If everyone was blind (and therefore couldn't see skin color), would we find new ways to be prejudiced?

Answer 1

good god man i can smell your breath from here

Answer 2

Absolutely. And people ARE already. Skin color is not the only thing people are prejudiced about. Believe me, as an Atheist, I know this for a fact.

Answer 3

Yes, unfortunately, there already are ways peole are prejudiced against looks: weight, height, style of dress, etc. And, there are also ways people are prejudiced that have nothing to do with looks: gender, age, marital status, nationality, socio-economic class, religious beliefs, political persuasion, etc. The only way we can avoid prejudice is to not tolerate it. That doesn't mean that we have to agree with what everyone says or does . . . it just means that we treat everyone with respect regardless of their appearance, beliefs, or interests.

Answer 4

Of course we would. Humans are prejudice by nature I think. If we only associate with our own skin color we STILL find ways to discriminate against someone. It is even the case in the animal world and animals are said to be color blind. Cats hang with cats, dogs with dogs, horses with horses, etc, etc, etc. It sucks, but it's true.

Answer 5

Most likely. People would be prejudiced in people's voices, the way people speak, the way that they smell, and even they way they feel. Many people would still a reason to hate, no matter what.

Answer 6

It's just human nature to feel strange about differences. It doesn't matter if it's skin color or if it's about what shape your toes are. People with too much time on their hands would find a reason and end up discriminating against someone else. People don't just discriminate over color now anyhow, there are people who discriminate against you if you weren't a jock or cheerleader, if you weren't entirely heterosexual, or if you aren't blond, and in some cases, if you are blond. In gaming circles, they can discriminate against you if you aren't good at games.

Answer 7

Sorry to break it to you, but there already are other sorts of prejudices. And i'm sure that even if we were all blind to skin color, everyone would know other people's races for the most part based on how they speak, as racist as that sounds... but in all honesty, wouldn't you be able to guess relatively accuratly as to what race someone is based on how they speak?

Answer 8

We already are! When you hear someone speak with a southern accent, what do you think? I grew up in Arkansas, and then moved to Virginia. Everyone assumed that I would not be as smart as the other students because of the way I sounded.

Answer 9

Most definetly, like how a person speaks or something, I can imagine it now i would be senseless. I guess it depends on human nature but then again we are so hyped about race adn stuff because of the morals and attitudes our forefathers have placed on us, then agin...maybe not. I guess I have misanthropy all about me, but we would find a new way to stricke a new enemy with our paranoiam even while we can't see them.

Answer 10

I'm guessing that we wouldn't need any new ways- even with skin color out of the way we'd still have regionalism, classism, nationalism, agism, sexism, homophobia and any number of other ways to be intolerant.

But hey, if there's anything humanity's good at, it's coming up with ways to divide people.

Sigh. I'm feeling cynical tonight.

Answer 11

Unfortunately, yes, we probably would. However, if everyone was blind, we would all have a lot of trouble getting around and going about our daily lives. I think this would be a much bigger problem than racial prejudice!