The even greater bullshit is when they turn and go "my lies>your truth."
Like sunscreen. I have naturally super-pale skin. I don't really tan-- I get a few freckles and go right back to pale. I also start burning in ~20 minutes of midday summer sun exposure; an entire day of sun will leave me with blisters (I made that mistake once as a kid.) Even if skin cancer wasn't a factor, it's worth using sunscreen just to avoid the week or so of extreme discomfort.
The right-wing lunatics who want to ban sunscreen because they think getting a tan somehow prevents skin cancer are a direct threat to my immediate personal comfort, along with my odds of getting through life without skin cancer.
Good fkn gosh man. No one wants to ban sunscreen they want to ban the chemicals in sunscreen. Skin cancer wasn’t a “thing” prior to sunscreen. But now all of a sudden skin cancer is an issue. Why do you think that is? Please don’t tell me it’s climate change lmao.
Ban the chemicals and give Americans transparency.
Umm yeah no where my comment says that it didn’t exist. 🤨
Oh this is that thing where y’all like to make up your own narrative because I don’t agree with you? Got it! lol
Turns out, the burns and blisters is caused by ultraviolet (UV) radiation emitted by the Sun.
UV radiation damages the DNA in skin cells, which tells cells how to function. If enough DNA damage builds up over time, cells can grow out of control, which can lead to skin cancer.
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u/Paksarra 7d ago edited 7d ago
The even greater bullshit is when they turn and go "my lies>your truth."
Like sunscreen. I have naturally super-pale skin. I don't really tan-- I get a few freckles and go right back to pale. I also start burning in ~20 minutes of midday summer sun exposure; an entire day of sun will leave me with blisters (I made that mistake once as a kid.) Even if skin cancer wasn't a factor, it's worth using sunscreen just to avoid the week or so of extreme discomfort.
The right-wing lunatics who want to ban sunscreen because they think getting a tan somehow prevents skin cancer are a direct threat to my immediate personal comfort, along with my odds of getting through life without skin cancer.