Hispanic? Really? You’re white to me.
Danielle Perea, Denver, CO. I’m a light-skinned, freckled Hispanic woman just trying to deal.
I’m an expat, he’s an immigrant.
Anonymous, Omaha, NE. Born and raised in the midwest, I studied Spanish and went to live in Latin America. While there, I met my now...
No, my dad is not Filipino
Stephanie Delgado, Sanger, CA. Both of my parents are Mexican but my dad has lighter complected skin while my mom has darker. I’ve been asked...
You don’t look like you’re Mexican.
Alyssa Ortega, Fresno, CA. I was born into a Mexican family, with parents who were BOTH born outside of marriage as a result of infidelity....
That’s right, I am Mexican too.
Arleigh Worstell, Ceres, CA. I come from a long line of hispanic women who married white men (myself included). Through the generations, even while some...
Mexican? but you have green eyes…
Ebony Delaisla, Fresno/Sanger, CA. I wrote, Mexican? but you have green eyes… because, I’m light skinned with green eyes and every time I tell others...
Jokes Can Be Just As Harmful
Skyla Gochenour, 8th Grade Holland New Tech High School, Holland, MI. Every day there are supposed “jokes” batted back and forth between man every day....
Wait, you’re black? Are you sure?
Madison Jones, Lansing, MI. As soon as someone finds out that I’m half-black, the one drop rule sets in and I become full black. Also,...
I wish I had darker skin
Melanie Douglas, Peyton, CO. I have transracial adopted kids. They have better hair than I do, they have better skin than I do, it is...
Not the nanny. That’s my daughter.
Daphne Revie, Compound, NY. Taking my daughter as a baby to libraries and play groups only nannies would talk to me assuming I too was...
I am proud to be black
Ntwali Gaju, Riverside, CA. It amazes me how difficult is for us people to accept and appreciate how God made us and other around the...
Black, yes my red hair is natural
Taylor, OH. I come from two very light parents & my dad is the one who has red hair, its natural but I constantly find...
I used to hate being light-skinned
Jason Gist, Beaverton, OR. I grew up in public housing where it seemed like I was the lightest kid around. From an early age I...
Am I Black Enough For You?
Katherine Barrax, Sherman, TX. I grew up in a house with parents who both went to college. I was reading before I entered kindergarten, and...
Blonde daughter adopted beautiful black baby.
Irene Eggers Wheat Ridge, CO The baby’s light older siblings adore her.
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...
Light skin doesn’t make me privileged
Em New York, NY Born in Mexico, to mexican parents, crossed the border to find a better life, learning english on tv, grew up in...
