Does having a lighter skin save an Indian from racism?

[Anonymous]

[Nintendo-64]

I am Turkish , I am light skinned. Most Turks are light skinned but for some reason we dont get considered as white but its ok for me since racial identity is not something that I gave importance and I have always been in fond of Asian people anyway.

Western understanding of whiteness and race is very weird. It doesn't matter how white I am, as long as I speak Turkish , I will be the most dark person in the eye of them. Same goes for indians , it doesn't matter how white you are as long as you are indian, you will always be dark asf in their perception. I dont get their mindset either. Turks are not considered as white but for some reason armenians who are way more darker than Turks , are considered white.

I went to a summer school in uk once , years ago. I had black friends from countries like nigeria, sierra leone etc. there and none of them had a complaint with racism during their stay but I faced racism as a Turk.

[Asker]

Do you think your religion made them hostile towards you?

[Nintendo-64]

Yes and no. It has definetly an influence in it.
by the way I am an atheist, I am not even muslim but I still do face islamophobia aswell.
Even yesterday on this site , I asked a question critizing islam and some big brain islamophobe came and started to write kinda racist islamophobic bull. shit to me and this happened underside of a guestion that I literally critized islam.
It doesn't matter if you convert into a different religion. They will still perceive you as a muslim.
Thats why I always say , in my own country where majority of people around are muslim I am a devout radical atheist but outside of my countries borders I am a religious muslim.

[Berethor]

To a certain extent, light skin is far more popular than a dark skin.

https://qz.com/india/951652/i-almost-feel-like-a-god-from-dating-to-business-white-men-are-winning-in-india/

[Be3Bee]

No, there are racists among any people, no matter their country of origin. It is more about where the person is since no trait is safe from racism in all places of the world - there will always be someone who is full of hate towards "that person doesn't look like me".

[Adam1978]

No there is plenty of racism against white skinned people. Especially in America today. So your skin color won't change a thing.

[jshm2]

No. You're still a dalit Indian in the end.

[Anonymous]

No. When we see you we’re still going to see an Indian.

Feel about that however you want to. It’s just how the world is.