i saw ur confession post a while back and im sososo glad im not the only person who finds shifting to be another race a bit iffy i feel like it depends a lot on the specific reasons behind it but i would feel really weird going to a reality where im another race especially since im not a poc
if you ask me, there really is no moral reason to shift as another race.
"i want to educate myself on other peoples race so i can better understand their struggle"
this does not work, because i could say "i want to shift to be disabled to understand how disabled people feel". imagine telling a disabled person that you want to be disabled so you can "understand their struggle". it is simply disrespectful, and "dehumanizes" a person's struggle as an experience to simply have. people oppressed in this society is a life, not an experience.
many white people, specifically lower class white people, will refuse to acknowledge their white privilege due to their proximity to classism. they will say things like "i cannot use my privilege". the concept of privilege, is not something you use. it can be something you use, but it is something you live.
pretty privilege is a privilege in which you are treated with more courtesy or respect for being attractive. you live with pretty privilege, people are less likely to suspect you of stealing, people will give you their seat on the train, and the sort. you do not "use" your privilege, you live it.
if you need elaboration, you can always privately message me or comment ๐ฉถ
