Why do CERTAIN people lay in the sun knowing good and well that it can be very harmful to your skin? Do they really wanna look black? I just never understood this.
2006-07-25 01:41:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Im black and HELL NO I DONT WANT TO LOOK WHITE!!! doES TAN SKIN LOOK HEALTHIER? duh!
2006-07-25 01:47:18 · update #1
Sun exposure in small amounts is sufficient to get enough vitamin D (15 minutes per day in the summer). It can help with eczema and psoriasis. But trying to tan is not good for you in any way, shape, or form. People tan because they think tanned skin looks healthy and attractive. But a tan of any degree actually is reflective of skin damage, which eventually catches up to the tanner in the form of wrinkles, age spots, and skin cancer---attractive, huh?
2006-07-25 05:02:14 · answer #1 · answered by Amy P 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
People just want that healthy tan glow. I don't think people really want to look black, they just want tan skin to look healthier. Lots of people spend too much time in the sun and end up looking like leather. That is not attractive
2006-07-25 01:45:31 · answer #2 · answered by carolinayaya 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't that long ago that pasty-white skin was a sign of prestige because it meant that you were rich and didn't have to work out in the fields or ever go out into the hot sun.
Then, when more and more jobs moved indoors, a tan became the sign of wealth because it meant that you could afford to vacation in tropical, sunny, warm places instead of working.
People do a LOT of stupid things for fashion, perceived beauty, and status. Why does any girl wear high heels? They're uncomfortable, unstable, and bad for your feet. But they look great, don't they?
2006-07-25 01:44:10 · answer #3 · answered by FozzieBear 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's not wanting to look black, but to look sun-kissed or tanned. well, some people do this because they don't wanna look too sun-deprived (especially here in southern california). some do this to hide skin imperfections (though im with you on uv rays being bad and in the long run their skin would look even worst if they had too much). and mostly they don't wanna use tanning lotions. it doesn't agree with some skin types and it looks orange-y.
2006-07-25 01:59:52 · answer #4 · answered by _frosT_ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.tanningtruth.com/
The truth about tanning and how it is potentially GOOD for you. Vitamin D deficiency? Try sunbathing! Eczema? Try laying in the sun a while!
2006-07-25 02:54:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-02 23:12:28 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reasons that people continue smoking or start doing drugs. They think that they will be immune from anything bad happening to them.
2006-07-25 01:48:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
White people wanna be darker. Black people wanna be lighter. The grass is always greener......
2006-07-25 01:44:52 · answer #8 · answered by therego2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we don't wanna look black just tan
2006-07-25 02:38:48 · answer #9 · answered by miss v8 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fair ppl's skin does'nt tann easily......their skin looks quite healthy after a sun tann otherwise some ppl's skin is quite white n colourless......... brown skin really darken's very easily.....
it's due to the melanil {a pigment in d skin which is responsible 4 skin darkening - i dunno if d spelling's correct} content......
2006-07-25 01:52:06 · answer #10 · answered by Kri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋