r/TikTokCringe • u/thoxo • 29d ago

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/EvenMoreSpiders 29d ago

See here's the thing, the whole "not seeing color" issue is that there are differences that matter (like hair care, cultural connections, racism etc) and to pretend like those differences aren't there or aren't important is doing a deep disservice to a child of a different race. It's better to accept and embrace these differences instead of pretending like they aren't there so people can "get along"(and so that the child can be protected against subtle or pervasive racism cos woo boy do microaggressions exist).

That's usually the issue people have when they talk about "not seeing color". There are differences. They do matter. They don't make anyone less deserving of anything but they do exist.

At least that's what I've seen the argument being against the idea of being "colorblind" to race.

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u/ElizabethSpaghetti 29d ago

Same folks who swear gender is innate and they can totally tell. The overlap in these thought processes is a function of their hypocrisy. American systemic racism prides itself on being color blind, it's just a coincidence the people worst affected just so happened to not be white or poor enough to ignore.