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[krickets]

I was link-hopping while at work today and came across a photo album at the New York Daily News called "Tanorexia" which was pointing out the "over-tanning" of celebrities. I'm flipping through pictures and some of the choices already seem a bit strange to me. I can't stand orange white people -- it's not natural. So when I'm sitting there saying "oh they're not too bad" [like I did when they showed a picture of Hilary Duff, for example], I'm already a little suspect.

But then I get to picture #67 which blasts Rihanna for being too tan. The caption reads: "Rihanna channels Madonna in a lace-and-pearl getup, but the Material Girl never sported the Oompa Loompa look!"

Yes, this Rihanna:


W....what?

Seriously? What the fuck is wrong with people?

Comments

[cynthia-arrow.livejournal.com]

I realize black people can tan and/or burn, but it seems like here they're just calling her out for being black. Idiotic.

I'd be glad to have skin that beautiful!

[crickets.livejournal.com]

They can, true. But in the photo her complexion actually looks less dark than I've seen her in the past. Either way, she's definitely not darker than what would be her natural complexion. True, she may be wearing make-up of some kind, but it's still a little bit ridiculous to expect her to be pale.


ETA: Me too!