Aubrie Cain Source 5

A) Where does race underlie in tanning?

B) Tate, Shirley Anne. Black Beauty: Aesthetics, Stylization, Politics. Farnham, Surrey, England: Ashgate, 2009. Epsco. Web. 10 Mar. 2015.

The book I found discussed the topic of race and tanning. Tate wanted to counter representations that black people want to be more like white people, by doing so they change their style. The book suggests that black women are trying to expand the black beauty rather than want to look white by aesthetics. People who are mixed are using fake tan as "browning". They do this to make their skin darker in a positive way. She is arguing that what is being aimed for is not whiteness but a black ideal because lighter skin is still prized. Throughout the book Tate challenges the tendency for black women's beauty as a desire to be white. She gives examples using hair, how some hair styles are considered beauty and some aren't.

After reading this book, it has got me thinking differently about race and beauty combined. Tate brings up very good points throughout the book which has me think about how race and tanning go together. I think that people who fake tan obviously want to be of a darker skin tone but I am raised with a question of, if darker skin tones are considered to want to be white then why do people with lighter skin want to be darker? I think this is possibly my next question. I want to look at how you can tell if a person has been tanning or not and what features you can point out to make that accusation. This book makes me think about the way people are viewed when it comes to skin tone. I can see where this author is going, however I disagree that she fully gets her point across and that she uses hair as a way people think of beauty. I would say that skin tone depicts how people define beauty.

This source responds to other sources because it is saying that black people are trying to become more expanded in beauty rather than be white. She uses hair as an example of beauty and the other sources use actual skin tone. My previous article talked about how blacks were considered disadvantaged so I could synthesis by saying, while this article states that blacks are disadvantaged the book says they are looking to expand themselves. I would agree more with my previous article and disagree with this one. I think Tate should not have said that hair was considered beauty.

I don't think I have my answer quite yet. I will be doing more research and thinking more about tanning and drift away from beauty. I will ask questions like how can you connect people who tan versus people who don't, how could you tell if one tans or if they are just a different race. I think this book helped with my argument and I can argue against it. However, I do need more time to answer my question and get more sources to do so.