Why Colorblindness is Bad
Many of us white people were raised with a colorblind attitude, to “not see race/color.” We thought it was good manners because of how previous generations had handled racism. But what if I told you, that we were wrong?
Why would we think of it as good manners to ignore somebody’s race, unless we see it as inherently a bad thing? And something that white people also don’t have?
Colorblindness actually continues to make white the default. It pushes equality instead of equity. It makes us live a lie, because of course we can see color. Why do we want to deny such an important part of a person’s life in order to accept them? Colorblindness centers white people and our feelings.
If we truly want to treat all others with love, respect, and acceptance, then we have to start doing exactly that. We have to see our differences, and celebrate and embrace them. Not live in fear of them and pretend they don’t exist.
Our laws and how our systems treat people shouldn’t depend on sameness. It should depend on fairness for all people, for exactly who they are.
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