He's not the only one to tan to change his racial status of appearance.
I'll give an example: I'm a latino and looking to buy a great a vehicle at a retailer car company shop. The sells representative looks me up and down thinking I can't afford the car. I make a complaint about the inconvenience and inconsideration about my appearance and social status towards the corp office(they eventually mark the car price down to about 50%) I'm still upset but the vehicle anyways.
I'm a latino is a usa military uniform coming into a car company looking buy a great vehicle. The sells representative thanks me for protecting this country and offers me amazing deals on all the cars and I gladly purchase the one I want and than drive off the lot(it's a win for me and the company)
You see where I am going with the appearance and status
@Kent26 ?
People often times judge very harshly without considering the context of the book or individual(I'm not saying you have) but others definitely have