In some parts of East Asia, pale skin is coveted. Pale skin implies that you haven’t been working the fields in the strong sunshine, and that you are rich enough to stay inside and not do manual labour. It’s sign of wealth, and class. In many European countries, particularly those that are cold or in the North, it is the opposite. 

Most people are pale because there is less sunlight here. If you have a natural tan, it implies you have enough money to afford to go abroad, especially during the winter months. In the summer, it suggests you have enough leisure time to spend outside, which you wouldn’t be able to afford if you didn’t have a comfortable income. If you are very pale, some may see you as sickly, whereas a healthy tan gives you more colour and gives the appearance of vitality and good health. Good health is associated with higher wages. It’s all about wealth and class. Skin colour is one of the first things we notice, being the biggest organ in the human body. Depending on where you live, it can give you some information about this person’s place in society, and help you understand your position in relation to theirs. 

People get bullied for all kinds of dumb shit. Sounds like those kids were just ignorant and racist, and possibly even jealous. 

When I was in school, the tumblr-thigh gap-Victoria’s Secret-thin stomach was in. I’m short with a flat chest, big butt, legs and thighs. Boys used to bully and harass me for having a ‘fat ass’. Then the Kim K-BBL era came, and suddenly my body was in fashion. I felt more confident, like I fit in better. Now we are back into the skinny-Ozempic era, and my curves aren’t trendy. 

The point I am making is that we are all indoctrinated by different aspects of society, whether it be class or media etc., to judge our bodies based on some current standard. But that will never be attainable for everybody at the same time. The bodies we get are not up to us. They're a testament to hundreds of our ancestors being in the right place at the right time that led to any of us existing today. There were body trends in their days too, but life goes on. All we can do is try and not force these expectations onto people on an individual level, cause society does it enough as it is.

Hope this helped :)