"I wish I was White" Options

[mouse_3k]

Today, we had the special friday announcements on the TV. So theres this black girl that came from the heart of Africa. she is so whitewashed but we have this writing contest and the title is suppose to be *I Wonder Why* and she goes on the announcements and says "I wonder why im black. Why cant I just be white and fit in"

It pissed every black person in school and all the white people said it was only a joke. To me, it made me sooo mad. just because shes from the motherland and all and shes basically degrading the black population at school. now the blacks at school, there is about 20-30 blacks in a school of 1,200. Now I honestly think me and other black people have every right to be mad.

What do you think? If you are black, would you be angry too? if not state why

[*disco infiltrator*]

I never said it was a joke. She probably really thinks these things. However, people are entitled to their opinions. I agree that it's not a rightfully made opinion but.....she thinks what she thinks. *shrug* There's really nothing to debate about..

[EddieV]

I personally think she doesnt like her race. Just because she continues to diss other black people, avoid them as if blacks are criminals, acting like the average racist white man. I forgot to mention that in my first post. When she went on the announcements where everyone would hear it, that is just going over the line

I diss my and avoid my own race as well. Although I don't act like a racist person. I just simply cannot get along with any Asian person in this area.

[eccentricity__]

I'm asian, so none of this really applies to me, but in all honesty it's just a really racist thing to say. We're all human, and personally I don't look at black/hispanic/white/asian people any differently than the other races. We just look different, I don't really think that being a certain race really makes you any different though.

(My mom thinks differently. I hate how she's so racist. :()

[*Weird addiction*]

I diss my and avoid my own race as well. Although I don't act like a racist person. I just simply cannot get along with any Asian person in this area.

You are SO like me. I hardly ever get along with black people (85 % of my race), i don't like the way they act. I'm more attracted to whites than black. I try to avoid them in a way, because they scare me. At school, it's horrible. Although i'm sort of more attached to africa than i am to europe.

[*swtcherriipie*]

im spanish...

[*Weird addiction*]

^ so what? You actually didn't reply to this topic.

[bijou]

That girl is pathetic and full of self-hatred. She ought to be proud of her heritage. I'm black/white and damn proud of it. But, I see everyday, on television and in my own life, how black women debase themselves in a pathetic attempt to look "less black" or "more white."

If you look at black celebs like Beyonce, they do the same thing and it's awful since they're role models to so many young girls.

Most of my friends are white, my boyfriend is white and I have sadly lost friends because of this. That girl is spitting in the face of her ancestors and her family and the black community. But, she is entitled to her opinion, however wrong I feel it is. Stupidity isn't against the law.

I can understand that she wants to fit in but imagine most people of color took steps to do that, how about taking pills to lighten he skin [which does exist], or everyone straightening their hair. An extreme example is Michael Jackson who is unrecognizable, he looks like a freak, he's tried for years to wash away his "blackness." Or how about, little people who take growth hormone to be taller or break the bones in their legs, wear braces to lengthen their limbs because they want to "fit in."

It's really sad more than anything that people don't accept themselves as they are, see the beauty inside and outside.

[*disco infiltrator*]

.....

1) PEOPLE DO NOT ACT A CERTAIN RACE. EVER. PEOPLE ACT LIKE PEOPLE.
2) I don't think Beyonce is going against her heritage at all..have you like..seen her? Heard her talk about .. anything?
3) How in the world do you lose friends because you have white friends? What the hell?

[*Weird addiction*]

If you look at black celebs like Beyonce, they do the same thing and it's awful since they're role models to so many young girls.

I can relate to the other things you said, but this? Please elaborate.

[WindSorcerous]

I'm not black, but I can see how it would anger you. That's just ridiculous. Everyone should be happy with who they are and where they come from. To me, what makes people less of a person than others is simply not being happy with who they are and try to act like something they are not...

Geeze, everyone just needs to accept everyone and be happy. We're all equal in this world. Eat a cookie!

[..:loveee.NuTTii]

It seems like too many people are reacting too harshly to comments that are being interpreted out of context.

Everyone has something they are insecure about. For this girl, it's the color of her skin, not her heritage. I don't think she meant to diss anybody. All she wants is to fit in.

[bijou]

I never said people acted like a certain race, I don't believe in the term race, it's a social construct and so antiquated.

Yes, I've seen Beyonce, just because you don't agree doesn't mean you should ? whether I know who she is. Everything about her is fake. Yes, I find it pathetic when black women such as her use foundation 20 shades too light for them, wear blonde wigs etc. Talk is talk, lots of people talk. I think she's a Phony Bologna.

I didn't say I've lost friends because I had white friends. I said I'd lost friends over this; meaning black friends who self-loathe. I thought I was clear. This thread isn't about white people who try to be less white LMFAO!

To each their own, I'm entitled to my opinion, it's a shame some people think being snide is a form of intelligence.

[Shahin]

If she wishes she was white then that's her own feelings. Get over it.

[short_stop08]

that's just wrong! makes me mad.

[o0olaalaa]

people should be happy for who and what they are.

[Spirited Away]

I think she means to say "I wish I was white" the same way some young girls say they wish they were Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, or Beyonce. What we don't have materialistically, physically, make us yearn for things we believe others have, and whether these "others" are of different race or whatever else.

[AngryBaby]

.....

1) PEOPLE DO NOT ACT A CERTAIN RACE. EVER. PEOPLE ACT LIKE PEOPLE.
2) I don't think Beyonce is going against her heritage at all..have you like..seen her? Heard her talk about .. anything?
3) How in the world do you lose friends because you have white friends? What the hell?

i agree, (even though i dont get the beyonce thing ) but i hate when people are like "he acts white" or "he tries to act black" wtf, its sad because 90% percent of the people i know think that way, like if a black kid is wearing american eagle other black kids will call him white. and that pisses me off, even clothing defines our races now?

[bijou]

It's not a "black" thing only, the same issue exists among asians and hispanics, no one talks about it. You'd be surprised how many people don't even know about the "paper bag test". Toni Morrison wouldn't have written The Bluest Eye if people didn't think in such a way or behave in such a way.

[AngryBaby]

oh i know the paper bag test! ^ if your darker than the bag your looked at as trash basically. thats the kind of stuff black people did and still do to eachother

[bijou]

oh i know the paper bag test! ^ if your darker than the bag your looked at as trash basically. thats the kind of stuff black people did and still do to eachother

They did the PGT is black clubs and other places and groups, if you were lighter than the brown paper bag, you got in, if not, see ya!

[ParanoidAndroid]

we all wish

But wishing for a change of who you are is more of insecurity

when i was talking to my chinese teacher, i remember thinking, "I wish I was Full Chinese instead of a flip with 1/4 chink blood"

[bijou]

we all wish

But wishing for a change of who you are is more of insecurity

when i was talking to my chinese teacher, i remember thinking, "I wish I was Full Chinese instead of a flip with 1/4 chink blood"

You're sh*tting us right?

[shortiiex]

in my school..it's 3,000 black people out of 4,000
that is really harsh dissing your own race.
People don't see your color unless they're racist, is everyone in the school racist or something?

[Shahin]

we all wish

But wishing for a change of who you are is more of insecurity

when i was talking to my chinese teacher, i remember thinking, "I wish I was Full Chinese instead of a flip with 1/4 chink blood"

what the f**k is wrong with you?

[mai_z]

What she said was harsh, but it's what she thinks. Sure, she says it's a joke, but I highly doubt it really was, and it really wasn't offensive. What she may have hurt, but in that case, it should not hurt only the black people, but the entire school. The fact that she came from the "heart of africa" or the fact that she is "whitewashed" should not be an issue for you. How she acts is her own right, and has nothing to do with her race. The fact that you guys are aware of her origin pushes her towards thinking these things.

What she said in no way abusing MLK Jr's accomplishments. In fact, she's enforcing the fact that the battle is not yet over. bijou said she had self hate, and it's true. But it's because there are many things that happen because of the color of your skin. If everything were equal, she wouldn't wish that she was another race. Hell, she could be purple and it wouldn't matter.

I've wished that I was white before...I've wished I was from HK before...I've even wished I was mixed before....sue me.