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If you've been blessed by a set of genes, giving you porcelain skin color, then you'll find this list not only highly relatable but also painfully funny.
A group of pigments called Melanin determines skin color; Melanin carries either brown, black or reddish tones, and their quantity and positions are what defines your skin coloration. So if you have a lack of the brown ones, congratulations on your pale skin!
So, do people always assume you're sick just because you have light skin? Is your perfect tan called 'redder than a lobster' and you get it the moment you step into the sun, even though you're wearing an entire bottle of sunscreen? Do you struggle to find a foundation that's pale enough to match your paper-white skin color? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes" then you're sure to appreciate this hilarious list compiled by Bored Panda, inside which you'll find a whole selection of funny people dealing with problems that only pale humans will understand. Don't forget to vote for your favorite!
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just a thought ! 7 years ago
😂😂😂did you just sign in to comment this ? Your name and profile pic say a lot
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Darius B. 7 years ago
I see a little color on the right picture, just a bit. Is this correct? should I go to the oculist?
Aurora Häkli 7 years ago
Cover the left image and the links on the right and it should become b&w with a bit of staring. Your eyes are trying to make the picture with its surroundings and adding pink and orange tones to mid-greys.
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ImAmazingAndUsedToBeNotOnfire 7 years ago
I'm so late but I love your profile pic!
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Leoninus Fate 7 years ago
this! every time I go to the dr or hospital........ im albino and anemic....
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Alani Brave 7 years ago
As an "also pale af", I was happy about the palette in the picture, then realized what I thought would match my skin tone wasn't makeup, it was the sponge :-/
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Cindy Campbell 7 years ago
My red hair would probably save the day, although with my luck someone would think they stumbled onto a homicide scene.
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Meowton Mewsk 7 years ago
That looks like a problem with the way they label makeup. That’s not remotely the color of porcelain. I’ve seen makeup in the store that looks way lighter than that called porcelain.
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Ok Ha-Neul 7 years ago
look at the bright side people can always spot you in the crowd you're like a beacon lol
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Hari Onago 7 years ago
I'm from a country where everyone tans easily… except from me. I have been mocked relentlessly because of it. And not just from acquaintances. Apparently, being pale, gives strangers the right to approach you and give you unsolicited advice while showing an overdramatized expression of disbelief and horror. Yes, random lady, I'm sure -as I have been trying to explain you for the last five minutes- more exposure to the sun won't give me a "healthy tan". My skin color is not "unhealthy", do you know what's unhealthy? Melanoma. Anyways, be comfortable on your own skin, both literally and metaphorically. Plus, asians age better not just because of good genes, they know the secret is sunscreen, lots of it.
Catherine Marshall 7 years ago
I had a bf in hs who told me I could tan " just like his sister's" if I just sat in the Sun. I told him " your sister's are Mexican, I'm Irish!" he just didn't get it.
Load More Replies... Ok Ha-Neul 7 years ago
i was sitting outside with my friend and someone cat called saying wassup girl bring yo biolumiscent self over here smh
Jaime Duncan 7 years ago
At least they were clever as well as creepy....half a point?
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Alira 7 years ago
born and living in tropical country, I don't really understand the obsession with tanned skin. Probably that's the same like a pale person asking what's with all the whitening skin products. :p
Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
I think it's not about the tan as much as it is about the status. Tanning means you had the luxury of making a trip to the beach and take time off just sunbathing. It's like the opposite (being super pale) was status back when poor people spent the day working outside and rich people could afford to just sit indoors all the time. I think it's also similar to how painted nails are a sign that you can afford to not only get them done but also not use your hands much at work or at home. I live in Brazil and people are still obsessed with tans in any city that doesn't have a beach, even though you'd tan just from walking down the street at 2pm.
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Leo McKinnon 7 years ago
I used to tan well but now with the ozone depletion and other problems I'm not going to risk skin cancer !!!
Momma 4 Penguins 7 years ago
Sometimes when I see myself in the mirror, I can't help but hearing little Gizmo's voice from the movie The Gremlins, but he is saying "Bright White, Bright White", instead of "Bright Light, Bright Light!"
Black Dahlia 7 years ago
Put sunblock on a half an hour before going out in the sun so it can absorb and doesn't sweat off.
7 years ago
I am a very pale olive...I had a bandage on my arm and it was so freaking white you can't see the bandage
Allie Orona 7 years ago
Definitely relatable... I remember getting second degree burns from the sun... on my face. Yep. Going to the beach is not too fun for this pale girl, ahahaa.
Kenny Kulbiski 7 years ago
Okay, I must be in the minority but I kinda like pale. Nicole Kidman?
Daria B 7 years ago
Errrr..... Sir, what we gonna do with vitamin D deficits?
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Tris Boston-Poulson 2 years ago
I wish I could post a photo of a pair of leggings I purchased. They’re pink and when I took a photo, it looks like I’m naked.
Polleekin 7 years ago
I loved these and I can totally relate as someone with very light skin. I had a friend tell me I needed to get a darker shade of foundation because mine was so light it was washing me out. I wasn't wearing foundation, that's just what my skin looks like in the winter. My "tan" is other people's "pale".
Lisa Greene 7 years ago
About to move to New Zealand, where the hole in the ozone is there closet! I'm so screwed!
Hari Onago 7 years ago
I'm from a country where everyone tans easily… except from me. I have been mocked relentlessly because of it. And not just from acquaintances. Apparently, being pale, gives strangers the right to approach you and give you unsolicited advice while showing an overdramatized expression of disbelief and horror. Yes, random lady, I'm sure -as I have been trying to explain you for the last five minutes- more exposure to the sun won't give me a "healthy tan". My skin color is not "unhealthy", do you know what's unhealthy? Melanoma. Anyways, be comfortable on your own skin, both literally and metaphorically. Plus, asians age better not just because of good genes, they know the secret is sunscreen, lots of it.
Catherine Marshall 7 years ago
I had a bf in hs who told me I could tan " just like his sister's" if I just sat in the Sun. I told him " your sister's are Mexican, I'm Irish!" he just didn't get it.
Load More Replies... Ok Ha-Neul 7 years ago
i was sitting outside with my friend and someone cat called saying wassup girl bring yo biolumiscent self over here smh
Jaime Duncan 7 years ago
At least they were clever as well as creepy....half a point?
Load More Replies... Alira 7 years ago
born and living in tropical country, I don't really understand the obsession with tanned skin. Probably that's the same like a pale person asking what's with all the whitening skin products. :p
Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
I think it's not about the tan as much as it is about the status. Tanning means you had the luxury of making a trip to the beach and take time off just sunbathing. It's like the opposite (being super pale) was status back when poor people spent the day working outside and rich people could afford to just sit indoors all the time. I think it's also similar to how painted nails are a sign that you can afford to not only get them done but also not use your hands much at work or at home. I live in Brazil and people are still obsessed with tans in any city that doesn't have a beach, even though you'd tan just from walking down the street at 2pm.
Load More Replies... Leo McKinnon 7 years ago
I used to tan well but now with the ozone depletion and other problems I'm not going to risk skin cancer !!!
Momma 4 Penguins 7 years ago
Sometimes when I see myself in the mirror, I can't help but hearing little Gizmo's voice from the movie The Gremlins, but he is saying "Bright White, Bright White", instead of "Bright Light, Bright Light!"
Black Dahlia 7 years ago
Put sunblock on a half an hour before going out in the sun so it can absorb and doesn't sweat off.
7 years ago
I am a very pale olive...I had a bandage on my arm and it was so freaking white you can't see the bandage
Allie Orona 7 years ago
Definitely relatable... I remember getting second degree burns from the sun... on my face. Yep. Going to the beach is not too fun for this pale girl, ahahaa.
Kenny Kulbiski 7 years ago
Okay, I must be in the minority but I kinda like pale. Nicole Kidman?
Daria B 7 years ago
Errrr..... Sir, what we gonna do with vitamin D deficits?
Load More Replies... Tris Boston-Poulson 2 years ago
I wish I could post a photo of a pair of leggings I purchased. They’re pink and when I took a photo, it looks like I’m naked.
Polleekin 7 years ago
I loved these and I can totally relate as someone with very light skin. I had a friend tell me I needed to get a darker shade of foundation because mine was so light it was washing me out. I wasn't wearing foundation, that's just what my skin looks like in the winter. My "tan" is other people's "pale".
Lisa Greene 7 years ago
About to move to New Zealand, where the hole in the ozone is there closet! I'm so screwed!
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