If you are, say, Irish with a redder complexion, do YOU actually think you look reddish?

Question

For example, many caucasions are called "white," but no caucasion thinks their skin actually looks white for real. Maybe peach, tan, or something. I am interested in what you actually perceive your skin color to be, especially among those who have a skin tone others sometimes label in English with a color. E.g., reddish for some northern Europeans, brown for some people, black for others.

My bet is that whatever color-label you are called, just as most caucasions called "white" would not actually perceive their skin as in any way white, "red" Irishman would in no way perceive their skin as reddish, "blacks" would in no way perceive their skin as actually black, and so on for "brown" and "yellow". In each case, each person perceives their color to be kind of hard to describe, just as a caucasion might struggle and say peach-ish.

Alternatively, perhaps some of you are, say, called "brown" by others in the racial or ethnic sense, and ALSO truly perceive yourself to be genuinely brown.

Answer 1

I agree with your comments to your own question. Give yourself 10 points! I am white, caucasian male, with background in Scotland and some freckles, but in actuality my skin is not as white in colour as some fair skinned Chinese or Japanese people, who we call yellow. In reality, peach woudl be a good colour to describe my colour, but we all know what labels are for, even though its not a great way to describe yourself. If you asked me to describe my skin colour to you, and I said I was like a can of tuna, you might ask what type of tuna...and on and on it goes....

Answer 2

it is related to genetics the color of skin is very relative to the condition of the environment in which you live for example one can be German but has a dark skin because of living in the places which are very warm. so the color of skin has become darker

Answer 3

Color is a perception of your brain.

Answer 4

No u look like u lost your pot o' gold.

Answer 5

I'M A PINK!