How Tanning Reinforces Problematic Beauty Ideals

<p>As someone reared in a predominantly white neighborhood, every summer without fail, I contended with at least one white kid who proclaimed that they looked like me with their tan and at least one other white kid who lamented their ghostly, pale complexion and wished they could tan.</p> <p>Don&rsquo;t get me started on those white people who frequent tanning salons. From my vantage point, it&rsquo;s insane how much they&rsquo;re willing to pay to cook and submerge themselves with harmful chemicals in the hopes that they end up two shades lighter than my Beyonce shade of Black.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/how-tanning-reinforces-problematic-beauty-ideals-97dd354e813d"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>