Do They Really Understand What They Are Wishing For?

Last summer while visiting the Agrigento region of Sicily, we spent a day at one of its eye-popping beaches called Scala dei Turchi. What I saw on the way in burst my sockets almost as much: a poster that announced the title of the beach resort’s weekly Sunday night music festival. It read:

I WOULD LIKE BLACK SKIN

And the first thing that came to my mind was “Be careful what you ask for.”