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In reply to the discussion: Colorblind Ideology is a Form of Racism [View all]Humanist_Activist
(7,670 posts)for some people on this thread, "color blindness" basically means treating people as individuals first, and not put race in as a factor at all depending on context. While it can be argued that this is a "lie" or insulting, to be frank, while its not ideal, it certainly is better than the alternative, being prejudged based on your race.
The problem with the piece in the OP is that it lacks context, to give an example, in hiring practices, HR departments are to be, by federal law, color blind, otherwise they can get sued. Now, are they always color blind? No of course not, but the ideal is for them to be color blind, is it not? Recognizing that isn't saying that racism is a relic of the past, but getting beyond racial prejudice and discrimination is an ideal to strive towards.