Poeple shade Sammy Sosa and Rihanna for allegedly bleaching their skin but is pale shaming hypocritical? Whty don't people get shamed for tanning? Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Ariana, and Katy Perry all tan and they don't get hate for it.
Both Tanning and Paling are damaging do your skin. When you tan you can get skin cancer, when you pale you can get sick from the chemicals. Why is one more accepted than the other?
Poeple shade Sammy Sosa and Rihanna for allegedly bleaching their skin but is pale shaming hypocritical? Whty don't people get shamed for tanning? Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Ariana, and Katy Perry all tan and they don't get hate for it.
Because there is a long and sordid history behind skin bleaching that does not exist for tanning. Excessive tanning can be just as physically harmful as skin bleaching, but it does not come from a place of internalized self-hatred and racism like skin bleaching does.
And like someone said earlier, tanning is a natural phenomena while bleaching isn't.
No, people just seem to be misinformed. Beyonce actually tans, especially pre IASF era. She is naturally of a lighter complexion but is known for her golden tan.