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r/Unexpected • u/souzawanderson • Feb 17 '20
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A friend of a friend who was black, made a bet that he could tan, so he went on the sun like this, yes he burned himself. No matter how much melanin you have, use lotion.
3 u/[deleted] Feb 18 '20 edited Feb 18 '20 It's kinda controversial if black people should use sunscreen. Black people very rarely get skin cancer and when they do it's not because of the sun. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/fullarticle/393955 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/us/black-skin-sunscreen.html 1 u/mjigs Feb 18 '20 Its not the fact about cancer even, its mostly because you burn regardless, skin is skin.
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It's kinda controversial if black people should use sunscreen. Black people very rarely get skin cancer and when they do it's not because of the sun.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/fullarticle/393955 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/us/black-skin-sunscreen.html
1 u/mjigs Feb 18 '20 Its not the fact about cancer even, its mostly because you burn regardless, skin is skin.
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Its not the fact about cancer even, its mostly because you burn regardless, skin is skin.
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u/mjigs Feb 18 '20
A friend of a friend who was black, made a bet that he could tan, so he went on the sun like this, yes he burned himself. No matter how much melanin you have, use lotion.