A certain white privilege is voluntarily given by non-white people.

[PlanetaryOrbit]

Let me begin by saying that I'm Asian.

I've noticed that non-white people are rarely looked up to when they go to white countries, but white people are very often looked up to when they go to non-white countries. One could attribute the former to racism, but what about the latter?

I've noticed that even many non-white people will go to lengths to get lighter skin - creams, avoiding the Sun, etc.

When a white American travels abroad, some non-white people will hurriedly associate themselves with "the white foreigner".......but you don't see white people rushing to associate themselves with the "non-white foreigner" in a white country, do you?

All of this bothers me a lot.

I'm coming to the conclusion that many people around the world, even non-white people, subconsciously find lighter skin more attractive than darker skin.

Of course, there are factors such as wealth, power, history, culture, etc. as to why non-white people might hold white people in higher esteem than vice versa. But I think skin color and physical height (Caucasians tend to grow taller than Asians) are a huge factor nonetheless.

For final clarification, this post isn't about white people treating non-white people poorly. It's about some non-white people - in non-white countrified - holding white people in very high esteem and admiration.