me, a POC reading about a lady wanting to be the whitest of white like:

What's a poc? And also I get you but at the same time no, women in those days and even until know value our looks, it was much way worse before (can't say about know too though), not all of us but it will matter one way or another bad or good (I don't mean to sound rude or offensive it's just that please also try to understand that struggles of people?? I don't really know, sorry)

POC is Person Of Color. So saying white is the epitome and standard of beauty can hurt and make someone feel bad about themselves. Hope this helps.

Oh! I am so sorry I didn't know, I'm also a person of color (I think? Does me being Asian count??) I really didn't know I am really sorry

Yes, you being Asian counts as a Person of Color. I assume you don't live in a country like the United States (I could be wrong) but you have nothing to be sorry about. Some people grow up in communities where everyone is of the same ethnicity so they never feel singled out or "othered." In the United States, because it's so diverse, People of Color are often treated differently because of their skin tone, language, religion, and much more. Most of the time when they/we are treated differently is by the white community (not all but more often than not). Also, don't apologize for asking questions. Learning is a part of growing as a person.

Thank you very much! And yup! I live on the pacific ocean（＾ω＾）i don't really know what's going on most of the time since I'm pretty closed of from reality but

(Huhu accidental posted, erase the but) ignorance is a sin in more ways than one, people here are also like that so I guess i kinda can understand but I've started to tune out stuff and things have been kinda okay, I'm not saying i can fully say that I can relate to you or try to compare I just well uhm, I don't really know what I was trying to get say at this point but thank you

In Europe, in a similar time period as in this manga, being pure white meant you were rich enough to be able to stay indoors during the day, when the sun was out. So being white was more of a social idea, rather than a racist one. Because at the time, it was rare to encounter a foreigner, let alone the idea of multiple races in one city was something that was extremely rare. So it's not a racist theme, but a historical correct idea.

Exactly.