[Mary]

Actually, when my grandparents, (who were white, middle class, as I am,) were growing up, it was considered very low-class to have a tan because it meant that you had to work outside, which was a sign of being blue collar. What changed? Hollywood. Stars starting being idolized and imitated, and then those same stars started spending their holidays in the French Riviera, etc., and coming back with tans from hours of laying leisurely on boats, by pools, and seaside. The aristocrasy was immediately able to get into this because they, too, could jet off to any Carribean paradise they felt like. So having a tan began to be associated with luxury — associated with being rich and having a lot of leisure time. After all, it takes us white folks a while to brown, even down here in South Texas. So that’s how it all happened, according to what I’ve read. Pretty ridiculous, huh?

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Name : Mary, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 23, City : San Antonio, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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