white or tanned skin?

[Andromeda18_]

Tanning became a sign of wealth in early industrial revolution england. Why? Because only rich people could afford to go to the french riviera where the one way to prove you had been there was a nice good dark tan. Since then it's been considered good looking for a caucasian to have a tan.

I've heard of that but it happened so long it doesn't make sense anymore. Not to mention that was the attitude which led to the increased occurrence of skin cancer.

Being a non-white I hat having such a dark tan from just being in the sun for one day, it takes me a month of no sun to get back to my light color. In south-east asia it is considered very beautiful for a woman to have light skin and a dark skin color is considered low-class as only farmers spend enough time out-side to get a tan.

I think tans only look good on some people and I hate stupid panty tan lines. lol

People who are naturally tanned almost always look good but I personally agree with you, only some 'white' people look good with a tan. Some people I see here during summer time even look like they've been rolling around in the dirt because their tan is so uneven. On the other hand being tanned has it's advantages. The skin looks firmer and smoother, it shines more and the person looks thinner.
My skin is pretty white, although I get tanned fairly easily, for a caucasian that is. :p I like having white skin but sometimes I just think it's too damn white. Well, the truth is that after I came from Egypt I had this bronze glow which took over a year to disappear and I didn't like it one bit. :p