Color Blindness vs. Color Conscious, ... Options

[Melissa]

I actually got the idea for this from a research paper that I'm doing AND Tung's debate topic about the concept of race.

Do you think it's better be color-blind and treat all races as if they were exactly the same? Or be color-conscious and acknowledge the similarities and differences between the races and treat them accordingly?

[pandora]

there are other characteristics of race that have nothing to do with the color of ones skin, no?

[illriginal]

Color blind. You know one of the reasons why I love the middle east? Because racism doesn't exist (unless it's some terrorist organization that claims white man of the west is the spawn of satan). It's actually against the law to be racist, even if it's verbal. I believe it's time for the U.S. to have this law implemented. Punishable by a steep fine, $500-$5,000.

[Melissa]

I disagree with colorblindness because many race is a part of everybody's identity. Race isn't just a color, it reflects different cultures, living environment, thoughts, etc. To be colorblind is to assume that different groups of people are all the same when, in actuality, they aren't.

I think the key to acceptance is to understand the differences in each race and embrace those differences instead of treating everybody as if they were the same color.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

Color concious. Some things are related to race, but not color. You're not going to find a suburban white guy downing a 40 malt liquor while rapping about bitches, hos, and asses.

Sorry if that sounded racist, but some stereotypes can be true.

[illriginal]

Color concious. Some things are related to race, but not color. You're not going to find a suburban white guy downing a 40 malt liquor while rapping about bitches, hos, and asses.

Sorry if that sounded racist, but some stereotypes can be true.

You just reminded me of Jamaica... there's Asian Jamaicans, White Jamaicans, hell... even Indian Jamaicans... I love that island.

[jesusisthebestth...]

Color concious. Some things are related to race, but not color. You're not going to find a suburban white guy downing a 40 malt liquor while rapping about bitches, hos, and asses.

Sorry if that sounded racist, but some stereotypes can be true.

wowzers! that doesnt make much sense at all, since there are a lot of african americans who dont drink malt liquor and dont rap at all much less rap about bitches and hoes and asses.

what about the white people who rap/sing/talk about killing their fiancees? and their mothers and even themselves? lets face it black people and white people have their problems regardless of race

Color blind. You know one of the reasons why I love the middle east? Because racism doesn't exist (unless it's some terrorist organization that claims white man of the west is the spawn of satan). It's actually against the law to be racist, even if it's verbal. I believe it's time for the U.S. to have this law implemented. Punishable by a steep fine, $500-$5,000.

i thought racist acts deemed hate crimes were against the law in the united states too.

[illriginal]

wowzers! that doesnt make much sense at all, since there are a lot of african americans who dont drink malt liquor and dont rap at all much less rap about bitches and hoes and asses.

what about the white people who rap/sing/talk about killing their fiancees? and their mothers and even themselves? lets face it black people and white people have their problems regardless of race
i thought racist acts deemed hate crimes were against the law in the united states too.

it's a facade, you have to commit a crime, then they can associate it with hatred to make the penalty even worst.