File under “Links that Frink already posted but are relevant to the conversation:”
The part pertaining to “I don’t see color”/“color blind:”
- “I Don’t See Color.”
On the surface, this might seem like a harmless statement affirming that race doesn’t matter to you one way or another. But what it’s really doing is claiming that all of us are the same - which isn’t true. Because even though we are all human and are all made of the same stuff, it is our responsibility to acknowledge that, since we do exist within a societal system of racism, the color of our skin can and does dictate the way each of us experiences life.
To state that there is no difference between a white person and a black person is to completely erase the black person’s experience of oppression in today’s society - and that’s not helpful.
What to say instead: “Though I believe every human deserves equal rights, I recognize that people of color have had very different experiences of life than I have, due to the struggles they have endured based on the color of their skin.”
Me and warbler agree that we both would rather judge someone soley on their actions and what type of person they are rather than their race and I don’t see how that is wrong in the slightest. Neither of us would deny the roots of racism and that it existed but I would argue that it isn’t a major deciding factor for someone’s future in America. I think that is mainly up to you as an indidvual.
Firstly: Ok, maybe that’s what you think and do. I believe you. But many people say “I don’t see color” and mean what that article. I suggest you discontinue your use of that phrase.
Secondly: I guess it seems like you and I will never meet eye to eye on how there is still systematic racism in this country.