Aubrie Cain Source 4

A) How does skin color play a role in tanning?

B) Hochschild, J. L., and V. Weaver. "The Skin Color Paradox and the American Racial Order." Social Forces 86.2 (2007): 643-70. Web. 8 Mar. 2015.

The article I chose touches on the skin color paradox and American Racial Order. Mostly dark-skinned people have lower economic statuses and less education compared to their lighter counterparts. Blacks perceptions of discrimination, beliefs that their fates are linked, or attachment to their race almost never vary by skin color. This is called the skin color paradox, the disparity between treatment and political attitudes. The authors of the article explore the paradox. The article brings in other people's thoughts about this and it is brought up that dark skinned people have been disadvantaged for centuries.

When I read this article I thought about how racism is involved. The article described how dark skinned blacks usually have less economic status and it makes me think that there is a deeper underlying issue here. Racism is usually thought of as a certain race being inferior or superior. Unfortunately, the dark skinned people feel inferior and I think this article just confirms that because it is describing how they are not as wealthy or educated as light skinned people. It brings new ideas about racism and how it plays a role in tanning. For instance, why do people want to become darker if darker skin tone is considered less educated? These questions pop up in my mind when reading this article. I agree with the source when they talk about usually darker skin tones are considered inferior only because it has been proven and talked about. This source leads me to answer my question because I can make a connection between tanning and racism. To tan you make your skin darker, however this article is saying that darker skins have less advantages.

This source leads me to respond to my other sources because the previous article talked about how pale or lighter skin tones led people to be less satisfied with themselves. This articles would disagree because this article talk about how if you have darker skin you would be less advantaged, making it harder to be satisfied. I would put this in conversation by stating, in one article it is talked about how being pale is less satisfying, however this article disagrees by saying people with darker skin tones are less satisfied and disadvantaged. I agree with both articles in different ways, I agree with the previous one because it was proven that pale skinned people were less satisfied however it is talked about frequently that darker skinned people are disadvantaged. I would make my own argument by connecting tanning with racism.

This article leads me to new questions such as why are darker skin tones looked at as inferior? Where is the contradiction with tanning and racism and how do they connect? These are some questions that this articles opened me up to and I will look into a book for my next source. Hopefully, it will be able to answer these questions and I can propose my argument. Some answers I have so far is that beauty is considered lighter skin tone, and that people feel less satisfied with their light skin color.