I know what you mean. I don't really notice race. Like all jokes aside I have met people in my life, and the next day someone will say "oh yea what race was that guy" and I will say "I didn't notice" its only a .1% difference is gene traits. If people think the color of someones skin can somehow alter their behavior there stupid.
2007-08-13 05:01:23
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answered by reelperspectiv 5
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The fact that you have to make a statement like that here shows on some level you do see color. You spent a lot of time writing your question and waiting for responses. If you truely saw no color, you wouldn't give it a thought.
Often times, these statements are made by those with white guilt. These same people will go on and on about how horrible it was what the whites did to "Indians" - a derogatory term because it references the wrong race.
Of course you see color and you probably go out of your way to prove to those of color that you are not racist whether it is directly of indirectly.
2007-08-13 12:07:05
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answered by crackerboy 5
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I don't see anything at all wrong with simply using the terms "black" and "white" to distinguish people who are closer to black from those whose skins are closer to white. I mean, if police are putting out a BOLO (be on lookout) for a suspected perpetrator, it would be ridiculous if they were not allowed to give as full a description of that person as possible, and a significant part of that identifiable description would be knowing if they were looking for a "black" or a "white" suspect. So obviously we certainly need to use these references in particular circumstances.
Beyond this, you are by no means alone as a person who doesn't "see skin color" when you want to make a determination about the quality of somebody as a human being. In fact, I think that applies to the overwhelming majority of regular, commonsense folk in society these days. But I still like to see it when people like yourself spare a minute of time to remind us all that this IS the way we should be making our decision about people..... as Martin Luther King so eloquently said it....... not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
2007-08-13 12:10:39
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answered by sharmel 6
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I think its ridiculous to deny that you see color. Often times a person's heritage and therefore race have a great deal of meaning to that individual. I think its very important to NOT deny our differences, rather we should respect them. Pretending that different races of people do not exist is naive and just plane silly.
There are many different cultures, races, religions, and beliefs in this world, and every individual is unique. Frankly I think this is what makes our world a wonderful and exciting place to be in. People that want everyone to be the same are missing the whole point.
2007-08-13 12:03:37
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answered by slushpile reader 6
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you know what's funny when I was little I had no clue that there were other races and that I was of mixed race and someone ruined by telling me about all these diff rent colors and races I was happy in the dark choosing to see every as an equal as one color. Now today I treat people equally and appreciate there diff rent cultures although I wish I could still live there I find it beautiful to see where there background has lead them too. I used to say things like "no mommy j.lo has no color see she's like me", and she say things like" yes Hun but she Latino" and "I go that's not in the crayon box".
2007-08-13 12:05:20
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answered by Shannon A 2
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I tought you were asking about your vision!
That's right. Many people use color first to describe a person. For example, if people want to point someone out, and the person happens to be black, they will say "the black guy" instead of pointing out the color of the shirt he is wearing.
2007-08-13 12:02:59
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answered by oozahnawahtzyl 4
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You're the poster child for political correctness extremist loonyism. You can't even "see" color??? Sorry-- I have two very good eyes and I see visual reality for what it is. What I DO with that information is what counts. My eyes can't be racist no matter how you twist things.
2007-08-13 12:04:15
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answered by Anonymous
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I tried to tell myself that too..but I see such discrimination in the work place at school..it is hard not to see.But everything is not black and white..some areas are just gray...and you obviously don't live in the south.
2007-08-13 12:01:49
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answered by ? 6
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yeah, but tbh, you get black people that black, and you get somer eally pale white people that are as white as paper.
If you really want to we can change the name to 'chocolate brown' and 'vanilla peach' according to the dulex colour chart if you so wish,
but saying that you dont believe in different coloured people isnt going to extinguish racism, it is just you trying to be pretencious and trying to make yourself feel superior and politically correct
If only the world were that simple
2007-08-13 12:04:18
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answered by Anonymous
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I see it, but it doesn't matter to me any more than it matters if someone's eyes are blue, brown, or green. We're all members of the same race, the Human Race or Homo Sapiens and if we don't all begin to understand this, we won't be around for very much longer.
2007-08-13 12:04:01
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answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7
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