In older versions of Snow White, her mother wishes for a daughter with “skin as white as snow,” I assume because wealthy people could stay inside and not toil in the fields; hence, they wouldn’t tan. Today the epitome of wealth is lazing by the poolside tanning away. How did this soft happen?

by nueoritic-parents
mimicofmodes

There's always more to be said, but you might be interested in this previous answer by me: I've heard a sun tan was at one time regarded as a signifier that a person worked outside, and thus was looked down upon (at least by the upper class). Was this true, and, if so, when and how did this change?