What race are you?

[King koopa]

This is a thread I've wanted to make for a long time. (since 2018 when I first found this site but decided not to join for a reason you'll soon find out.) I wanted to see how many different people have different races here.
PLEASE do not disrespect someone because of their race here. Bad enough I have to deal with that in real life and this is where I go to escape that. This is a place where you should be proud of your race, not ashamed because someone said something mean!
I'll go first, you may or may not be able to tell, but I'm black. (That's also why I didn't make this thread in 2018, because I thought people would bully me for being black on here, so I decided against it.)
So yep, I said it

 

[Corrie]

I'm white af lol. The pale white that gets sunburned easily.

 

[Licorice]

I'm white af lol. The pale white that gets sunburned easily.

Samee. White as paper.

 

[Biyaya]

Faerie for my current campaign.


But seriously, I'm biracial: pacific islander/white. I'm pretty white-passing, but I'm still considered Asian in certain circles (and assumed Hispanic by randos at times).

 

[Shipper-Girl-27]

Well’ mom’s full Korean while dad was born here. So I’m mixed I suppose.

 

[Croconaw]

I’m white. I’d say my skin is pale and I sunburn easily.

 

[spawnpoint]

very white , and my skin also sunburns real easily

 

[Xara]

i’m white.

 

[Jhine7]

White. Except for summer time. Then a lobster.

 

[milktae]

i am hispanic! both my parents are full mexican :]

 

[Beanz]

i guess im mixed. on my moms side im hispanic and chinese, my grandma is from chile and my grandpa was from china. from my dad's side im white (irish and scandinavian) both of my parents were born here

 

[Mr_Persona]

I'm white american, hispanic, polish, and irish. (This is what l was told)

Anyways my skin used to be pale on the arms but l always like going outside, so l sorta have a tan on the arms and its been that way for a long time.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

both sides of my family come from Europe (Poland/Germany) so I'm 100% white. my skin is very pale and I'm overly sensitive to sunlight lol.

 

[Mr_Persona]

White. Except for summer time. Then a lobster.

sounds like you need an umbrella because your skin will get rashes all over wherever the sun burn is at.

 

[Lightspring]

I’m half Chinese half white (German/Italian) and I look very Asian in real life. I often get mistaken for Filipina or Hawaiian (since my first name is seen as “exotic” and sounds close to a famous cartoon taking place in Hawaii) though Filipinos tell me I look Hawaiian while Hawaiians tell me I look neither.

 

[Biyaya]

I’m half Chinese half white (German/Italian) and I look very Asian in real life. I often get mistaken for Filipina or Hawaiian (since my first name is seen as “exotic” and sounds close to a famous cartoon taking place in Hawaii) though Filipinos tell me I look Hawaiian while Hawaiians tell me I look neither.

Meanwhile, I'm half-filipina and almost nobody can tell. Also, my hubby is Chinese/German!

 

[Eievui]

I'm black and I'd say my skin tone is a medium dark shade. I'm not completely sure of which region in Africa my ancestors come from, but one day I do want to take a full DNA/ancestry test.

Spoiler: Story time

I have to admit, when I was online and younger, like in middle and high school, whenever I played games that you made an avatar/character I'd make my skin color light. The neighborhood I grew up in and schools I went to were predominately White and Asian and I would rarely see someone who looked like me. To this day, my closest friends are from different races from myself, which of course isn't a problem-- I love my friends to death! But the problem came when I didn't feel connected to my blackness, and felt like I didn't truly belong anywhere. I did get bullied offline and online for being different. So when I played these games, I made my character this way to "fit in" and feel less like the odd one out.
This started to change when I became aware of Afropunk. Starting in high school, I was a part of emo/alternative style and subculture. Going to Vans Warped Tour was the highlight of every summer, in addition to other rock shows. This scene became very important to me, but once again, I'd rarely see people of my race. Then I discovered Afropunk which is basically about African Americans and other black people's participation in punk and alternative subculture. There's an amazing Afropunk festival which I'm dying to go to one day (thanks Covid :// ) But what learning about this did for me was it showed me representation in the things I truly enjoy.
That whole thing may seem minor, but to me it started having me believe that there's absolutely nothing wrong with my skin color, and its silly to think that I cant do or be who I want because of it. I started making my characters dark skinned like me, and giving them hair styles and types like my own. (I'm so thankful that in AC New Horizons we can make our player dark skinned, and there are now more hair styles!) So, in my own way, I felt empowered and liberated thanks to this. This even effected me offline, because I started keeping a natural hair style in real life, and repressing less about myself.

The moral of this story is that representation is so important, but what's even more important is feeling comfortable in your skin. I realize now that all limitations are self-imposed.

I'm proud to be black!

 

[oak]

I am very very white with some Canadian Métis, which is also a mixed native american person. My tummy look like a crisp white sheet of paper though.

 

[Nefarious]

I’m biracial. Half white and half mexican. I’m not sure which I look more like. I don’t really blend in as well with either side of the family haha.

 

[Bloodflowers]

I’m white British from an Italian family.