Yeah, I wanted to be white when I was 9. The reason being that for a short while at that age, I entertained thoughts of being 6 feet under the ground by the time I was 18. I figured the best chance of doing that without doing anything too drastic such as jumping off a cliff, would be to stand in the hot, oppressive Australian sun 7 hours a day without sunscreen or any significant protection, and thus succumb to "sun cancer"(I thought it was called sun cancer at that time, not skin cancer). Obviously having white skin would have helped me achieve my goal easier or at least increased my chances of achieving my goal.