Nicola Roberts is a big inspiration to me as she is showing the world that you don't have to be the media's view of attractive to feel beautiful in your own skin. Her programme on BBC 3 really made me think of the lengths young people go to just for a tan. Since watching the Girls Aloud "Passions" series in which Nicola made her own make up range for pale skin, it got me thinking "Do i really need to be tanned to feel pretty" in my case it was no and i haven't worn fake tan for a year now and i love how i look. However it wasn't the fake tanning that shocked me it was the extremes the young people on the show went to be tanned.
I think a natural tan is beautiful but one young man was injecting himself with melanin just to be brown. It struck me that tanning can become an addiction. the sunbeds can become an addiction even though they heighten the risk of skin cancer. However what p****d me off the most was a radio show host who instead of helping Nicola promote a skin cancer awareness drive in Liverpool, decided to bring up accusations of her "flaunting her paleness". If flaunting her skin colour makes more people aware of the dangers behind skin cancer then its fine by me.
It just seems that in the media today you have to meet a preconceived idea of what attractiveness is and surly the confidence that comes with being confident in your own skin is beautiful and attractive. Whether pale or tanned all skin is beautiful however this show really brought to light that people were willing to risk their lives, in theory, to get a tan.
I thought tanning was starting to disappear from everything! I remember in school, everyone coming in with this absolutely AWFUL fake tan streaked all over their hands, smelling gross and looking dirty. It just looked ridiculous. And then I got to college and I didn't notice it on anybody. I didn't realize anyone still tanned haha!
ReplyDeleteI'd say she's probably the most attractive of the girls from Girls Aloud, too.
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My school was still like that when i left, i couldn't stand the smell. I had a coconut malibu drink the other day and was going to my friend, i cant drink that it tastes like fake tan!
ReplyDeleteI think she's the prettiest out of the band, she looks classy more than anything.