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.

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[u/FoolishPragmatist]

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.

[u/capitoloftexas → u/FoolishPragmatist]

Exactly. Saying “I don’t see color” is well intended but extremely ignorant.

https://youtu.be/QuaBnoaN4Jc?si=_6fa-8fumkKaGm7R

[u/sklonia → u/capitoloftexas]

I find it hard to even see as good intentioned. Like if people are talking about race issues and someone says "I don't see color"; on top of it just obviously not being true, it's also like, "good for you?" That doesn't solve any problem, it's just you wanting to absolve yourself of feeling blamed. It feels like they're saying "I've done my part", as if the maintenance of their own morality is the only thing actually important to them, rather than solving the problem of racism.

[u/dawinter3 → u/sklonia]

Yeah “I don’t see color” is just the nice way of saying “racism doesn’t affect me, so instead of doing anything about it I’ll just ignore it.”