Don’t paint blue eyes. It hurts.
Marcia Hartsock, Cincinnati, OH. I’m an illustrator, and Caucasian. In the 1980s, I was painting a wall mural in my integrated church that included a...
My son thinks he’s endangered, unwanted
Dustin Hills, Casper, WY. My blonde haired, blue eyed 11 year old was told a couple years ago in science class that redheads, being a...
I wish I had blue eyes
Ericka Danko, Santa Monica,CA. This is my son, Ziggy. He is adopted from birth and he is biracial. He has told me that he wishes...
“But you have blue eyes!” So?
Stephanie Diane Scott-Melnyk, Washington, DC. My father is a light-skinned black man. My mother is an extremely fair white woman. For at least the 40...
Blue Eyed Blonde Haired Native American
Bethany Longstreth, California, PA. I’m so pale, but being Native American is an important part of my history. I don’t think that people should not...
Red hair blue eyes white skin
Sean, Chicago, IL. We try not to see color but color fills our life. Embrace it.
“Cuban” is not a race! I’m WHITE.
Stevie Stan, Tarrytown, NY. Is “American” a race? No! Neither is “Cuban.” Born in the U.S. to Cuban parents who descend from white Spaniards, I’m...
Adopted parents, who the hell knows?
Haley B Grand Rapids, MI My parents are adopted. I am a mutt. Both of my parents are darker complected with strong features that I...
G’bye blue eyes, blonds, and light skin!
Marianne Akkerhuis Navarre, FL White genes don’t dominate; they’re recessive!
Light skin does NOT mean white.
Sabrina Vargas Albuquerque, NM Being Spanish I have light skin. Many people in Spain have blue eyes, green eyes, red hair. Just because I have...
She is just a dumb blonde
Rachel Salt Lake City, UT Blonde hair and blue eyes must mean no brains, right? Despite having a college education, being an avid reader, having...
Aren’t you supposed to be blonde?
Mikayla of Westminster Westminster, CO People tend to assume that all Germans are the Nazi’s idea of perfect: blonde with blue eyes. They also immediately...
But You Have Blue Eyes?
Amanda Fisher Riverside, CA My dad was 100 percent Italian. My mom is white with a little dash of American Indian. People never ask me...
No, where are you REALLY from?
Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom Sweden For as long as I can remember, I’ve been approached by strangers who want to know where I come from. This...
But you aren’t white, are you?
Sally Oakland, CA I am white but I grew up in Alabama where my tan skin and my dark hair and eyes made everyone question...
Yes, he is my biological son.
Naomi Raquel Enright Brooklyn, NY My father was Jewish-American of Eastern European ancestry and my mother is from Guayaquil, Ecuador of African, Spanish, and Native...
Blonde hair, Blue eyes. European mutt.
Kyrsten USA I chose these six words because I hail from several different European ancestries. I have German, Irish, French, and Danish in my blood....
