- Dec 15, 2009
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What swe do so we can be seen from the stage is vastly different and separate from what we do every day, and my child knows that. Everyone needs more makeup under the lights than they do in real life. I did talk to my child from a young age about why we wear makeup for cheer and dance but not every day. About the fact that it is necessary for our features to be seen from stage, and that everyone's skin and face is different and everyone needs different kinds of makeup to look their best on stage. She has no self esteem issues, quite the opposite. She doesn't have any hang ups about her appearance just because she wears stage makeup so that we can see her face on stage.
Believe it or not, skin tone is a thing in a lot of white families. It isn't the same issue at all, but can be an issue and source of teasing. I am the only pale one in a family with olive skin and lovely tans and have always caught grief for it. I get " are you really their kid?", "are you sure you belong to them?" Ect all the time. My white legs got made fun of in high school because I really just cannot tan. I burn and am pale again, and was that way in a era when tan was in. Pale is associated with the nerdy girl who doesn't get out in the sun and isn't athletic. There is definitely some stereotyping based on skin tone.
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I guess that's not really my point. I'm looking at it from a "this looks better" vs "we've been conditioned to think this looks better because this is what what we think it should be". Yes I get accentuating features so that you can see them from a distance (although when I judged I was more focused on skills more so than faces but thats neither here nor there)....but the concept of darkening a kids face with foundation or spray tanning is honestly for the birds with me. But like I said. If y'all like it, I love it.....But I am glad I'll never have to spray tan my kid
And as far as your second paragraph. I'm not going to relate because again the message of tanner is better is lost on me. I will think Lupita Nyong'o skin is beautiful the same way I would think Mila Kunis has beautiful skin (I'm assuming she'd be considered pale). I've always had my white friends comment on being pale and my response has always been "okay..if you say so". I just don't think pale skin looks bad. It looks natural.
So. If you say so.
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