Tag: Tanning

Ah, summer. The season for long days, sweltering heat, and cookouts. And white people blather that if they are out long enough in the sun, they can be as tan as any Black person. Or who fret that they resemble lobsters because their pasty complexions cannot handle the sun. No, I do not conside...

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. Don’t ge...

Tanning is the process of darkening the skin’s pigmentation through exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The body produces a pigment called melanin, which absorbs UV radiation and protects the skin from damage. When the skin is exposed to UV radiation, it produces more melanin, resulting in...