tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194240697382766576.post2071018403743085462..comments2023-10-11T05:42:29.101-04:00Comments on Soc'ing Out Loud: Getting One's Hide Tanned on CampusBrad Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12851627786696484562noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194240697382766576.post-84739921524678519622012-04-13T13:38:10.461-04:002012-04-13T13:38:10.461-04:00Well, it may be analogous to providing condoms to ...Well, it may be analogous to providing condoms to students for free in that this is obviously a health risk for lots of our students. I assume it is mainly the women who tan, and one need only count the number of tanning beds in M'ville to realize that this is really a problem.<br /><br />I personally find it problematic from cultural capital standpoint as well. Lots of things are inverted in regards to cultural capital: the fetishizing of the word 'university' in our school name, for example, and the cheery carroty gleam of skin are the two examples I think of most. These things are simply déclassé.Warner Belangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885649999227305507noreply@blogger.com