Someone I'm very close to is white. They're legitimately pale. They have blue eyes. But their father was Black, and where they grew up, that made them Black to

Someone I'm very close to is white. They're legitimately pale. They have blue eyes. But their father was Black, and where they grew up, that made them Black too. As a result, much of their experience was the Black experience, they married a Black partner, had Black kids, have Black grandkids, etc. But they have to tell people they're Black, because their skin and eye color pass them. This isn't anecdata. This is using one case to show you that race isn't (ahem) black and white, or solely about skin color. It's about culture and experience.