Asian Girls Problems #1

FYI This is just an Asian high school girl ranting to a site who may have others who may understand.

I love to run. What's not to like about it, I can clear my mind and think about stuff while burning those nasty calories and fats away. To get that ideal number. But the one thing I absolutely hate about it is that when I run I get like two shades darker. Especially my legs are like darker then the rest of my body. The frustration of having an uneven tan. Like I don't mind my tan I really love it because it makes me look y lol. But when people are always asking if your mix or mistaking you for something else it gets frustrating (no offense to other races I love you guys it's just I'm Asian lol) 

Like this one time when I was at a Space Coast Conference Meet for Track, some guy whistled when I walked past saying Hola y Chica. I about died of laughter. And that hasn't been the only time I've been often mistaken for being Spanish from the behind. 

Since I'm pretty tan its gets a tad bit annoying whenever I'm at family gatherings or in Asian dominated areas. When all the people you meet are always recommending skin whitening creams to use. Or I should stop running. Just this weekend while I was grocery shopping in this semi China Town where I liked this elderly lady kept staring at me, and I said hello to make it less awkward. And she went off about how I should use her whitening cream and dragged me to the part of the store with creams there.

So should I just embrace my tan or should I start use whitening cream? Tell me your guys thoughts. And any experiences? Or advice.

Side note: I may be able to post a picture if you guys need reference.

-Asian Problems

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OhItsYing #1
Embrace your tan!!!
Tan asian girls are pretty sxc, and you shouldn't stop running just because you get tan, maybe you could run indoors?
But if you really want to use whitening products, research carefully
IamA13eliever #2
I totally understand you. I tan easily even if I just go out for a couple hours. It's totally up to you. I mean I'm not going to lie I use whitening soap not because I hate tan skin but because I get farmer's tans all the time and my skin tone is uneven so I use it to even it out and lighten my acne scars. If you love your tan embrace it! If you want lighter skin then use whitening soap! Whatever you chose to do just make sure you're making the decision for yourself and don't be influenced by what other people say. I get made fun of all the time for using whitening soap by my friends but I make fun of them for using tanning lotion :)
If you're mistaken for Hispanic (This I relate with so so much!) then that's not your problem that's the other person's problem for being ignorant.
Also with the family issues. I get you it's frustrating and really they shouldn't be saying those types of things about skin color. Whatever skin color we have is beautiful and not everyone can have pearly white skin and maybe you could just say I like my skin color I don't need to be any lighter. Be confident about it, you know ^^

I hope that helps somewhat but you are totally not alone and I'm sure a lot of other Asians get the same treatment.
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