The White Privilege of Getting Darker for Fun
Because a permanent tan can get you killed.
5 min readJun 4, 2021
My husband gave me the idea for this article one afternoon when his skin was on fire.
Earlier that morning, he’d spent five minutes in a solarium at the gym, hoping to tan his body to a slightly darker shade than its natural creamy hue. As he later explained, he was prepping his skin for…