Well, probably because of WHITE POWR!! WHITE POWER!!!

I think that white people shun being proud of their colour because it isn't that remarkable. I mentioned this in the gay thread but, being proud usually has to do with a minority doing something great against or despite of a majority. For a long time the majority was white, and then it kinda became standard. I mean, black inventors would be something awesome but white is such a standard that we are not proud of Thomas Edison for being white, or Einstein, or DaVinci etc. Now if one of those was black it would be a different story. Other way around, in sports black people are so common that proud-by-color hardly exists anymore. But not so when the first black athletes emerged. They were the heroes of the black community.

In general, white people are more proud of their nation then of colour. I'm proud to be Dutch first and foremost, European second. Skin-colour is not even showing up on my list.

Xxain, it's true that they shouldn't, but they do. The way our mind works is that we project ourselfs to examples. We learn through examples, we will act through examples. In that vain a group of people will chose one or more examples to follow. Current examples would be best but lacking those, they will chose the next best thing and preferably one that is well known by other communities. It's just something we will have to live by.

I am Latino.... and Proud

How can somebody be proud based on her/his skin colour?

Thats one of the most stupid things i have ever heard!

Im from romania... but I speak hungarian... and I have jewish blood from one side of my family :| I have no idea what else might be in my coctail, and I have no idea what I am ( tough I mostly consider myself romanian :P ) but Im proud of it :D

Lol, guys I didn't mean being proud of your actual skin colour, I meant being proud of your race of people.

doesn't matter. I'm red and proud!