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MineralMan

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8. Pink or Beige. I've always thought those were better names.

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Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:13 PM

Jan 16

I have never seen a "white" person. It would be truly bizarre to see such a thing.

I just don't like calling people white or black. It's too limiting and narrow. It covers nobody.

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pink. i find myself referring to myself and other "white" people as pink. [View all] unblock Jan 16 OP

calling yourself pink doesn't divest you from being white as a social construct, fwiw, because the concept of whiteness WhiskeyGrinder Jan 16 #1

true, though my whiteness is provisional, being jewish.... unblock Jan 16 #3

so why not describe yourself as Jewish instead of white? WhiskeyGrinder Jan 16 #12

Often I do. Most times I just identify myself as me. Unblock. Or my name irl. unblock Jan 16 #14

While that's true, at the same time it helps this person uncouple the tropes of whiteness from their identity. Imho electric_blue68 Jan 16 #13

Kind of embarrassing politically these days to be white - so I am pink also. walkingman Jan 16 #2

+1 SheltieLover Jan 16 #18

In the TV series, " Enterprise".... FarPoint Jan 16 #4

the old series had an episode with two characters who actually were white and black unblock Jan 16 #5

Yes..Star Trek Original... FarPoint Jan 16 #7

While I thought it looked dumb, I certainly got the point! electric_blue68 Jan 16 #11

I was going to mention that. electric_blue68 Jan 16 #10

I think that I'd go with "an attractive pinkish beige", a counterpart to my characterisation of black folk..... FadedMullet Jan 16 #6

Pink or Beige. I've always thought those were better names. MineralMan Jan 16 #8

Beige Mossfern Jan 16 #9

some "white" people have pale "olive" skin maxsolomon Jan 16 #15

A bazillion years ago I was at our NYC's World's Fair at a make up set up.... electric_blue68 Jan 16 #16

My favorite teacher from high-school said that the concept of race bugged him. love_katz Jan 16 #17

Newborn Caucasian children are pink. Most adults outside of too much sun--not so much hlthe2b Jan 16 #19

Pinkish gray here. With a few spots. multigraincracker Jan 16 #20

I hesitate to bring up "Resevoir Dogs" and Steve Buscemi's character's aversion to being "Mr. Pink". FadedMullet Jan 16 #21

Some Black folks call us "pinkie" Iris Jan 16 #22