[Jay31362]

I’m light-skinned, and though I don’t try to tan, I do catch the sun in summer and turn darker – which accentuates my muscle tone, and makes my eyes and teeth look clearer. I think that white people who bake in the sun do so for that reason, as well as the slimming effects of a tan. The notion that they are trying to look a different race is ridiculous, considering the broad spectrum of ‘white’ skin, ranging from light Scandanavian tones to darker Mediterranean hues. It’s really no different than African Americans who use skin lightener, straighten their hair, wear light contact lenses or dye their hair light brown/blond. I think any changes are purely cosmetic and do not reflect a person’s view of themselves and their color/race.

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Name : Jay31362, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Todd]

I believe that most people who tan for the sake of being tan do so because of the images of beauty portrayed in the media. I am a white male with a naturally dark complexion and tan very easily. I live in North Carolina and am able to spend much of the year outdoors. I love being outdoors (at the beach, the mountains or just putzing around the yard) shirtless. The sun feels absolutely amazing on your skin. Of course, being a man means I perceive myself as indestructible, so I rarely bother to use a sunscreen. To me, being tan is just a side effect of my lifestyle. The only time I have ever intentionally tanned was before a weeklong vacation at the beach. I wanted to build my sun tolerance because I knew I would be careless with the sunscreen.

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Name : Todd, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 38, City : Gastonia, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : Network Administrator, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Brittney]

I do not feel natural when not tanned. I am half Spanish and almost half Native American but have very pale skin. I do not purposely tan (I do not use beds or lie in the sun with the hopes of tanning), but as soon as the summer sun comes out, I tan very quickly (because of my genes), and that darker color makes my nationality visible, and that makes me proud. I like having people reconize that I am Spanish and Native without having to tell them that. I was adopted by a white family, so most people assume I am white, and that bothers me because I’m not.

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Name : Brittney, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Spanish and Native American, Religion : New Age/Metaphysical, Age : 19, City : Vancouver, British Columbia, State : NA, Country : Canada, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Upper class, 

[Mia]

I’m not sure, but I do believe that the need for a tan has a more shallow basis. A tan implies that you get out, you do sports, you go to the beach. And I don’t know about anyone else, but King Louis of France (pick one, it doesn’t matter which) was hardly the hottie with pallid skin. I am not sure that it’s a personal identity issue as a much as an image one.

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Name : Mia, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Methodist, Age : 16, City : Birmingham, State : AL, Country : United States, Social class : Upper middle class, 

[Moe20285]

I go swimming all the time and I am so dark in the summer. I don’t go tanning but people automatically assume, because I tan eaisier and I don’t burn, that I do. I like the way my tan looks on me and when it starts to fade in the winter I look like I’m not the outdoorsy type of girl that I am.

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Name : Moe20285, Age : 15, City : Sacramento, State : CA, Country : United States, 

[Ashley]

I think that white people like to have a suntan because it looks better than pale white skin. It does mean that your not satisfied when the color of your skin. I am white but I perfer not to get a suntan, just for the fact that I do not want to get wrinkles when I get older and because of the damage that the sun does to your skin.

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Name : Ashley, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 17, City : St. John's, State : NA, Country : Canada, Occupation : student, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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