Today, I won a gruelling fitness competition, only to find out the mystery prize was a voucher to get 10 free spray tans. I'm black. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I got a spray tan. The lady asked what shade I wanted to be, and joking, I said the darkest. She took it seriously. Now no one can recognize me, and I have work tomorrow. FML
Today, after applying for a job at a tanning salon, I was told they don't hire "naturally tan" people. I'm black. FML
Today, I went to get my spray tan before my semi-formal. After I applied lotion to the bottom of my feet as instructed, I went in the booth and began to start the tanning session. I lost my balance and fell right as the machine began to spray. I look like a spotted cheetah. FML
Today, I went to a tanning salon. I guess nobody mentioned that you have to lift your fat rolls or you'll end up with weird stripes where the spray never reached. FML
Today, after I sent around 300 entries to a competition hosted by a deodorant company where the main prize is a trip to Hawaii, spending around 5 hours sending the entries, I won a deodorant. FML
Today, I faked my age to win a colouring competition. I just turned 19. FML
Today, I got a spray tan for homecoming. While I was dancing, I got really sweaty and the spray tan rubbed off on the guy's white tux. FML
Today, I tried a self-tanner in an attempt to rid myself of my ghost-white legs. I got my wish, but instead of a warm golden tan, I have red, swollen, lobster-like marks sticking out from the bottom half of my torso. FML
Today, I attempted to bleach my body hair so I wouldn't have to shave. A little while later, I realized that I'd also succeeded in bleaching my skin, which was incredibly noticeable. I'm hosting a pool party this weekend. FML
Today, I decided to get a spray tan. I'm now more orange than the current president of the United States. FML
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Top comments
expertsmilee 26
Sell it to a white person.
silvercamaro 22
Not for long you're not. I'm kidding that'd make you look like a corn dog
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Comments (127)
theorist3 7
Awesome that you won... Shame about the prize. I feel your pain... I'm brown. Give it away as a gift or donate to a local fundraiser.
otumboo 10
congrats on winning a fitness competition! :)
bayy1432 14
I go to tanning salons all of the time with my white friends and I get weird looks just from being there haha. But I hear the same thing about spray tanning giving darker people a "glow" so try it out.
worldclassrager 41
They should have a separate prize for that case if not that wasn't planned very well
kenoswild 14
# blackpeopleproblems
charliewhippet 9
Stuff like this needs to be publicised, why not invite your local paper to pick up on it and make fun of the stupid contest people? Then maybe next time they'll think twice about assuming that everyone who enters will be white because that's the default setting for human beings.
emeraldmaz 9
Honestly, that seems like a craptacular prize regardless of original skin colour.
vikky538 29
eBay or Craig's list... sell it..
Omniprism 15
Do a trade or sell them.
lina21 12
Congrats on kicking ass as it sounds OP! As far as the prize, I would say kicking everybody else's ass is a prize too. Sell the spray tan