One of my coworkers told me I was looking pale these days and needed a tan.
*crickets*
Now, before you ask, yes, this coworker is black and yes, she is lighter than me.
I didn't really know how to respond. I mean, even in the dead of winter, I'm a good shade of mocha (my makeup compact tells me so). When summertime comes around, not to brag, but I glow - not burn.
But why when she said that did I feel she was trying to play me?
Maybe I'll go stand beneath some fluorescent lights for a bit. Get a little bit of color going on.
Side note: I'm so glad I'm black. I don't have to worry about tanning and what have you. I'm always a nice shade of bronze. Gotta love melanin.
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my sister and play sister told me the same thing when i went home. they're both lighter than me. but they were serious. they said i was looking yellow and i'm not supposed to look like that. i used to be in the band out in the hot southern august sun for hours at a time so i'm sure that did a number on my skin they were used to. i now avoid sun at all costs. oops. perhaps they're right. i don't mind a good tan... but i don't like to be hot... what to do. what to do.
So y'all can tell us to go play in the sun, but we can't say the same thing back?
Discrimination, I tell ya.
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