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Re:Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and uns... by raverbashing on Sunday May 22, 2022 @10:24PM (#31474796)
No, and in fact you're assuming I might be.

I stand by my comment and if you do have darker skin you can adjust that time for your case

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Re:Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and uns... by smt88 on Monday May 23, 2022 @12:06AM (#31475251)
> you're assuming I might be

I don't know what you think "assuming" means. I'm not assuming it. You said anyone should spend 30 min in the sun and see how badly it hurts them.

I can spend an entire day in the sun without being sunburned.

> if you do have darker skin you can adjust that time for your case

This further proves that light skin was a vital premise of your claim (which is false).

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Re:Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and uns... by Karsteski on Monday May 23, 2022 @07:35AM (#31477706)
I'm black, from the Caribbean and now I live in Canada. I've never been sunburnt, despite spending all day in the sun, sleeping in plain sunlight without sunscreen etc. I only ever started wearing sunscreen (30 spf) on my face during University in Canada a few years ago, in my early twenties.

Your generalization necessarily can't apply to all skin types

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