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hlthe2b

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

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Fri Jan 16, 2026, 04:00 PM

Jan 16

Newborn pigs are typically pink. Adults not so much.

So, not sure it makes all that much sense and probably does little to get past that connotation from centuries of group abuse toward the "non-white," (or "non-pink" if you prefer).

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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