[Alea29006]

I don’t agree with the first response. I know many black people who purposely tan. My mother, who is a light-skinned black, is one of them. Also, whites are not the only ones who tan. Most light-skinned people do – just as many dark-skinned people want their skin to be lighter. I believe it’s just ‘something to do’ and/or a change. As far as the initial question, I think it was directed to ‘dark-skinned’ people, and yes, we do ‘tan,’ or get darker. I’m brown-skinned, and in the summer I get a shade darker. I know also that people from hot countries, including the islands, get lighter when they come to the United States to live. Another thing, though: I’ve never noticed a darker-skinned person ‘shedding’ or peeling after getting a tan. I don’t understand why.

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Name : Alea29006, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Caribbean black, Religion : Christian, Age : 21, City : Bronx, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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