Racism? Strong word, yes, but let’s look the issue straight in its partially unseeing eye.
Our real question is: “Is racism colour blind or selective?”
Colour blindness (also called race blindness) is a sociological term for the disregard of racial characteristics when selecting which individuals will participate in some activity or receive some service.
Colour blindness is the racial ideology that posits the best way to end discrimination is by treating individuals as equally as possible, without regard to race, culture or ethnicity.
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However, colour blindness alone is not sufficient to heal racial wounds on a national or personal level. It is only a half-measure that, in the end, operates as a form of racism.
When race-related problems arise, colour blindness tends to individualise conflicts and shortcomings, rather than examining the larger picture with cultural differences, stereotypes and values placed into context.
Many people are just selective in who they want to speak to, no matter what race or colour they are.
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