[brokensegue]

Race isn't defined just by color (in the US). As you note many Asian people are fair skinned. Dyeing your skin has no impact on race in most people's eyes

[_lvbh]

Yet people still use terms like “white” “colored” and “brown”.

[brokensegue]

they might sound like they are referencing literal colors but they aren't. language is weird. not all "white elephants" are white. or even elephants.