Skinless

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_discrimination :


A consequence of this is that, since higher-ranking men get to marry the more attractive women, the upper classes of a society generally tend to develop a lighter complexion than the lower classes by sexual selection (see also Fisherian runaway).^[2]


Colourism is discrimination in which human beings are accorded differing social treatment based on skin colour. The preference often gets translated into economic status because of opportunities for work.


I didn't read the whole article.  I got what I wanted.  It's disgusting how people can be so skin deep--but come to think of it, you can't really go any deeper than that--you'd have to induce pain to do so.  Aw.  Pain.  Let me tell you a story about pain.  Pain is seeing a pop-up that says your iPod seems to be corrupted and would need to be 'restored' right after it has finished syncing.  No.  That's not pain.  Wait.  Pain.  Pain is walking outside and realizing you've a growing headache and upon further investigation, you find out that you've lost feeling in your ears.  You pinch it--and nothing--but as your mouth forms an 'oh' that accompanies all great discoveries, you realize that your chin is numb, the kind of numb you get from  your dentist.  Hmm.  Not quite.  Wait.  Yeah.  Colds.  Colds is a pain in the ass.


I was thinking, there's so little sun nowadays it's no wonder everyone is so pale.  Even me.  I am brown--but I am pale now.  I am not proud about that.  I look like I am dying.  I get red lips now though.  Huh.  Neat.  But everyone else here not from the equator or below have turned deathly white.  Like Edward--in the book.  Like he was described in the book.  I wonder why they never made Nate in Gossip Girl Edward.  He looks nice enough.  He's the prettiest girl in the whole series.