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Ask HN: Why Is Trump Orange?

8 points by modzu 6y ago

im not a us citizen but every time i see a photo of donald trump he looks, well... orange. does anybody know why? is it the media manipulating images? has he ever commented on it?

ribble 6y ago
the media is indeed manipulating images. liberals have nothing based on reality to really complain about, so they resort to things like making him look orange. sad.
Shared404 6y ago
The Carotenoid section of this [0] wiki article should explain it. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunless_tanning#Carotenoids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunless_tanning#Carotenoids
- modzu 6y ago
  so he eats 10 carrots a day? i remain perplexed
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  - Shared404 6y ago
    A little lower down in the section "Beta-carotene": Sunless-tanning pills often contain β-carotene. or the section "Canthaxanthin": As a tanning agent, however, much larger quantities are used. After canthaxanthin is consumed, it is deposited throughout the body, including in the layer of fat below the skin, which turns an orange-brown color.
sushshshsh 6y ago
self tanning lotion or spray. he presumably uses it because he doesnt like having a pale appearance
joezydeco 6y ago
"United States President Donald Trump insisted a photo of himself on Twitter that made him look poorly spray-tanned was 'photoshopped, obviously.' The photo, which began making its rounds on the internet on Friday evening, is a close-up of the president on the White House Lawn." https://globalnews.ca/news/6525816/trump-tan-line-photo/ https://globalnews.ca/news/6525816/trump-tan-line-photo/ Whether the photo is actually manipulated is an exercise for the reader. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/02/us/politics/trump-tan.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/02/us/politics/trump-tan.htm...
rsynnott 6y ago
It's fake tan of some sort. You'll notice there's quite a lot of variance, and sometimes the eyes are much more obviously weird-looking than others. > is it the media manipulating images? Implausible; it would take a ridiculous degree of media cooperation, and official press photos are often quite orange. > has he ever commented on it? I suspect he doesn't see it as a problem; he could make it go away any time he wanted by putting down the makeup. His team don't seem keen on it, though; note that in the famous photo where they lengthened his fingers, he has been de-oranged: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46977712 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46977712
sn9 6y ago
He apparently uses a very particular brand of tanning product: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/12/6/20998822/trump-orange-concealer-bronx-colors https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/12/6/20998822/trump-orang...
marcins 6y ago
> has he ever commented on it? He has, he blamed energy efficient lightbulbs: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/13/trump-orange-skin-hue-lightbulbs-energy-efficient https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/13/trump-orange...

8 points by modzu 6y ago

im not a us citizen but every time i see a photo of donald trump he looks, well... orange. does anybody know why? is it the media manipulating images? has he ever commented on it?

ribble 6y ago

the media is indeed manipulating images. liberals have nothing based on reality to really complain about, so they resort to things like making him look orange. sad.

Shared404 6y ago

The Carotenoid section of this [0] wiki article should explain it. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunless_tanning#Carotenoids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunless_tanning#Carotenoids

modzu 6y ago
so he eats 10 carrots a day? i remain perplexed
- deleted 6y ago
  [deleted]
- Shared404 6y ago
  A little lower down in the section "Beta-carotene": Sunless-tanning pills often contain β-carotene. or the section "Canthaxanthin": As a tanning agent, however, much larger quantities are used. After canthaxanthin is consumed, it is deposited throughout the body, including in the layer of fat below the skin, which turns an orange-brown color.

sushshshsh 6y ago

self tanning lotion or spray. he presumably uses it because he doesnt like having a pale appearance

joezydeco 6y ago

"United States President Donald Trump insisted a photo of himself on Twitter that made him look poorly spray-tanned was 'photoshopped, obviously.' The photo, which began making its rounds on the internet on Friday evening, is a close-up of the president on the White House Lawn." https://globalnews.ca/news/6525816/trump-tan-line-photo/ https://globalnews.ca/news/6525816/trump-tan-line-photo/ Whether the photo is actually manipulated is an exercise for the reader. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/02/us/politics/trump-tan.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/02/us/politics/trump-tan.htm...

rsynnott 6y ago

It's fake tan of some sort. You'll notice there's quite a lot of variance, and sometimes the eyes are much more obviously weird-looking than others. > is it the media manipulating images? Implausible; it would take a ridiculous degree of media cooperation, and official press photos are often quite orange. > has he ever commented on it? I suspect he doesn't see it as a problem; he could make it go away any time he wanted by putting down the makeup. His team don't seem keen on it, though; note that in the famous photo where they lengthened his fingers, he has been de-oranged: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46977712 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46977712

sn9 6y ago

He apparently uses a very particular brand of tanning product: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/12/6/20998822/trump-orange-concealer-bronx-colors https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/12/6/20998822/trump-orang...

marcins 6y ago

> has he ever commented on it? He has, he blamed energy efficient lightbulbs: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/13/trump-orange-skin-hue-lightbulbs-energy-efficient https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/13/trump-orange...