Growing up with pale skin is miserable, especially when you have lived in Florida most of your life. Brace yourself for the ignorant things pale girls hear on a daily basis.
1. "You're so white."
I had no clue!! Thank you for reminding that my skin has no color and an infinite amount of freckles! This is my absolute least favorite thing to hear. It is as if people think I don't know that I am basically transparent, I am so white.
2. "Why don't you get spray tans?"
Spray tans for super pale girls, much like myself, are not that simple. We are pale, so any type of spray tan, or self tanner, will make us look like a walking carrot.
3. "Don't you like going to the beach?"
Actually, the beach is my favorite place. I just have to wear sunscreen because if I don't I'll be as red as a tomato because, if you didn't notice, I do o tan!
4. A friend puts an arm up next to mine and says, "Wow, Im really tan!"
Or -- and this is a long shot here -- I'm just really pale. Comparing your skin color to a pale person is like comparing your color to a piece of paper. Of course you look tan; I'm basically a ghost.
5. "You are this pale and you live in Florida?!"
Yes, believe it or not. I have lived in Florida for most of my life. It's not like I chose to be this pale. I have my wonderful father to thank for my pasty skin.
6. When I do go to the beach people always say, "Did you put lotion on? I don't want you to burn!"
Thank you. I am so glad you care about me and my beautiful porcelain skin -- but, yes, I have SPF 100 on. Is that okay?! Or next time should I run it past you first? I basically eat this stuff.
7. "Wow, you have a lot of freckles."
Wow, you have great vision. I would love all of these freckles because it's just another indicator of my paleness and, quite frankly, I like them.
8. When I shop with a friend, I hear, "Oh, wow, love that! Makes you look tan!"
As opposed to what? Something making me look pale? Nope, I have that one covered on my own.
9. When I take a picture with friends, they say, "I can't really see you, I will filter it. No worries!"
Oh, okay, I say, rolling my eyes.
10. "You better marry someone tan, or you are going to have little ghost babies."
Is this b***h serious? That's really what you think about when you see me. For your information, I plan on marrying a vampire just as pale as me so he can turn me into a vampire, too, and our baby can have mind reading powers. Boom! What now?
You're probably sitting there thinking, "there is no way people say that." But you would be surprised. People always feel the need to comment on my pale skin as if I wasn't already aware. You may not believe this when I tell you, but people are usually aware of their skin ton,e so there really is no need to comment on it every time you see them. And quite frankly...
