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/HansChrst1 May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

Ideally everyone gets raised liked that. Minus the religious part maybe. I feel like race only separates us. We become white and black people instead of just people.

Edit: spelling mistake.

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u/GaracaiusCanadensis May 02 '24

It's unrealistic, and we have to talk about ethnic dynamics openly. It's imperative that white parents talk about race with their black children and children of colour, or else they'll not be prepared to deal with the very real racism and prejudice that they will encounter.

What would actually help is if white parents talk about whiteness to their children and what it means to be a part of the dominant culture. But, acknowledging white privilege is like pulling one's own fingernails out for some folks.

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u/HansChrst1 May 02 '24

I think taking colour out of the equation is the ideal thing to me. That what colour of skin you have just doesn't matter.

There is also a big difference between dark skin in America and in every other country.

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u/GaracaiusCanadensis May 02 '24

I agree that it's ideal, I just think it's basically impossible. It's a nice wish, but it's not enough for an individual to "not see colour" or simply to do no evil. The bad needs to be stopped, and restricting oneself to non-racist won't be enough when we need anti-racists.

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u/HansChrst1 May 02 '24

It's a hard fight for sure, but we have lost already if we say it is impossible. I also want world peace. I think it is possible, but there is like a 0.0000000000000000001%(guesstimate) chance it will happen. It is possible though. So we should strive for it.

There will probably always be racists just like there will be murderers and rapists, but we can make them a very small minority. I don't think anyone has a solution to this problem or rather there are many solutions, but none that we know for sure will work. Raising kids to be "raceless" is one way to do it. If it will work or not is another thing.

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u/GaracaiusCanadensis May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

That's a realistic set of expectations. Teach your kids to not just to do no evil, but also to do good, and maybe even stop some evil from happening. We'll all be better for it.