Actually  a very interesting discussion is going here..

 You keep cracking me up with all your edits!

Discussing preferences about skin color? What a superficial way to evaluate people. Throughout my life, I have never thought about the skin color of the people I get in touch with. Boasting of fair complexion, singing the virtues of a darker skin... What is the use of all of this?

I have been acquainted with Turkish people, both in the US and in Turkey for many years (well over 20 years). In that time it has been with great saddness that I´ve seen some learn of human color consciousness.

Some Turks are very fair, some are dark.....and it´s no big deal.

The fact is that many people have a preference for a certain look. This doesn´t mean the judge the character of people based on that skin colour. It´s just a simple question about cosmetic preferences, and I think it leads to an interesting discussion. I watched two shows on MTV one day. One was Jersey shore, in which people try to get darker and darker all the time, using sprays and tanning-beds and whatever they can. The other was The price of beauty, in which they visited Thailand. People did whatever they could there to actually get their skin lighter. It´s interesting to see how tastes vary across cultures.

By the way, I said I liked my white skin, not because I think white is better or something. I like my white skin because it is MY skin. It keeps my organs from falling out

 I agree with you some turks are fair and some are dark

Why vineyards´ post is in a blue "tan"?

It seems to happen when more than a certain amount of people. ´like´ the post.

You can also have a blue tan

It seems to happen when more than a certain amount of people. ´like´ the post.

You can also have a blue tan

I think only one thing can be said for people who has taken this thread seriously or posted something seriously or liked it or hated it :

Suffering from chronical sense of humour failure!!!

[nasal twang]Amen brother[/nasal twang]