There are differences in eye and hair color as well, but most people seem to be focused on skin color. Why? Probably because of how you were raised. — Harry Hindu
Why? It's the privileged who can afford to ignore minority status. The European who cannot see colour, the male who cannot see the need for feminism, the Cis who cannot see the need for gender pronoun reform, the able who cannot see disability.
The European who cannot see colour, the male who cannot see the need for feminism, the Cis who cannot see the need for gender pronoun reform, the able who cannot see disability. — Banno
It's the privileged who can afford to ignore minority status. The European who cannot see colour, the male who cannot see the need for feminism, the Cis who cannot see the need for gender pronoun reform, the able who cannot see disability.
It seems like something slid to something else here. The male, for example, who does not see sex/gender when hiring for a position traditionally held by men - iow judges on merits and does not discriminate against a woman - is a good thing, and also not the same thing as an employer who does not see the need for feminism. Being sex/color blind is generally a good thing and a good thing for the privilledged to be.Why? It's the privileged who can afford to ignore minority status. The European who cannot see colour, the male who cannot see the need for feminism, the Cis who cannot see the need for gender pronoun reform, the able who cannot see disability. — Banno
At any rate, when I judge someone by the content of her character and not the color of her skin, to the critic, I’m being racist.
I cannot understand it. Judging someone by the content of her character and not the color of her skin never once involves remaining ignorant of racism, or denying anyone’s experience or history. It never once involves literal color-blindness. It’s only about affirming another as an individual, without the need of dubious racial classifications. — NOS4A2
You didn't give a reason (in other words - you aren't reasoning). You just gave another example of bandwagoning.Exactly the same reason I value those particular bits of paper with the complicated design that say "£20" on them. What a munchkin eh? Good job there are some rational folk around that just throw them away. — unenlightened
LOL. What is the point in recognizing differences when there is no purpose in recognizing them? Seems like a category error.Amazing how we can recognize social realities without necessarily condoning their effects. Mind. Blown. — Baden
No, it's about being blind to the differences that don't matter. Eye color has no effect on your behavior. But it seems to me that both you and unenlightened are saying being black or white has an effect on you behavior regardless of where you live - where blacks are majority and white are a minority. What is the difference - other than the color of our skins - that you are referring to?And if we were all just socially blind, nothing ever happened. — Baden
Minorities can be privileged. Define "privileged".Racial colour-blindness (sic.) is a conceit for the privileged. — Banno
Racial colour-blindness (sic.) is a conceit for the privileged. — Banno
Why? It's the privileged who can afford to ignore minority status. The European who cannot see colour, the male who cannot see the need for feminism, the Cis who cannot see the need for gender pronoun reform, the able who cannot see disability. — Banno
But you can see their inability to see in all of them? How does that work? — NOS4A2
And no interest either to understand the question, obviously. As obviously NOS4A2 is a troll, right?I've no idea what you are asking. — Banno
Yeah, I don't see a need for reform when reform has already happened, or that there are rules in the books for treating people equally. When there are already rules for treating people equally or else you get punished, what else could you want - special treatment instead of equal treatment? It seems to me that you don't need more rules - just enforce the rules you already have. Good luck with that. How can you prove that someone rejected another person for a job because of the color of their skin or that someone doesn't want to associate with you because of the color of your skin?It's the privileged who can afford to ignore minority status. The European who cannot see colour, the male who cannot see the need for feminism, the Cis who cannot see the need for gender pronoun reform, the able who cannot see disability. — Banno
BANNO: Colorblindness, means that white people ignore the minority status of others and think racism doesn't exist anymore when they don't "see color". Colorblindness bolsters dog whistle politics and gives refuge to white racism. — ssu
Of course Banno can talk for himself. I'm just trying understand the idea.That could be what he's essentially saying, but if so, I don't see how that makes any sense. If people are colorblind, how would racism arise? No one would even see race. — Terrapin Station
Refusing to acknowledge obvious social differences creates an impression of suppressed dislike, and studies have shown that whites who studiously avoid mentioning race even when it is clearly relevant are perceived as more bigoted
I don't see a need for reform when reform has already happened, or that there are rules in the books for treating people equally. When there are already rules for treating people equally or else you get punished, what else could you want - special treatment instead of equal treatment? It seems to me that you don't need more rules - just enforce the rules you already have. Good luck with that. — Harry Hindu
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