Lady Gaga "I'm not any color, I'm just me <3"

[thatfoxyfeeling 12,947]

I honestly think she just meant that her skin colour doesn't represent who she is, if she was black she would be the same person as she is white. You've all blown this out of proportion and seriously need to simmer down. 

[Alien Tulip 12,428]

35 minutes ago, JamesFox said:

I honestly think she just meant that her skin colour doesn't represent who she is, if she was black she would be the same person as she is white. You've all blown this out of proportion and seriously need to simmer down. 

Agree 

[Jesse Pinkman 4,660]

7 hours ago, Lord Temptation said:

If you don't, what chance do I have?

Touche?

[Rocketno10 2,062]

2 hours ago, Asshole said:

I understand you and tbh you're right but you shouldn't generalize that all asians are that way. I do get what you mean though. Nothing is worse than self hating white washed minorities. It's not so much about the skin bleaching but more so the idea behind it. It makes me sick that some asian women turn down their own asian men just to use their white boyfriends as trophies and to show off when in reality no one cares, if anything you look embarrassing and insecure.

Asian women/white men is the most common interracial couple BUT also the most common interracial DIVORCE/Split. White men/black women are the least common interracial couple but they have more bi-racial kids than asian women/white men because that pair (asian/white) is commonly divorced or split which leads to no kids and explains why asian/white are the least common biracial people.

I had a gay asian friend from this VERY site and I had to part ways with him because he was the most white washed person I've ever met and it was very disgusting. He would always say ignorant things like "I could only ever date and marry a white man because they are pure and have typical family morals"  I took that offensive because I'm half latino through my mother and people always stereotyped her. My father is white and his friends would always assume my mother was a maid or something until my father decided to unfriend those people.

 

I told my friend that he was ignorant and I asked him whats wrong with your very kind "asian men" or black, latino or middle easterns? and he told me that he has nothing against them but he just thinks white men are better and more handsome. The worst thing he said to me was that he classified me as "white" instead of mixed but I told him to **** off because my mom is latina which makes me LATINO whether he likes it or not. In a way I kinda felt like Gaga in that situation she was in with Perez Hilton in that special in 2011. I saw through his shiit and realized he is a ****ed up person. I cleverly reminded him "good luck finding that white guy you dream of because asian guys are at the VERY bottom of the list to when it comes to gay white men". He always got jealous when he saw black and white gay couples but I told him he should be proud of being asian. Asian is beautiful. Stop being whitewashed and date your fellow asian men because they are beautiful. Unfortunately he didn't take my advice. One thing I notice is that black and white gay couples love each other for who they are not their skin colors. With asian and white gay couples (rare) its like SOME asian guys uses their white boyfriend as a trophy  Just be proud of your race and don't be so shallow minded. My friend tried contacting me last week but I just dont want to be his friend. I'm glad he understands how close minded he is and now that he changed but I still dont care for our friendship but I forgive him. My other friend is Japanese and I love her because she's proud of her race and proud of where she comes from. She is beautiful and never turns down her fellow Asian men. She loves everyone no matter their skin color. 

As a gay Asian, I'm so sorry u have to go through such **** like this

I'm a proud asian and so are most of my other Asian friends, some of them might have a preference towards western people but that's it, what you friend said is some fck up sh1t

i feel embarrassed 

[MrBlue 800]

I love what she said! People are not colors... People are people

[Dominic 11,922]

10 hours ago, holyscheisse said:

"people online" so none of them are POC's?  People online are all white? 

The reach.  You're trying to look for racism and/or an argument.  

[Evan Peters 10,732]

this thread turned into a race debate, take your unnecessarily long essays back to tumblr 

[StrawberryBlond 14,633]

It's sad how, in this day and age, not defining ourselves by our races is a bad thing. The colour of your skin is superficial. Yes, it can impact negatively on your life but the point is that it shouldn't. If we stopped defining people by race, such negative impact would end. And we need to stop making a double standard for whites. If a black person said: "I wish for you to define me as a black person," no one bats an eyelid, but if a white person asked to be defined as white, we'd be falling over ourselves to call them racist. I see no difference. Where I'm from, defining people by their race is a huge no-no. I don't know about everyone else but I like to be referred to as a person in every regard. I'm white, but I'm a person first and foremost. I'm a woman, but I'm a person first and foremost. Overly define me by these secondary elements and I'm going to get annoyed because you're coming across as being superficial or patronising or have some sort of agenda. Repeatedly defining yourself by your secondary elements (particularly if these elements make you part of a disadvantaged group) is a way of making people feel sorry for you and to win sympathy. Whether everyone who does this are aware of this is unclear but I think some definitely too. It's like a constant reminder: "I'm not as privileged as you, feel sorry for me and feel guilt for being dealt a better card in life than me." For that reason, as much as I like talking about feminist issues, I try to avoid using the phrases "As a woman" or "Being a woman and therefore, less privileged" unless absolutely necessary because it's going to make people (especially men, who I also support) feel uncomfortable. It'll make me come off as a smug SJW who thinks being underprivileged makes me special. And yes, as controversial as it is to say, I think some people like being underprivileged because it gives them licence to complain about why they don't have the life they want (yet not do anything to turn it around) and generally be mean to everyone else without being criticised for it. Above all, they want sympathy. That's why you'll always find people like this want to keep race-specific awards and the like - they don't want equality, they want special treatment. And when everyone's equal, there's no sympathy, which is what they want.

Being colourblind isn't about being blind to race issues or privilege, it's about putting everyone on the same level. And when we're all judged on the same level, there can be no racism. That's the dream, but if people keep thinking being colourblind is a bad thing, racism will never end.

19 hours ago, yourfaves said:

Gaga girl.  You're white.  Whether she likes it or not being white has given her an advantage in life and she needs to recognize that.

This isn't about advantage, it's about being judged to be less relatable because she doesn't fit another person's narrow view of relatability. Not everything comes back to white privilege when race is discussed. We wouldn't be criticising Gaga's response if it were about any other non-relatable matter. Can you imagine if a guy posted that he wished Gaga was male so he could relate to her more? There'd be an uproar of people accusing him of sexism. I see no difference in this case. Being judged on your race for any reason is horrible, especially when it's because you're deemed not relatable enough.

[Alien Tulip 12,428]

1 minute ago, StrawberryBlond said:

It's sad how, in this day and age, not defining ourselves by our races is a bad thing. The colour of your skin is superficial. Yes, it can impact negatively on your life but the point is that it shouldn't. If we stopped defining people by race, such negative impact would end. And we need to stop making a double standard for whites. If a black person said: "I wish for you to define me as a black person," no one bats an eyelid, but if a white person asked to be defined as white, we'd be falling over ourselves to call them racist. I see no difference. Where I'm from, defining people by their race is a huge no-no. I don't know about everyone else but I like to be referred to as a person in every regard. I'm white, but I'm a person first and foremost. I'm a woman, but I'm a person first and foremost. Overly define me by these secondary elements and I'm going to get annoyed because you're coming across as being superficial or patronising or have some sort of agenda. Repeatedly defining yourself by your secondary elements (particularly if these elements make you part of a disadvantaged group) is a way of making people feel sorry for you and to win sympathy. Whether everyone who does this are aware of this is unclear but I think some definitely too. It's like a constant reminder: "I'm not as privileged as you, feel sorry for me and feel guilt for being dealt a better card in life than me." For that reason, as much as I like talking about feminist issues, I try to avoid using the phrases "As a woman" or "Being a woman and therefore, less privileged" unless absolutely necessary because it's going to make people (especially men, who I also support) feel uncomfortable. It'll make me come off as a smug SJW who thinks being underprivileged makes me special. And yes, as controversial as it is to say, I think some people like being underprivileged because it gives them licence to complain about why they don't have the life they want (yet not do anything to turn it around) and generally be mean to everyone else without being criticised for it. Above all, they want sympathy. That's why you'll always find people like this want to keep race-specific awards and the like - they don't want equality, they want special treatment. And when everyone's equal, there's no sympathy, which is what they want.

Being colourblind isn't about being blind to race issues or privilege, it's about putting everyone on the same level. And when we're all judged on the same level, there can be no racism. That's the dream, but if people keep thinking being colourblind is a bad thing, racism will never end.

This isn't about advantage, it's about being judged to be less relatable because she doesn't fit another person's narrow view of relatability. Not everything comes back to white privilege when race is discussed. We wouldn't be criticising Gaga's response if it were about any other non-relatable matter. Can you imagine if a guy posted that he wished Gaga was male so he could relate to her more? There'd be an uproar of people accusing him of sexism. I see no difference in this case. Being judged on your race for any reason is horrible, especially when it's because you're deemed not relatable enough.

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[Quark 7,089]

19 hours ago, Lum said:

The fact that she's "not any color" just because she's white is annoying and problematic.

#CheckYourPrivilegeGags

The reason many people (including Gaga) have said that they don't have any color is not to ignore their own color or to ignore someone else's color. The main reason people say this is to not treat color as an issue and to try to eliminate racism. It is impossible for people to not notice your skin color and race so "colorblind" people cannot deny skin color even if they wanted to. This is all an attempt by people like Gaga to not discriminate people but instead unite everyone. 

[Benji 20,113]

[comrade 33]

7 hours ago, JamesFox said:

if she was black she would be the same person as she is white

stuff that only white people say.

the fact that she's white has helped her tremendously, whether or not she acknowledges it. a black girl would have to fight way harder to get where she is now and gaga has no idea how much that fight would alter her

gaga would most certainly not be the same person if she was black, that's a whole another struggle. suggesting otherwise is blatantly ignorant

 

[ItsTommyBitch 12,640]

There is so much irony in defending "colorblindness" as a mentality, because it shows that you have the privilege to claim that you are not defined by your skin color, when for PoC unfortunately that IS how society sees them, treats, them, etc. It's not something everyone can simply claim, which is where the privilege part comes in  

It's only nice in sentiment, at the end of the day, most all people in racist societies (such as the ones we live in) are subject to doing racist things or holding racist beliefs or at the minimum committing racist microaggressions. What really needs to change in terms of "labels" is the overwhelming "Oh, no I'm not racist! *insert excuse/justification*" --- People actively DO racist things, people who do not realize it ALSO passively say and do and believe racist things. Racism is not about intention, it is a system; it is upheld and supported by the actions and beliefs of its individuals on a collective level; both feed into each other.

 

 The reaction to "that's racist/offensive" shouldn't be "No, its not! *insert excuse*" It should be, "I'm sorry, I (hopefully) didn't realize, what can I do better next time to avoid it" 

The overblown like, FEAR of the word "racist" or "racism" is the real problem. You can nonchalantly hope and wish that people wouldn't be treated differently or "Defined" by the color of the skin all you want, the actual solution lies in analyzing, criticizing, listening, understanding, and on a personal level unpacking the implicit biases we each have in order to be better people, and then spreading what we've learned to others. 

[Riot Poof 2,236]

The one time Gaga doesn't call herself Italian... 

[Redstreak 6,653]

"I'm not any color"

 

Oh Gags.... That ain't a good look