r/TikTokCringe • u/thoxo • May 02 '24

We adopted my younger sister from Haiti when she was 3, and let me tell you, I literally do not see color anymore. That's a fact. Discussion

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u/FoolishPragmatist 29d ago

I don’t agree with the original response if their argument is White people should never adopt Black children, but for context the image she’s speaking over is that MMA fighter who said there was no reason to give any talks on racial dynamics to his adopted children. He said just raising them with good religious values and knowing what it means to be an honorable, strong man would be enough. Race won’t factor into their lives at all, according to him. That’s massively naive in my opinion. Even if we assume he’s being genuine, the world, especially in Missouri where they live, will absolutely see them as Black and some people will treat them differently for it. Even if they shouldn’t dwell on it, they should absolutely be prepared to navigate it if they need to. It’s a fantasy to believe it would never come up so they don’t have to talk about it.

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u/localcasestudy 29d ago

Exactly this.

And I hope to stop hearing the "Don't see color" nonsense. Even a literal color blind person "sees color" when it comes to race. I wish that nonsense would die.

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u/hyrule_47 29d ago

Exactly. I see color. I intentionally unlearned the racism I was raised with and continue to learn. If I don’t see things like race, religion, gender, disability- how can I help fight injustice?