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In reply to the discussion: Colorblind Ideology is a Form of Racism [View all]MineralMan
(147,171 posts)130. That is how I was raised.
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Teaching them not to be racist isn't the same thing as teaching them to be color-blind.
nomorenomore08
Jul 2013
#4
Exactly. That is the entire problem with "color-blindness" in a nutshell.
nomorenomore08
Jul 2013
#5
Colorblindness is a philosophy grounded in naive optimism for an America that does not exist
LostOne4Ever
Jul 2013
#11
Exactly. When people say they want "a color-blind society" they usually mean *on their terms*
nomorenomore08
Jul 2013
#34
He dreamed of a FUTURE where people would be judged on the content of their character
LostOne4Ever
Jul 2013
#54
How can we aspire to something that we're asked to consider racist today?
lumberjack_jeff
Jul 2013
#108
Everyone would love a colorblind society- but selfish, foolish libertarian types think
bettyellen
Jul 2013
#146
If they think that if their color-blind actions will create reality... how is that racist?
lumberjack_jeff
Jul 2013
#150
Because they are basically pretending that their inaction helps, and so, hindering progress.
bettyellen
Jul 2013
#151
Misreading the Dream: Color-Blindness and the Distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.
gollygee
Jul 2013
#67
I agree, and suggesting that those who see people through a color blind lens
Puzzledtraveller
Jul 2013
#71
(1) All popular notions of race are vacuous from a scientific PoV; (2) these notions have arisen
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#19
But whatever you call it - "bigotry" or anything else - ignoring it won't make it go away.
nomorenomore08
Jul 2013
#35
But how can you deal with racism if you refuse to discuss "race" at all?
nomorenomore08
Jul 2013
#42
Seems to me "bigotry" is the general category and "racism" is a specific manifestation.
nomorenomore08
Jul 2013
#49
Rec. You would have done better to post this in one of the minority forums here
Number23
Jul 2013
#32
I don't know... I think there have been some quite good responses on this thread.
nomorenomore08
Jul 2013
#37
I disagree, you can believe race is a factor while not personally allowing it to be a factor for you
Kurska
Jul 2013
#47
Well that would be patronizing as hell, so good thing no one actually said that. n/t
gollygee
Jul 2013
#74
OK, call me niave, but what is it about the perms that's specific to black women?
Humanist_Activist
Jul 2013
#115
Oh, ok, I knew about the segregated AA hair products, its just that most...
Humanist_Activist
Jul 2013
#121
There's nothing wrong with acknowledging differences, but to avoid embarrassment...
Humanist_Activist
Jul 2013
#123
Also, and I'll be completely honest here, I spend like 10 bucks, maybe 15, every few months...
Humanist_Activist
Jul 2013
#125
Saying things that are self-evidently nonsense is a good way to attract posters, but silly even so.
Donald Ian Rankin
Jul 2013
#75
It's hard for me to respond to content-free snark with anything other than content-free snark.
Donald Ian Rankin
Jul 2013
#81
I'm confused because I don't understand what differences are supposed to be highlighted...
Humanist_Activist
Jul 2013
#83
Race is a cultural construct, that is true, but being a particular race, or percieved...
Humanist_Activist
Jul 2013
#95
Colbert's parody is funny if you take it literally, like he does, for the sake of comedy...
Humanist_Activist
Jul 2013
#105
True, but that doesn't mean the ones associated with race make any less of a contribution
BainsBane
Jul 2013
#111
That's not what I'm talking about, I'm talking about assumptions, based on perceptions of race...
Humanist_Activist
Jul 2013
#119
I certainly see that people are different, superficially, but I certainly don't make assumptions...
Humanist_Activist
Jul 2013
#106
I suspect that the people lecturing the most over this pretty much only know white people,
Nye Bevan
Jul 2013
#91
I found the article and thread annoying as well, having multiracial children in my extended...
Humanist_Activist
Jul 2013
#90
Making assumptions about people's experiences based upon their physical appearance,
Nye Bevan
Jul 2013
#134