I've given up on deluding myself into thinking I'm white.
I'm not. But I have a way above average IQ so I don't care that much. My skin tans very easily being half italian (call me a mutt, whatever). My legs are still tan from this past summer and will be tan all the way through winter, until summer comes around.
Sometimes I actually pity the Europeans. They all look so.. depressed. It doesn't seem like there's anything to them. They're just... white. Will always be white.
There's a reason you see all the "Chads" with nice, tanned bodies. Being completely white just isn't attractive, especially when bodybuilding. And for that I am thankful for my mutt heritage. Because all it affects is my skin color, I do not look like a goblin. I've been complemented on my skin color my whole life. It's a blessing.
I guess what I'm trying to get at is that Europeans are disadvantaged without even knowing it. I don't know if it's a coping mechanism but they seem awfully upset at us.
And no, you can't pull that "we're just trying to make Americans angry" because no self-respecting American here gets upset at a useless mspaint picture.

Pic related, this is about my skin tone in the Summer.