She has very pale skin

Well, she's scottish. I don't believe they get much sun there.

What do we want?
Time travel!
When do we want it?
It's irrelevant!

Your assumption, that people with very light skin are not attractive, but that there are exceptions, is odd.
What is generally attractive then?

Its not my assumption its the world's assumption that pasty white is not nice. I think it can be.

http://bit.ly/1vsbJ96

You just repeated what you said in your first post.
So according to you and the world, pale skin CAN be hot, but generally isn't.
I am still waiting on what is general attractive.

I think pale people are attractive. I was just generalising.

http://bit.ly/1vsbJ96

Stand for your belief then!
Don't hide behind world's generalisation and let them (who ever that is) dictate what we have to like or not.

Just say what you like and don't go on defense mode when doing so.
Of course not everyone is with you on this one. So what?

I like pale skin very much and I find it much more interesting to look at than tanned skin. And that may be not the mainstream idea of pretty. I am hurt.

She's a redhead... I'm a natural redhead as well, and have never in my life gotten a tan! I'm not even Scottish or Irish (actually Slavic-Jewish), but the sun merely burns or freckles me. So yeah; duh. :-P

At one time pale skin was coveted since it was considered a sign of wealth or nobility (if you were wealthy you wouldn't be out working in the fields).

It's all a matter of perspective. Nowadays, tanned skin is a sign of beauty. That idea might change in time.