I'm a black woman. I have albinism, so I'm a very light skinned black woman. Often times on  Internet forums and in the real world, people (mostly white males) will insinuate that because my skin is light, I shouldn't care about black issues. It's not my place, and I shouldn't be taken seriously BECAUSE I have such light skin. Why is that? Recently I appeared in the news at a BLM protest at a City Council meeting. One of the comments about me was a sarcastic "Yea she's about as black as they come." Comments I've received in the past are similar to "You're about 67% white so shut up." (Yep, someone's actually said that to me.) What does the color of my skin have to do with my community's issues? Does my light skin mean I shouldn't care about inequality? To me, it comes off as white people are not supposed to 'reduce themselves' to care about PoC or their issues. This can also be seen when someone is called a race-traitor, ostracized, etc for standing with PoC. I receive that as a "how dare you not appreciate the light skin you have." Yes, my light skin does afford me privileges it does not afford my darker peers, however, why does that mean I should be silent? It doesn't hurt my feelings, but it's annoying because 1) you're invalidating my blackness 2) you're the reason race is still an issue. Any time I respond by asking WHY I shouldn't care about oppression because of my light skin, I get no answer. I feel like, by telling me my light skin invalidates or lessens my voice on the matter, you're acknowledging that there is a privilege specific to white people, and you don't want to share it... So my question is: why is it socially unacceptable to white people in general to advocate for PoC or speak up against their injustices?