• KillerWhale@orcas.enjoying.yachts
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    8 days ago

    Or maybe, Since most people including children, worked outdoors on farms, a tan and rough skin was common from manual labor. Pale or fair skin was a status symbol showing you were wealthy enough to stay inside, so ‘fair’ became synonymous with ‘beautiful.’"