The term "white-presenting" makes me so uncomfortable. Â Yes, there are white passing POC, and being referred to as "white" when you identify as a POC can be very upsetting, but the term "white-presenting" makes it seem like appearing white is something you are consciously doing. Â Like looking like a certain race is a decision you make, and that how other people code you is a result of an action you took of your own agency. Â Race is not something you can choose to present, and as a non-white passing multiracial girl who gets told I "act white" it makes me really uncomfortable to see "white-presenting" used in place of "white passing" or even "presumed white".