Time for a new race/skin color
At least for the white people.
I’m white. But I dislike being white a lot of times, it often feels like an insult. Sure it’s great for the privileges based on my skin color (as soon as people know I’m queer and disabled, those privileges sink massively, though). Sometimes I want to make an appointment at the Bürgerbüro and ask them to add a disclaimer to my ID: “Yes, I’m white, but I’m not part of *the* white people.”
But I wonder, why are we called white? Is it because we have a black and white way of thinking? Is it because religion/christianity is associated with the color white? Or because people who live in winter-dominated countries are actually so pale, it appears almost white? … Rhetorical questions. But why do we still stick to that label?
Most white people are leaning to a pinkish or light orange color, though. Ironically, east asians, who are “yellow”, are often times more white, color-wise, than white europeans.
I might be pale af due to my disabilities, but I still have a pinkish tone. And because I like sunbathing and don’t get sunburns, instead get a tan right away, I usually have a brown-ish tone in summer. And most other people in my area are also rather rose-colored, skin-wise.
So, how about it: A race called pink? “Pink European.” Sounds better than white, no? The color pink is also often associated with feminist movements, and the pink ribbon is a symbol for breast cancer awareness. Being pink, as a race label, would therefore also mean that you are feminist and left-leaning, basically not what the whites stand for.
I mean – there is the word, “pink-washing”, referring to a marketing lie. But that’s it. Still so much better than “white-washing” or being called “white-washed”!
