LowTierBateman
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Softmaxxing journey update.
24yo NW European. Started at literal paper-white 4.5-5/10. Couldn’t even go outside without SPF 100 or I’d lobster. Decided to swimmaxx hard because gym was boring and I hate lifting.
Every single day for 2.5 years: 2-4 hours open water swimming. No shirt. No sunscreen after the first 6 months (skin adapted or died trying).
Results:
Skin went from porcelain → bronze → straight up dark caramel/mahogany
People at the grocery store started speaking Spanish to me
Barista asked if I was from “the islands”
Old classmates literally don’t recognize me until I talk
Multiple girls who used to like me now call me a nigger and slapped me
One girl said “you look gay now”
I still have the same mid face, same recessed chin, same average frame. Only change is the extreme tan.
Am I still white or did I race change? Did tanmaxxing actually work or am I cope? Rate the before/after (mental pics only, no real photos).
24yo NW European. Started at literal paper-white 4.5-5/10. Couldn’t even go outside without SPF 100 or I’d lobster. Decided to swimmaxx hard because gym was boring and I hate lifting.
Every single day for 2.5 years: 2-4 hours open water swimming. No shirt. No sunscreen after the first 6 months (skin adapted or died trying).
Results:
Skin went from porcelain → bronze → straight up dark caramel/mahogany
People at the grocery store started speaking Spanish to me
Barista asked if I was from “the islands”
Old classmates literally don’t recognize me until I talk
Multiple girls who used to like me now call me a nigger and slapped me
One girl said “you look gay now”
I still have the same mid face, same recessed chin, same average frame. Only change is the extreme tan.
Am I still white or did I race change? Did tanmaxxing actually work or am I cope? Rate the before/after (mental pics only, no real photos).
