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Is it normal to feel thankful for being white? I just feel this great sense of relief that I'm not a colored person.
Troll or not, it made me laugh.
Regardless, it's good to embrace your identity. In and of itself there's nothing "hateful" or "racist" about it.
I'm not trolling :) I just kinda realized I really did feel thankful for being white and it made me stop and think....is that wrong??....and do others have similar feelings?? I know some people take pride in their race but I'm not sure if this is the same as pride.
There's nothing wrong with being proud of your ethnicity. Sadly, a lot of people will misunderstand and assume that you are some type of racist. This world is such an unfair place.
Actually I haven't seen a single comment as of yet calling the OP a racist. I think a lot of the people on here probably understand that he's just proud of his identity and is aware of the troubles that colored people still face in this world. Plus, a lot of people are saying that it's normal so I would like to believe that that's because they understand what he means.
That's good. I guess times are changing or, maybe it is just like this on here?
He's thankful, not proud. Big difference. In my opinion, being thankful is normal(ish), but being proud would've been wrong.
I don't know if it would be wrong to say you're proud. Cause I mean in the reverse scenario, a person saying that they're proud to be black, people wouldn't see that as racist but if a white person said it then how is that different. It would be racist if he said that he was proud to be white because all other races suck. But yeah I guess thankful and proud are two different things.
I honestly think its not abnormal. I'm asian but when I was a kid I always wished I was a white girl with blonde hair and light eyes. Now, I enjoy being asian, though I don't find it to be like a privilege.