She’s clearly the one with the looks in the fam! ?Ī post shared by T A N. It was completely pale white, no freckle, no blemish in any way.įamily time back home in London, with my niece.
He found it so desirable and so shockingly beautiful in contrast to his skin color, and that blew my mind because he had the most commercial skin color. I think possibly it was my partner, my boyfriend, who seemed to date me purely for my skin color at that point. Thankfully - I don't know what switched, quite honestly. I suffered with that for many, many, many years of my life. The darker you are within a community, the less desirable people see you, which is ridiculous. Read more: Here's why one African country is banning skin bleaching products This is the Asian community also, South American community also.
It's not just the pressure of "white is the most beautiful," it's also, "the lighter you are within a community the more beautiful you are." It's not my community that is exclusively feeling this way. Tan France: It's something that many, many people - not all, but many people - from communities of color experience. F R A N C E on at 4:04pm PDT at 4:04pm PDTĬallie Ahlgrim: A striking section of the memoir is when you write about experimenting with bleaching your skin as a child. PRE-ORDER LINK IN BIO! The thing I’m most proud of, this year! I poured my heart and soul in to Naturally Tan and I hope you’ll love it.Ī post shared by T A N. Just 2 more weeks until my book comes out.