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Ingrid   
13 May 2008
Life / Poles are not racist [873]

Sorry, I didn't read all the posts in here, but I'm a caucasian from Brazil and I'm of Italian descent. I have greenish eyes, freckles, dark blond hair and pale sometimes rosy skin. . . In Brazil where the vast majority of the people are either black or brown being white is a disadvantage, I'd say. Funny thing is, I never had any black friends because I studied in very expensive school and lived in white neighborhoods but I saw many on the streets, and those were always shouting offensive words about me, why? Because of my skin color. Now. . . I never really dared to wear a mini-skirt and the likes because I didn't want to see people laughing and pointing at me for being white . . yes I am as white as snow, you can see my veins through my skin and this seem to bother people in my native country a lot. If I'd try to called someone ugly names because of their skin color, I'd be in trouble so why blacks and mestiços can call me ugly because of my skin/eye/hair color? Even though, I don't hate them, I just wonder why is that. . .Jealousy? Do they feel somehow inferior? As soon as I entered a place everyone would stare at me thinking I was from someplace else but Brazil, that's ridiculous, some would try to make conversation trying to speak English with me, can you believe this?! I remember how I used to feel ashamed of being white, but today I love my skin. :)

I lived in Poland over 2 years and I'm very very very happy about the fact that I CAN WEAR A MINI-SKIRT in there, on the streets of Poland because I know people would NOT be shouting at me things like "You skanky white *****". I feel also great here in the U.K as well because most of the people are like me. WHITE as hell!

I'm not racist at all, I just never had black friends and so on, to me they just exist.
Polish people might be racist, just like some Brazilians or Italians are.
I feel good in Europe because I was never discriminated against for being white. In Brazil they would just tell me "The Sun is for all" :(

so that was my 50 cents!
By the way, I love being white and I think white people are so beautiful and I married a blue-eyed blond man from Poland :D (that's just preference, btw)

Still I 'm not racist! See? :)

I think all of us(whites and blacks) can go along with each other, sometimes is possible, sometimes it just ain't. . . that's sad :(

one thing I tell " Never apologize for being white " and racist people are everywhere.
Ingrid   
13 May 2008
Life / Poles are not racist [873]

Brazillians are not white, the brazillians who identify themselves as white in brazil are as mixed race as the black population. You are not causcasian only north, central and eastern europeans can call themselves white.

Have you ever been in Brazil? We are of Polish, German, Italian, Dutch descent and many other caucasian races. Take a look at majority of models from Brazil, they're all 1,80m height, blond and blue or green eyed. Of course we have whites in Brazil, go get your facts straight about it, before saying something like that.

I'm white since I was born and not for lack of sun, I had blond hair also, so how do you say I'm mixed? I'm of EUROPEAN descent mostly Italian and some Swiss German so there.

Open - up your eyes and mind.
Peace out.
Ingrid   
13 May 2008
Life / Poles are not racist [873]

I understand your point, but I was just saying that because I had some experiences in there, and that of course wasn't nice. . . that's my point of view on the situation but guess that's like this all over the world, so.. .

^^
Ingrid   
13 May 2008
Life / Poles are not racist [873]

Yes, she is :D check out the following Brazilian models they are either of Polish, Germand or Italian descent :)

Gisele Bündchen
Shirley Mallmann
Mariana Weickert
Alessandra Ambrosio
Caroline Trentini
Cintia Dicker
Ana Claudia Michels
Luize Altenhofen
Ellen Rocche
Isabeli Fontana
Karina Bacchi
and so much more :D