Health and Skincare: Hey lady, not cool!

Hey lady, not cool!

By Ghostly - 21/07/2013 15:03 - United States - Madison

Today, while filling out paperwork at the dermatologist's, it asked what color I would use to describe my skin tone. When the nurse saw that I chose fair, she mumbled, "Ghost is more like it." I have a severe sun allergy. FML

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By CasperTheFriendlyGhost - 14/07/2016 17:11 - United States - Los Angeles

Today, I was told to rub in my sunscreen because I looked like a ghost. I wasn't wearing any. I'm just that white. FML

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Pale AF

By Kathleen Verhaegen - 05/03/2020 21:00

Today, I went to get a double conch piercing. Afterwards, the lady asked me whether I was feeling well, because I was looking so pale. I had to explain that it's my normal skin tone. I'm just pale as fuck. FML

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By anonymous - 10/02/2010 20:59 - United States

Today, I went to the store and bought some cream to help with a sunburn I'd gotten a few days ago. What's worse than having red, peeling, and painful skin? An allergic reaction on top of it. FML

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By Kathleen Verhaegen - 30/04/2020 20:00

Today, I'm so pale, my boss asked me whether I light up in the dark. FML

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By Sally - 22/08/2011 00:17 - United States

Today, I got a spray tan. The lady asked what shade I wanted to be, and joking, I said the darkest. She took it seriously. Now no one can recognize me, and I have work tomorrow. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/11/2016 01:48

Today, I discovered that when my doctor said my new medication "may cause sensitivity to sunlight" what he meant was "sit in total darkness during the day or your skin will feel like its burning off." FML

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By ashley anne - 16/10/2022 04:00

Today, I was called a wimp for getting a sunburn. FML

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By 2pale - 01/11/2015 18:22 - United States - Humble

Today, after years of difficulty, I finally found the perfect shade of foundation that matches my ultra-pale complexion. It's called "Death Flesh." FML

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By whitey - 09/01/2011 11:11 - Australia

Today, I went to the beach. After applying sunscreen liberally and doing my best to stay out of the sun, I came home with the worst sunburn I have ever had. I almost needed to go to the hospital. I am officially too pale to be allowed outside in summer. FML

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By FromNL - 25/03/2011 12:22 - Netherlands

Today, I got 2 creams for a skin condition. The one for my face says "Don't expose skin to sun after use of this product". The one for the rest of my body says "This product relies on exposure to the sun". In other words, I have to be outside as much as I can, naked and with a box on my head. FML

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flashback.miss 28

Sunday 21 July 2013 19:22

so much for being professional. Hopefully you told her and she apologized.

lolmigosh 15

Sunday 21 July 2013 19:22

that's just really unprofessional and rude of her. some people just don't know when to shut up.

Comments

Tootsieroll0505 19

Monday 22 July 2013 4:35

You should go get her fired.

pcgwm 13

Monday 22 July 2013 4:54

ermahgerd... vampire. Lmfao, ******. :p

locustbb 9

Monday 22 July 2013 5:20

Pale is hot

Pussycat86 18

Monday 22 July 2013 5:22

Anyone else thought of Laverne Roberts, the black nurse from scrubs, while reading this? So typically her!!!

kaybee41906 13

Monday 22 July 2013 6:01

I've been called a ghost before and I don't even have an allergy...

deadprettysoon 1

Monday 22 July 2013 6:52

OP, I can totally commiserate. I am extremely fair-skinned, and today I somehow managed to get a sunburn while waiting tables in an outdoor section of a restaurant. Not only was I outside for just two minutes at a time, but there are huge umbrellas over the tables and it was overcast and raining for much of my shift. Also remember: if it was still the 17th or 18th century, our complexions would be prized instead of mocked! The current obsession with tan skin is still a fairly new development in the grand scheme of things.

clue_me_in 20

Monday 22 July 2013 8:01

ALL skin shades a beautiful, and it sucks that in 2013 we still have people shaming each other over something so trivial. I guess now you know how other people feel.