My kids are olive skinned and bronze after time in the sun. I suppose the difference is their proper acclimation to American culture and perfect English.
My best friend is often taken for a Mexican, she is never hurt or offended because no one is ever denigrating her. Well, one of her in laws said she must be “one of those black Norwegians”. But still, people bend over backwards to not be seen as racist, I say that kids constantly encountering prejudice is bs.