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Pale people shudder without a fail Since when did tan become wanted by every man? when everyone is knowing the risks, girls keep going the risks, aren’t risky because it’ll never be me until I get melanoma at 40 I have been shamed all my life because my skin is too “white” pasty ain’t tasty they all keep telling me making me insecure every summer I should be ashamed of my legs since they aren’t the right shade always being told I’m not as pretty because I’m not as tan or skinny girls always telling me they don’t know how they could be me fueling hundreds of dollars in this sick industry I should sit under a bed of bulbs take pictures, post it online so everyone knows that I’m going to be tan as sand no longer pale because to be pale is to fail.
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Jul 19, 2013
Jul 19, 2013 at 3:10 PM UTC
To Be Pale is To Fail
Pale people shudder without a fail Since when did tan become wanted by every man? when everyone is knowing the risks, girls keep going the risks, aren’t risky because it’ll never be me until I get melanoma at 40 I have been shamed all my life because my skin is too “white” pasty ain’t tasty they all keep telling me making me insecure every summer I should be ashamed of my legs since they aren’t the right shade always being told I’m not as pretty because I’m not as tan or skinny girls always telling me they don’t know how they could be me fueling hundreds of dollars in this sick industry I should sit under a bed of bulbs take pictures, post it online so everyone knows that I’m going to be tan as sand no longer pale because to be pale is to fail.
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Jul 19, 2013
Jul 19, 2013 at 3:10 PM UTC
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