Want To Be Black Without the Burden? 'Dark Chocolate' Spray Tans Are Now A Thing
Tanning, whether using a spray, laying out in the sun solely to get darker, or sitting under a UV bed, has always been controversial. This is not only because it’s dangerous, but to some, it’s just plain absurd the lengths people would go to have a darker complexion.
But things are getting really weird now that there’s a company in Sweden selling spray tan that can take you way past orange, and basically make you look Black. And Swedish women are buying all the bottles they can get their hands on.
The Stockholm-based Emmaatan salon, run by Emma Patissier Alm, specializes in spray tanning. But while tanning salons are often associated with being ‘bronzed’ (or, in a worst case scenario, ‘orange’), Emmaatan delves into deep brown colors with spray tan solutions like “Violet Onyx“, “Dark Ash Onyx“, “Caramel” and “Dark Chocolate.”
Blackface - a form of theatrical makeup used by performers to represent a black person; often perpetuates stereotypes associated with black people
Tanning - a browning of skin caused by exposure to the sun; spray tan refers to the application of chemicals to the skin to produce an effect similar in appearance to a suntan
People who tan are not trying to be black nor are they applying makeup to purposely resemble a black person. They are literally buying this product to look tan to avoid looking pasty white
some of y'all yell blackface without even knowing what constitutes as black face