white people: Do you secretly wish you were black?

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But, that's the master race!

Post to avatar correlation is strong on this one.

I'm white and I'm fine with it. But I would like it if I had afro textured hair because it would be easier to make dreadlocks

If the African nations had risen up first and conquered an uncivilized Europe, they'd have done the same thing. Slavery and violence and prejudice aren't concepts which come with white skin, they're concepts which come with being human. All humans are terrible to each other when they don't know any better, or when they're following the orders of someone who doesn't know any better, and passing the blame is an easy job.
Black tribesmen used to enslave other black tribesmen, defeated enemy tribesmen. Many of the black slaves owned by white men were originally black slaves of black tribesmen, who sold on what they had. Before white men had black slaves, white men had white slaves. And during the 'Barbary Slave Trade', black Muslim men had white slaves. Fun.

And to answer the question: no. I just like how I look.
I'd probably prefer to be Asian than black, but I don't desire to be, or find myself very repelled by the idea of, either.

I'm from India, but inside I feel African spiritually (not African-American). Something inside me feels that I'm connected with that continent.

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we all are unless your Christian and don't believe in science...

I secretly wish I were a thirteen feet tall hairy beast with a two feet long dong.

No, but I wish I had the power to give annoying people week-long episodes of uncontrollable flatulence. You know the ones that cut you off driving, etc.

Back when I was a kid, I wished I was black because I thought the color was pretty and it was unique. Then when I learned about racism, I became glad I was white and didn't wish I was black.

So in other words, you became a racist and glad you weren't black but white instead ???

well I learned to late you had to be a sheeple , unique = never fit in , I can't hate them I have to pity them .

you have got to be kidding!

White privilege is the ONLY privilege I DO have, I am female, grew up poor and stayed disadvantaged most of my life and am way at the bottom now, I am also lesbian. I am in no way going to wish that upon myself in a society that I am certain would just subject me to far more hate and marginalization.

I'd just like to make it clear that I'm not a racist or white supremacist, white nationalist or anything like that, but I like being white and have no 'guilt' for it at all. I don't believe that's a racist comment- everyone should be able to like their culture/background, right? I am kind of annoyed with the automatic assumption that some people have the racism only occurs from white people against others, which is simply incorrect, as I would know from personal experience (as a young child I had to put up with a lot of racially motivated comments from non-white kids, which was completely ignored by the school). We don't control what our ancestors did in the past, why feel shame for it? I like how I am.

therin is the problem, people can have problems and be angry at others of different skin or type thann them

BUT - racism is something that implies you have power to oppress the other person, just as sexism is something that is applied against womyn, racism is ONLY against POC as they have the disadvantage in society. SOME people may have been nasty to you because they were of one color and you were white but you have not been oppressed or denied a job - you don't have to worry about "driving while white" or being denied a job for being white, or worry about the way you speak having people look down on your education level or who you are just because you ARE white, this is the difference between being a POC and being white and why anyone not liking you is NOT racism.

From an scientifical perspective I´d say yes, so according to medicians, black people shall have a very small favor, when it comes to muscle building and "toughness" of the skin. (So a bit less chance of cellulite...)

Out of practical matters, I would not choose so on purpose, there are sadly still so much prejudices, that black people must face.

@Idahorose

You dont need to feel guilty for your ancestors crimes, you only need to feel guilty if you refuse to learn from their history. Make yourself aware, what leaded your ancestors to think as they thought, so that it cannot happend to you as well to get dragged into such a thinking.

Interesting fact, dark pigmentation doesn't handle thermal radiation from nuclear detonations as well as the pale types.