as your skin is healthy!

[@hillarysudeikis2264]

Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️! Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget! So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen.

[@_je0njungk00kie]

Same

[@Idkgongagahelp]

I'm just waiting for the day where a person who's blackfishing gets mistaken for an actual black person and gets attacked on the streets, these people need to experience the awful consequences that black people face for having black features.

[@katelady1370]

Black people are attacked mainly by other black people. People are not going around beating up black people for being black. My god

[@MsLaLa-nq6mi]

💯💯💯💯Yes to all of this!

[@Butter3]

Right they want our color, features and culture when it’s cute and trendy but not our struggles/experiences

[@anastasiarosekim3467]

YES. I was waiting for someone to say this. It’s because the white folks who blackfish want to look “exotic” but still have white privilege. As soon as they’re treated like the average POC who experiences shit on a daily basis, suddenly the exoticism wears off REAL quick. But unlike POCs, they can stop tanning while POCs wear their ethnicity every damn day. At the end of the day, they go to bed with white privileged and wake up with white privilege.

[@hillarysudeikis2264]

Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️! Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget! So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen.

[@inayah115]

As a dark skin (in Asian standard, I have the tan white people try to get or maybe a bit darker) south Asian I always hated the idea of tanning. How are you trying to get the skin tone I'm ridiculed for? You can't say "I tan in the sun" when the tan is multiple shades darker than you. I've just always found it uncomfortable. Some of the comments I get are "your skin is such a yummy caramel", "I want your skin", "your skin is so exotic, like you just came from holiday " etc. No man, I'm Asian... A white person with my skin is seen as beautiful but me, with my ethnic features, am seen as less attractive for having my skin. Moral of the story: don't fetishize people's skin tone and try to wear it. Edit: so many brained replies from colourist/racist people who prove point. Also before you leave a reply looking like a dumb ass think about how different society treats darker skinned people and look up the affects of colourism. Some of you are really exposing you poor comprehension skills as well as your blatant ignorance and hate.before you even hit that reply button. Look up how colourism works and the effect it has. It's not people thinking I'm rich because I'm brown. Some of you need to check your privilege and not exclusively see things from a light skin/white (or whitewashed) perspective.

[@caprese2602]

Omg so true and I had some of those things said to me too as a dark skin black women. Like colorism is very big and practice everywhere. And I hate the fact that white people can tan like dark as Black people and get called pretty and stuff for it and “it’s just a tan”. But me born with that skin color I get oppression because of it and get treated differently in the world because of my skin tone. like I can’t take my black skin off and put it back on when I feel like it like it’s a costume.

[@kyokugo6460]

I have been called that too, It gets annoying really fast.

[@evelynvslife]

I used to get quite tan because I did sports as a kid and my friends would always complain how they’re paler than me. This was in an Australian 99.9% white school. Everyone was always jealous of whoever was the most tanned, and people were envious of the few people of different ethnicities that had naturally tan skin. It’s simply a difference from where you come from. After school I became more shut in and was influenced a lot by Asian media so I never wanted to go in the sun so I could stay pale. Now whenever I get the slightest tan my brain says I look gross because it doesn’t line up with pasty idol images that are put out. Everyone has troubles with skin colour. It’s more a problem with peoples perception of wealth because that is ultimately what drives these prejudices. Aussies want to be tan because they look rich. Asians want to pale so they look rich. It’s sad.

[@Lost_In_Peace]

That's so unfair.

[@evelynvslife]

@lemonssssssss4 idk man, lots of pasty people around where I live.

[@calcalvert2241]

“Why is she so chill about (cancer)?” Different perspective: Since cancer runs in the family, she may not see it as “if I get cancer” more like “when I get cancer”. I have the same view as several people in my family has gotten cancer. I would not be shocked AT ALL if my doctor called me up tomorrow and told me I had it. Is it a healthy viewpoint? Probably not, but that’s just how life goes. 🤷‍♀️

[@LiviaBrash]

I’ve been thinking about exactly this too and considering my mortality. I’ve lost many people on both sides my family at relatively young ages to cancer, and have a few friends/acquaintances around my age (early 30s) who also currently have it, plus some others who are older, but did everything “right” health-wise. It comes to a point where you just have to live your life I think. After avoiding the sun my whole life, I’ve discovered within the last two years that I love tanning. Specifically, the feeling of basking in the sun. I’d prefer to enjoy these small joys, especially as you say, it wouldn’t be surprising if a diagnosis came up soon anyway. Time is precious 🌷 The whole changing race thing as a fashion statement is obviously not cool though. Thank you for this comment. These thoughts have been on my mind often recently and it’s nice to read I’m not alone 🙏take care ❤️

[@SG-df9er]

@@LiviaBrash good for you. the sun is good for us and our body and mind need it. Your body senses that, which is why you feel good. It's the creams that cause skin cancer. There are people and organizations in this world with vested interest to keeps us sickly and weak.

[@lapatti]

I knew a woman and mother of 3 who beaten breast cancer twice but she still smoked and drank like crazy. Really a lot!! Cancer came back a third time and that was it. The youngest daughter was 10 at the time. I don't know, maybe the two things are nowhere near related but I'd think I would have carried an healthier lifestyle to try and delay a relapse. Maybe because I've never had an addiction and never smocked, maybe it's because I'm ignorant about it...fact is, people around her suffered and possibly she speed up things. It's so unfair on them

[@VonFonda]

@@lapatti On the other side of the spectrum, I know several ppl that had very healthy lifestyles, with one in particular being a complete health 'nut', that developed cancer. Her lung cancer was very aggressive and she died in her 30s. She didn't drink, nor smoked anything. What I do remember is seeing her being exhausted, weakened and very bitter about her prognosis. What I am trying to say is we all die of something and whatever measures and choices we might make at a certain point in time might not change much that. Only the attitude that we have towards anything we can indeed regulate and that's in the end what matters the most.

[@KristenKras]

Yes, having cancer in the family, specifically skin cancer, does increase your risk of getting it yourself, if you tan in the sun or on tanning beds. You can get skin cancer anyway but you are correct. Chill about cancer until you have a brush with it.... I had a pre cancerous tumour removed from my face, no big deal but its a warning; my dad had a skin cancer on his back.

[@lizzym8773]

I'm mixed races so in my household we got everything from white , yellowish tone skin, tan and really tan skin. Every time my sisters and I go out no one believes we are sisters from same father and mother. I get bully for been too white in my country and outside I get the repetitive comment you don't look like people from there you are lying. It gets ridiculous so much, lol. Also racist people had told me that I have black color skin because of the place I'm from, I can literally see the veins in my sking kind of white, the kind that only by looking at the sun under a roof get sun burn, lol. Ridiculous, lol. Well such is life.

[@Em_Cee669]

Same here, but i'm fully black, but family members before my generation are white or super light-skinned. My brother and baby cousins are the lightest, and I am the darkest of them. They tend to make a lot of jokes about me "getting my skintone back" when I start getting too dark.

[@lamppuu1]

Yes, it kind of bothers me that white people are guilt tripped constantly.. what would happen if a white person moves to a country where most of the people are black? They get discriminated. It's not okay towards white people either. The double standards are the thing that bothers me

[@niamhcarroll2841]

I can confirm as an Irish person the tanning culture here is genuinely mental.

[@cinnamonstar808]

LOOK UP real European history. not the white-washed version who sat there are remove every ounce of history that the land was once BLACK. 🤴🏽 🤴🏾 🤴🏿 👸🏽 👸🏾 ______ there were no white medieval kingdom in Europe. ASK YOURSELF why would England have a black queen? and she Charlotte is born into a GERMAN royal family of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. (spoiler alert) parents black too. This is why the House of Habsburg is one of the longest reigned houses From 1438 to 1806. it was the beginning of white rule in Europe. They inbred to keep it white. The Romans and the Moors into europe was to gate-keep - the original order and power of the natives. and to HOLDBACK whites from mass immigrating into Europe. read your history. I did not invent white-washed. you should it up . they painted over all the painting lighter to indicated royal was white. Swarthy Europeans and Native American and Native Australian = same faith. and the land looks like the look now ; for that same reason. DNA is a funny thing: maybe those people missed being themselves. so its not a tanning culture its a 'return to self' you give that right to gay people of being TRUE to who they are. extended to those who tan. afterall its their BIRTH RIGHT. BLACK IRISH means exactly what it means: there descendants have pale skin now; or you can explain away all that kinky 4C redhair in Ireland... exactly!! DNA

[@valentinvas6454]

I am Hungarian and it can get pretty annoying here as well. I just don't understand why some people think that getting darker will universally and objectively look better. "He/She looks good but could benefit from some tan". It's like your opinion bro/sis. I for one always found girls with lighter skin tones the most attractive.

[@viciousv9671]

@@valentinvas6454colorism

[@thanu04]

As a person of colour in school I have a lot to say. People who fit the beauty standards are treated differently meanwhile others who has drak /wheatish skin are treated differently. My skin tone is somewhere between dark and wheatish tho i get good grades and never cause trouble I was never recognised nor appreciated by my teachers where as my classmate who's pale and hot headed and self centred was always the center of attention

[@hillarysudeikis2264]

Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️! Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget! So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen.

[@jagoda3714]

Dude idk, I'm from Europe and people with dark tan that definitely was not accidental, and who are obviously not POC are kinda seen as tacky and cheap. It was more of a status symbol maybe 10 years ago. Now it's just seen as unresponsible, if a person's skin color is basically fake it never looks good. Brown and black complexions are fucking gorgeous but on people who are born with it, if you're a blonde slav like me you just look like a peasant from the 1800s after 3 mins in a tanning bed

[@Call-me-Al]

Tanning was more popular in like the 90s (or 80s) which was 30 years ago. In the 90s I had one 50 year old teacher (Swedish) who had so dark skin it looked like brown leather including dry leather texture and it just was so confusing to see because it really didn't look like natural healthy darker colored skin (she wasn't trying to look like of a different race, she just wanted the ultra-tanned "healthy" look) and I couldn't see her without worrying about her catching skin cancer because she was an awesome, good, and kind teacher. She just had a weird tanning addiction.

[@JamesStJake]

I agree, I remember a few years ago when tanning bed were starting to get a bad reputation, now I don't hear about them anymore. Never seen anyone using fake tan, and on the beach people are applying sunscreen far more often than when I was younger. I think people are more health conscious, and overly tanning is associate with higher risks health wise.

[@hillarysudeikis2264]

Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️! Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget! So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen.

[@kdjoshi726]

Ah yes, us naturally born brown & black people then gets ridiculed for being born with it, that too, inside our own country (especially in asia where fair as a ghost is the beauty standard)

[@cinnamonstar808]

NATIVE EUROPEANS WERE BLACK. if you cut that out of history. then their descendants will make it known .. ditto; you take someone out of Miami to a landlock place; they will search high or low for a beach. its just in their DNA !! = tan skin is swarthy Europeans aka THE NATIVES

[@myindiecorner]

Spongebob taught me not to trust tanning beds 😌

[@Lese203]

SUNBLEACHED

[@awwwkitteh]

I love that you covered this topic. I guess its not as simple as Black and White (ba-dum-psh!). It's true, we also assimilate to the environment we're in so if we perceive a certain trait as being beautiful, we would attempt whatever means to obtain that beauty. It's just that sometimes individuals go too far and alter their image to appear like an alien rather than a human being. It's kind of sad because most people are already very naturally pretty prior to botching their face, skin, or body. Learn to love the skin and body you're in, right?

[@samihaaraisa]

I loved the ba-dum-psh 😭

[@johnny1275]

I’m Asian and when I’m with my white friends they’re so confused why I stay out of the sun and use a lot of sunscreen, but when I’m with my Asian friends, they offer me sunscreen and we usually stay out of the sun, the contrast LOL

[@ima.m.1658]

Why do you choose to stay out of the sun? I know it's prob internalized colorism, but I'm assuming you grew up in the west? I also don't know how young or old you are, but if you're worried about looking darker, maybe you and your Asian friends should question that? I grew up feeling insecure about my skin tone and I'm finally loving it now.

[@dameslayer]

@@ima.m.1658 Ok, but here’s the things wrong. People sometimes don’t want to tan. Tans last for a shit ton of time

[@aziababy5732]

@@dameslayer Lmaooo but tanning is natural? You missed the point of why are u afraid of tanning. Colorism

[@dameslayer]

@@aziababy5732All I said was some people don’t want to tan??? What’s wrong with you, your assuming random things

[@theemanuella9456]

@@dameslayer nah she is right😂

[@supermikitus]

In Latin America it's pretty common to sunbathe in the summer for all kinds of people (men, women, white, poc) and oc get a tan. They see it as looking "heathier" and getting vitamin E. Most people just do it during the summer (unless it's a tropical country with hot weather all year around)

[@goddessnadiya]

There is absolutely racism and shadeism in Latin countries. From the micro to the structural

[@SG-df9er]

It is healthy. There is a lot of sun fear mongering about. In reality, what causes cancer and a host of other diseases and deficiencies is the commercial slop. This has been confirmed to me by older people who said skin cancer here (middle East) was unheard of before the mass import of sun "protection" creams in the 90s.

[@JK-wc5yo]

I don't know about what country are you referring to but i am Colombian ( mostly tempered and cold weather) and have never heard about tanning being seen culturally different compared to other countries. People getting tans in the summer for fun or to look "Heathier" happens all around the world

[@Call-me-Al]

@@SG-df9er no, people just died when they got skin cancer in the past. Same way kids with serious enough allergies just bloody died in the past (allergies exist in animals too - they also die early if they have it in the wild, and the earliest *documented* case of human allergies is from at the least ancient Greece, but probably documented before that in older cultures).

[@anna.owo.]

@@SG-df9er skin cancer was unheard because people died and noone knew why.

[@slayqueen9137]

The thing for me with the second lady is that she says she wants to be black and that she is black. (I'm not saying that is at all possible cause it's not) but she's literally dressed as a stereotypical African American woman. With the flashy necklace and the exaggerated big boobs, big lips and big butt. I'm not saying that there isn't a black person alive with these physical traits but she's just a living caricature of what a black woman is which is false. I'm black (not American) and contrary to popular belief not all of us are big booty baddies. She's just stealing the physical traits of a stereotypical black woman instead of the everyday black woman. If that makes sense at all, like even from her pics alone shows her style changed dramatically to fit that stereotype. It's deeply disturbing tbh. That's just what I think btw🤷🏿‍♀️

[@Widdekuu91]

And yet, something in me thinks; If she was willing to go thís far (and is not éverywhere in the news with it, persé, but she chose it for herself) then who are we to deny her that this is what she wants? Like it's not a costume, she put this inside of her body and she wears this daily, every day, for years. That is some dedication, not 'look at me being a charicature.' This is her life.

[@AngelicaMaria-uw5vp]

I work at a dermatology office. Trust me when I say these people laying in a tanning booth as much as they do will regret this in 10, 20, 30 years. Having cancers cut out from your skin is not fun especially on the face.

[@teissi]

There's a pressure to bleach skin in some countries. Where i live there's a pressure to tan. I am someone who has pale skin and applies a lot of sunscreen to not get roasted in 5 mins outside. People always say "oh ur so pale, are u sick?" or "go outside, get some tan, it's good for you" or "look how healthy children look after summer. I see u don't do anything and never go outside" Come on, mind your own business. What do people have to do with my own skin? Why are they so obsessed with it?

[@SS-qg9jk]

Tbh, I kind of have pale skin and I like it. I used to tan when I was a kid much more than now. But I realised I like when I have pale skin and I also like it when I get a tan in the summer. Just love what you have! And show it also to the others.

[@lmh4251]

I'm from Spain and here it's totallyusual to go for a very intense tan in the summer that goes away throught winter. We pursue the tan not as an "aesthetic" but because we feel our skin looks healthier and actually lots of older people will comment 'oh you look too pale!' as a sign of not being healthy if you don't have a tan in the summer.

[@Blasphemousa]

Same here 🌤️🇮🇹

[@KristenKras]

You are damaging your skin and you are at risk of skin cancer, its not healthy, ask a dermatologist.

[@lmh4251]

@@KristenKras we know it's not scientifically healthy, just our perception of the way the skin looks on ourselves. Older people associate it with being copped up inside and not getting enough sunlight. Most people here actually wear sunscreen everyday to go out and we cringe when we see tourists walking around with super burnt skin. It's a mostly sunny country so even with sunscreen, it's impossible to skip the tan (unless your body is not the type to get one), so we make the most of it taking care to protect as much as we can.

[@bb-sophia]

I feel this. I’m Puerto Rican but live in the states, but I find my skin looks more glowy and fits the natural color of my eyes and hair better when tan. I constantly get told to get tan in the summer even though I actually hate the sun lol

[@Malveina]

I'm Italian and here, for the vast majority of people, having a tan is a sign of being healthy. If you don't have a tan in summer you get constantly bombarded with "you don't go to the beach? Why? You don't like the sun?". A friend compared me and another girl of the same age that gets a lot of compliments for her tan but she doesn't use SPF, stays under the sun rays at midday for hours, and the result is that she is already covered in fine lines and spots at 30 while I don't have any yet. I just hope she doesn't have problems in 10 years or so because of possible melanoma. Please use SPF!

[@Pollicina_db]

Il comportamento di quelle persone non mi piace per niente, non usare niente quando sei fuori al sole è pericoloso e basta. Devono educarsi.

[@lilyevens545]

I'm Irish and I'm ghostly pale but I really think it's really pretty but before i was very insecure. I really wish that everyone would come to appreciate their own skin tones instead of trying to get unrealistic beauty standards and that people can learn to love themselves

[@hillarysudeikis2264]

Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️! Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget! So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen.

[@cinnamonstar808]

REAL IRISH ARE BLACK.... at least they were black Europeans is from Ireland all the way to Russia.(the original size) which is like a city block .98% of Russia is colonized land. See you were taught FAKE white-washed history.

[@lilyevens545]

@@cinnamonstar808 fake white-washed history ? bro

[@MyProGamer10]

My aunt and uncle saw me without my sweatshirt on and called me transparent. Then had a coworker call me Casper. 😂😂 But I don’t take offense to it as I also find my skin color nice. My hands can take on several different colors, but mainly pale and pink.

[@khanom3033]

True and powerful message. It was just 2 years ago when I stopped aspiring to become as white like ppl from idk Northern European countries e.g. It's not possible with my skin undertone. Wanting to achieve something that is not possible with your own body is crazy.

[@rashepp27]

I've gone between both trying to be as pale as possible in my teens, then in my 20's, I tanned till I was quite brown, and now as a full on adult I have to deal with my sun damage and have my questionable moles and odd shaped freckles checked out to make sure it's not skin cancer, totally not worth it

[@hillarysudeikis2264]

Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️! Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget! So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen.

[@lisapeesalemonsqueezah3241]

On the one hand, I understand the temptation because I'm as pale as a human can possibly be. They don't even have makeup shades for my skin tone (not that it's any easier for darker sinned people) And pale skin can be kind of ugly because if you have ANY flaws (pimples, veins, redness, large pores) it's extremely obvious and a tan will help disguise that. Plus melanated skin is just PRETTY. But it's super weird to take it this far and appropriate POC. Even if you don't understand why it hurts other people, it's not that big of a sacrifice to just put the melanotan down and care about people's feelings.

[@eya99]

it's literally 2h in the morning here where I live but i'm always down for my very much needed edvasian dose

[@Winterliebende]

3:45 am where I live 😅

[@anna_3035]

@@Winterliebende ja gut ich sag nichts xD

[@Winterliebende]

@@anna_3035 😂🤐

[@MonsterBunx]

It just makes me mad that they can get praised for altering their body to look like mine, but since I’m born with it I get hate. They can take it off whenever they want. They don’t have to suffer like we do. They get to pursue this look without any fear of going through long term discrimination or hate, but me? Followed in stores, treated with distain, picked on for the same skin that they’re trying to achieve. Hair too. Our cultural styles are worn by white people for mo other reason than “I can do it too! You can’t keep me from doing what you do!” How much more must be taken? How much more do others need to have? Just how much “understanding” must we have? Why can’t people see how privileged they are to snap their fingers and be back in the world’s good graces? I don’t find their imitation flattering. It doesn’t make me like my skin more. It just makes me sad. The little girl in me who cried day in and day out for being born dark skinned, with black eyes, and 4c hair writhes in pain because people treat how she looks like a trend. I don’t know. Like I get the whole beauty standards differ everywhere thing, but what this world has in common nearly everywhere is- a hate for dark skinned people. Surely these people know how people born with the looks they are trying to get are treated. Yet, they still find it okay to put the costume on. Doesn’t sit right with me. Feels like a slap in the face. Especially because it’s for something as shallow as aesthetics. Makes me sick.

[@MonsterBunx]

Also, I’m not saying tanning is bad! If you naturally tan dark, you’re fine. I’m specifically talking about those who seek out features to fit the African (or African American) look for aesthetic purposes. Think; Kylie Jenner or Ariana Grande I think these are good well know examples

[@hillarysudeikis2264]

Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️! Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget! So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen.

[@Evejackson777.]

Preach!!!!!

[@yansaneh.29]

yo that was so well written. as a fellow poc i couldn’t agree more.

[@kdjoshi726]

I've heard white people prefer tan on themselves but they'd still shit on people of different ethnicities who naturally posess that tan. While in Asia this is completely opposite. Smh

[@-Beidou-]

I'm half Lakota and half Scottish, so I naturally tan to a very dark "honey" tone especially during summer, but I'm also quite porcelain skinned if I stay out of the sun. I always get comments on my "lovely" tan but it's literally never mattered to me. I'm just as happy when I'm tan as I am when I'm porcelain skinned. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Only complaint is changing foundation matches. 😂

[@faithgoga3983]

😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 wait what?! You have to change foundations?

[@saragreenfire4515]

Yep, changing foundation between summer and winter is annoying lol

[@hillarysudeikis2264]

Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️! Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget! So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen.

[@veracovic6334]

Haha same with me, but when I'm naturally tanned everyone is guessing Im Italian and treat me better, then when its winter with my porcelaine teint..

[@clown6507]

I have some East Asian friends who can tan well during the summer and have porcelain skin if they stay out of the sun. They avoid the sun like crazy due to Asian beauty standards. I like that they are able to have tan and pale skin and not stuck with one skin tone like me. I hope Asians can be happy with their tan and pale skin like you.

[@halawantstosleep]

I once got bullied cuz of my skin colour 💀

[@HwasaHottieXSolarMoon]

Same, when I was 7 years old without wearing my hijab I got bullied because of my kinky hair which made me hate my hair for a long time until I graduated middle school. I would always take my braids out and strength my hair too oh my god😵‍💫

[@ima.m.1658]

Same! When I was 14 by "friends" bc I'm Indian and had darker skin than them (they're east Asian).

[@halawantstosleep]

@@HwasaHottieXSolarMoon kids are so dumb they even bully hair 💀😭

[@halawantstosleep]

@@ima.m.1658 And now they would be tanning to have darker skin 💀

[@sophial.h.4495]

As a white passing person of color, (my father is white and my mother is black/indigenous) I've often been rudely told by mainly white and some POC that I change my race all the time. If you're someone who does this to people's faces or behind their backs, please stop. Genetics is a crazy thing, and while I may not have inherited all of my mother's melanin, I do get very dark in the sun. No matter how much sunscreen I put on, I'm still going to tan many shades darker. You don't know everyone's story so don't assume. Also, I find that this goes hand in hand with other POC and white people telling multiracial people that they are not their heritage because they look a certain way. It's so annoying and literally not helping anyone.

[@usl4689]

I grew up in Northern Europe and have lived in a few European countries - I’d say 80% of them think people without a tan look sickly or unhealthy lol. I guess it makes sense in some way because vitamin D is good for you but bullying people because of that was so ridiculous. It only creates unhealthy issues and complexes

[@SS-qg9jk]

I always liked pale skin , I mean, tan skin looks good too, but I don't mind if I don't get it.

[@mandarinadreux9572]

But we're talking a normal amount of tanning that you get from a summer of normal outside activities not the obviously fake sunbed tan - that's seen as cheap and tacky and is frowned upon. I'm from Germany, at leasr that's how it is here but I'm assuming it's similar all over Europe

[@khanom3033]

True. My German friends who where pale always said how sick they looked. They envied me for my tan and I admired them for their pale skin. Bro... They are Germans and I'm mixed with Thai. Our skin is naturally like it is.

[@piperentp7]

But it doesn't make sense. Most people just don't know that fair skin only requires around 15-20 minutes of sunlight per day to absorb all of the vitamin D you need to be perfectly healthy.

[@piau1798]

@@piperentp7 that may be true for most, but absorption issues , genetics etc play a big role and somehow about 30% of Germans have insufficient vitamin d

[@MelanaC]

My English name is Melanie which means black! I’m Greek Cypriot and I’m dark and hairy! I was bullied SOOOO badly in school for the colour of my skin! Called horrific names, physically attacked and teased constantly! It was an awful time in my life Edit: I live in Scotland now and do not go out in the sun (when we actually have sun…like right now!!) I’ve had 2 moles removed. That was scary I’m still olive toned but I never tan! I wear spf as a part of my daily skin care. I’d rather be pale-ish than have skin cancer so I don’t conform to the feminine norms for here!

[@hillarysudeikis2264]

Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️! Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget! So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen.

[@SS-qg9jk]

so you got bullied bc you were too pale or?

[@goblindeeznuts]

@@SS-qg9jk they said they were dark

[@MelanaC]

@@SS-qg9jk I got bullied because I was dark skinned - coffee coloured. Kids at school called me horrible names that I’m not going to type here! I was told I was dirty… people spat at me too

[@alexm.2805]

Do you experience and discrimination in Scotland? I’m tan/caramel color and considering moving but I’m not sure especially because I fear discrimination

[@loopyfuntime2684]

… - sighs in light sling black girl- As a person who people thought I was mixed I always thought I wasn’t “black enough” I got my complexion from my dad who is black but also pale so when people like the two girls that are white of course. I just.. Mm.. I just get reminded that use their privilege to be a bitch. also dark skin are beautiful if people with dark skin tones see this you’re beautiful.

[@liastorm795]

As a light skin black woman myself, I totally understand the annoyance of people thinking you’re not black “enough”🙄

[@dianabryan7421]

As black women I feel we can't win! As a dark skin black woman I am told I'm too black 🙄

[@hillarysudeikis2264]

Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️! Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget! So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen. ✝️

[@loopyfuntime2684]

@@dianabryan7421 BRO DARK SKIN BLACK WOMEN ARE SO PRETTY WTF-

[@loopyfuntime2684]

@@liastorm795 EXACTLY

[@xxxpeachxxx9823]

so…. I was deeply triggered by this. I think if I wasn’t sick today, I’d still throw up. I’m really just so speechless… You raising awareness on this is so important, thank you for this.🙏🏽

[@Zakurah100]

Here in Mexico we have the white-xicans and the rest of darker skinned mexican people, I've experienced/observed a preference for lighter skin complexions in both. Even among the dark skinned mexicans they feel superior to someone who is one shade darker than them. I was bullied for being dark- skinned all throught childhood only to find out I'm light skinned with a tan from vacationing on the coast (I tan super fast n easy), as the tan faded I was treated better which sucks. Moving out to a different part of the country made me realize that that mindset is found more in places where the white-xicans and darker skinned mexicans live more separately (there's a whole socio-economic aspect to this white/darker skinned mexicans thing). And don't even get me started on how the "indígenas" are treated...

[@cynicalsenpai]

It’s very strange to see them just throw on my skin tone without having to face the consequences of having my skin tone. Must be nice

[@ejedwards1678]

Everyone wants to be black until it's time to be black

[@Chilakkuma]

I was thinking about Martina yesterday. No idea why. I was 13 when a boy asked me why I didn't have a tan, I responded "because I don't tan, duh."

[@adrianhalstead2912]

As a mixed kid who went to a predominately black middle/ high school I was always made fun of god me being light skinned even though there were kids were lighter than me and had two black parents. I on the other hand was told by black kids that I want black, and by racist kids (white usually) that I was too black it was almost like your not dark enough or your too dark. So I couldn’t win, I know love myself but like it’s kinda disheartening seeing majority white peoples putting on acts with minority groups culture never going to understand what they fought for and get discriminated for even to this day

[@Saffins]

Mixed kids go through a lot, since they can receive hate from both sides of their ethnicity. Stay strong😊

[@julremnacua3282]

The plants vs. zombies sound hahaha

[@pudimdchoco]

every video i get astonished with ed's capacity of finding things i would never ever think that even exist

[@Mara.morphosis]

This is honestly so crazy to me because, even though they claim to do it as a way to show appreciation for darker toned people, it just comes off as them trying to mock us. It like modern day blackface, but instead of just the face they added in the body too😭😭 As a dark skin/ brown skin black girl, it hurts to see the first girl feel actually put her privilege aside for tan skin. Like, miss girl what?? I had to deal with colorism within my own family and that transitioned to me having internalized colorism, so much to the point where I said things like “I don’t want to get any darker”. I’m ashamed to say that I used to say that, but I was just a naïve kid that was regurgitating what my family said to me. The colorism thing then transitioned into texturism, because I used to truly believe that biracial girls with loose curl patterns were always seen as more attractive than dark skin girls with coils like myself. Several years later, I’ve grown and learned to love my skin, my hair, and everything that makes me beautiful. I love being black and although it’s a struggle, I wouldn’t change it for the world. It took a lot of relearning to do within myself, but I eventually got there all by myself and I’m proud of that!! Also, when I was younger, I didn’t like my hair because I was always told that it was “nappy”, “hard to manage”, “ghetto”, etc. My mother, older sister, and paternal grandmother were the only women that I had known that had perms, which my mother and father NEVER let me get, and I’m glad😭😭

[@ilikedesserts]

I've been bullied to the bottom of the floor because of my freckles while I was in school. Nowadays people fake freckles. Sometimes you just have to accept things the way they are and just embrace it.

[@hillarysudeikis2264]

Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️! Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget! So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen. ✝️

[@Yea56909]

Freckles isn’t as deep as how cosplaying as another race is…

[@TheBXbaconator]

We also shouldn’t ignore the fact that she’s also wearing make up, injections and fashion worn by Black women. Both women. It’s Black fishing. Period.

[@just-A.randomdude]

I don't see a problem with the clothes

[@UW-pz1gq]

As someone who's spent most of her schildhood hating her skin color. This makes me mad, sad for them and alittle happy? Like . I once poored bleach on my skin to make it whiter, so seeing them wanting to be 'me' makes me understand how ridiculous the whole ordeal is.

[@alessadolan5718]

I have a warm caramel brown skin tone, if i ever had the choice to change my skin color i will never ever change it. I’m proud of how i look and i'm also proud about my nationality!

[@shapeshiftaer]

This problem is also HUGE in the cosplay community. There's a lot of people darkening their skin for cosplay...literally wearing it as a costume...and their ''excuse'' is ''I just love the character I want to be accurate''. No. Please don't. Someones skin colour and/or culture is not a costume.

[@melanieluver2385]

thank you like im not a costume

[@leaddust5539]

What about when they use blue contacts? Is that using white features as a costume? Seems kind of silly when the intent is clear

[@melanieluver2385]

@@leaddust5539 no its not bro because those arent white features thats called fucking genetics

[@PrincessYonna1]

@@leaddust5539 every race can have blue eyes it doesn’t belong to just yt ppl

[@leaddust5539]

@@PrincessYonna1 Exactly, and other races have dark skin and curly hair. The point of what I’m saying is clear. If someone wants to cosplay with features they don’t have what’s the problem? Multiple races share multiple features. More often than not, especially in cosplay, no one is being attacked.

[@supdawgydawgboi]

it is 8pm and you're saying good morning to me, but it still feels nice. Better late than never.

[@darkydoom]

It's funny I have people compliment me on my tanned olive skin in summer and then I had coworkers from Butan complimenting my pale skin in winter haha. Like, in their culture pale is a beauty standard and I'm like lol I'm just a goth hiding from the sun working nightshifts. I see no sun! But I could never get porcelain pale for full goth aesthetics. But in summer, yes I can get a nice medium/medium-deep olive skin tone. The range is wild on me naturally without chemicals. And people that use spray on tans - we see it. Your hands and joints are massive give aways. You think you're even but we see you

[@piperentp7]

I naturally have very fair skin. My family, my classmates, and so many others (all of whom were white people, btw) told me I needed to darken my skin. Everything on American TV told me I needed to darken my skin. I eventually caved and darkened my skin. I couldn't handle the pressure, the constant taunts. Then, I grew up and stopped making myself darker. Now, I work as a model and my fair skin is my niche. It makes me special, because among "white" girls almost none of them are actually white! They've made themselves look orange or brown. So, to all my young fair-skinned white girls, don't let other people (usually white people) make you feel bad about yourself. Your skin is absolutely beautiful! You may not realize it now, but you will later.

[@clarimm6675]

I'm naturally really pale and especially since I've learned more about skincare, I try to protect my skin from the sun even more (and I hate sweating while tanning) so I'm pale all year round. But since where I'm from (Germany) being tan is still desirable, I get stupid comments all the time 🙄

[@Call-me-Al]

I'm temporarily in Germany right now again, do you have any favorite sun screens that aren’t too cloying nor too sticky? I used to use the Nivea matt 50+ sun screen, but I switched to EVY 50+ foam sun screen two years ago.

[@Call-me-Al]

@@paulinuschka4068 thank you!

[@KristenKras]

Ignore them Clari, they are stupid ... they don't know the risks or choose to not know the risks of skin cancer and the damage the sun does. You need vitamin D but not so much that you get damage on your skin.

[@CallMeSkinny]

I love when you say Good morning ☺️ it’s fun to say back to you. It feels like a friend warmly greeting me before spilling all the facts and gossip. 💅🏻

[@cchloennicole]

You always do such a good job on your videos. I like how you mix current topics with fictional movies or shows that relate to the topic. I always enjoy watching ☺️

[@jktm7785]

Personally I have nothing against tanning but in many cases it does look really bad, especially when natural blonde girls try to get a darker skin tone a lot of times it looks very cheap and tacky. I'm blonde myself, and I know I would look awful cuz people with blonde hair have a naturally paler skin tone. It's also annoying how people and especially my family try to persuade me to tan because when you're pale you look "sick" or like a "ghost." Like.. just leave me alone lol

[@greyblues5431]

upload after upload, I'm enjoying all this content overflow by edvasian

[@hannahbarker1463]

Martina was so pretty before those changes. I don’t understand..I do know those changes are gonna be in my nightmares..🥴🥴

[@ilovejiminie1121]

i feel like this is a crime since i get bullied for having dark skin everyday and people always be like haha cant see you even tho the lights are on

[@melanieluver2385]

bro especially when people were like youre burnt

[@monaeallsup6140]

How about learning that some people think you're dirty because of your brown skin? I read that in a Koream Journal comment section. They were talking about Amerie from a previous interview because she's Asian and Black and ongoing about blacks in general. Needless to say I never forgot it because it hurts that much. And NO! We're NOT fucking dirty!

[@karajzbalint1292]

"Im a proud owner of a black skin" could be the scene that inspired get out. Jesus.

[@thecrebain6760]

The depths you dive into for the sake of our entertainment is absolutely astonishing. Please never stop!

[@LunaMoth_Love]

I forget who said it, but I remember someone saying that essentially, it's okay to appropriate other culture's looks as long as you're not that culture. For example, a white woman can tan and have a darker skin tone and she's fine, but someone who is born with a dark complexion is ridiculed and discriminated against. I agree with this. I grew up in a tiny, tiny town and I knew a lot of girls who would tan and see no issue, but would be awful people when it came to someone naturally that dark.

[@corn7087]

I cant wait for the skin bleaching video!! I've been interested in that part of beauty culture because of just how weird it is

[@vladislava7932]

I have a very fair skin even in summer. And throughout my life I went through different stages: when I was a child I was told by old people “you have to eat more to have blushes, otherwise you look sick”, when I was a teen and it was all about tanning it was “you’re too pale, being bronze is cool and you look sick”, and now there is Korean fashion and “what have you done to your skin, your skin is perfect” So my “you have to” way is: be a pig😂 - be a chocolate - finally it’s ok to be yourself (just so far😈)

[@SS-qg9jk]

nobody will ever be satisfied with you! so just be who you are and love yourself!

[@vladislava7932]

@@SS-qg9jk totally agree with you)

[@Iflie]

As a coffee with milk colored person I've always been both more tan that surrounding kids but also tanned darker than them. In summer they'd put their arms against mine in school to see how close they got, closest was the one who won. But pale was also not bad as everyone was that way in winter. So I have no issues with my skintone. Though now I'm older my face gets blotchy so it's now covered in factor 50 to keep that under control if I'm going in the sun.

[@taylorreynolds3176]

Same dude , I say I’m the color of a latte or lightly toasted piece of bread and i Normally don’t strive for a tan but find it comes in handy cause it makes me look less tired tbh but since I’m pretty yellow the tan just fades over the summer, getting a tan from chillin out by the pool just makes me feel good for getting out of the house instead of sitting inside during the summer months

[@Iflie]

@@taylorreynolds3176 I used to spend a few hours tanning and it would make my skin look less flawed but now it does the opposite with blotches and freckles. Brown freckles on brown skin does not look good. I tan extremely fast so those few hours would get me full of tanlines, I do not like sun and I do not like heat so I only did it for that effect. I only do sunscreen on my face now. When you are already any type of brown I'm not worried about too much sun damage. Not with how little sun I see. Do have to take my vitamins though, there is no other way I get enough vitamin d.

[@Ms.CultureGeek]

Your hair is amazing. I love this cut and color, especially with the color of your roots as contrast.

[@totallynotmic]

Unrelated but Ed looks so good omg 😮‍💨

[@lavenderchai4612]

I’m Indian and mid tone, I would never ever change my skin color! I love my skin tone!! The only problem is finding my perfect shade of foundation which will always be a struggle 😢

[@cbraven5681]

You made me laugh out loud more than once. Thank you

[@elpeopuru125]

It's always morning for me when I watch your videos as you upload during the night so the good morning is always appreciated 😄

[@tabithabex]

Your hair looks to be in such fabulous condition, is such a cool colour, and compliments your beauty ❤️ radiant ! ✨️

[@alexandragatto]

That Maury audience was KILLING MEEEE XD

[@tamara.mw.]

As a super pale Latin American, I've always been told I look "sick" or "like a ghost". But honestly, fitting into a silly beauty standard isn't worth getting skin cancer and dying from a metastasis 😑

[@travis1271]

sounds like me but I’m Asian they keep mentioning I don’t look healthy and being more tan is healthy

[@nancysaavedra526]

Girl being pale in latam is a Beauty standard. So you were already fitting the beauty standard

[@travis1271]

@@nancysaavedra526 wether your darker or lighter people will dislike you if your different people who are sensitive the standard will envy you and people who find standards uncanny will find it unlikable

[@kellyfoss1685]

I like your chill & witty takes on these wild stories. 😁👍

[@henrikejekel2247]

Discovered your channel this week. Thank you for introducing me to the most 'wtf am I watching' content I've found so far (yes, I guess I'm pretty sheltered)

[@sofypi7493]

In italy its part of the culture to go sunbathe. Some people go to one of our many beaches or u can ho to the pool or even a park or your own balcony. For us its a sign that u could have the possibility to test during the summer. Then people after some scrubbing in the shower go bag to their normal skin color.

[@Hazyla]

Woah I didn’t realize this was a new upload

[@justmejenpolar]

Just want to mention that I love reading the comments on those Videos because even if I feel like I am an educated person, there are always comments that get to the point of things that trouble me or broaden my horizon. thanks for starting those discussions! :)

[@drebe96]

Yessss taste in tv is showing with the lovecraft country feature 🙏🏽

[@riancity]

BAE WAKE UP YOU HEARD IT RIGHT EDVASIAN POSTED ANOTHER VIDEO

[@kyladent6302]

Love you're vids! Stay awesome! Love you!

[@valclark2249]

Thanks for brightening my days xxx

[@babynoodle42]

The stardew music during the function of beauty break omg 😍

[@H_chelle]

my serotonin is high, thanks!!!

[@DanaCScott]

Phew, the last lady had some of the audience looking utterly dismayed. On the fun side, the insert of the sunscreen use in the The Untamed - never fails to be hilarious.

[@alexandrialyons9168]

I’m so happy you talked about lovecraft country

[@lunarchyld6793]

I love your videos! You have a great sense of humor mixed with facts. Keep up the great work and take care of yourself!

[@Starlight-sc4bp]

I wanted to tan myself when I was younger but a close family member got skin cancer. He would always go to tanning salons which induced his cancer. I never really liked tanning that much in general.

[@mina_finnigan]

i'm swiss and for context, the colors on the flag are red and white. And I always say I am a true swiss person because my skin is either white or red. I never get a tan no matter how long I am on vacation.

[@SS-qg9jk]

you're not white or red haha. so what is your skin colour?

[@greeenishblue]

Honestly how you get your hair that light blows my mind, it looks great!!

[@bbyanari]

ed ur hair looks so gorg in this video omg ✨💖

[@palesasefurutshe6832]

This is very weird! I feel like South African white people are comfortable in they're pale skin! They rarely tan in most cases. They're simple people they wear shorts; flip flops in mall or walk bare foot! As a black South African when i was younger i foumd it weird. Looking back now they're really not influenced by beauty standards.. The tanning business is making a fortune on people's insecurities. As a black girl i wouldn't even tan to look darker we all know we're seen as racially ugly!

[@ejedwards1678]

This is disgusting. All my life I've been made to feel ashamed because of my skin tone and now we've got people doing it for clout.

[@Shasta31487]

Man. Try not to be dumb is a useful reminder anymore. Love your channel!

[@tauqueishachester9844]

I love the shout out you gave the show LOVE CRAFT COUNTRY great show

[@syllkive5224]

I understand appreciating different skin tones , I myself make game characters with darker skin tones . As long as they don't claim to be a different ethnic group because that takes it to far , ethnic groups face huge amount of struggles and these people just want the look and don't care about the heritage, culture , tradition and struggles that the ethnic groups have .

[@HwasaHottieXSolarMoon]

I was rewatching zombies 2 for zombies 3 today and the movie made me relate to society. In zombies 2 Zedd is running for president in order to allow zombies to go to the prom with humans. In his campaign pictures he is looking human instead of himself so everyone doesn’t seem him as a monster or different. He doesn’t wanna act like himself because people stereotype him as a monster. His gf she’s with humans side and the other main character who wants to be werewolf because she doesn’t know her true identity. This reminds me how some people in black community have to bleach their skin or straighten their hair or to look a certain way to be accepted it not only happens in the black community but with other poc as well. I seen or experienced white people ( in my collage classes ) who wants to change their race to black, Asian or even hispanic. They are so lost of who they are, like they want to leave their identity to be someone else that they are not.

[@Itsaliyahha]

Love your videos, they are very educative 💕 Also, I think I have seen the ruby baptiste part in mystery recapped or series recapped ✨

[@katygoloborodov1718]

Been kinda binge watching your videos. Well, listening while I work. 😂 Love your work. Very interesting!