Psychology Today article - "Colorblind Ideology is a Form of Racism"

Liberals are really getting worried over the attacks on affirmative action. They know they are the racists for supporting AA so they decide to call the other side racist first.! HAHA I love watching libs squirm.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/colorblind/201112/colorblind-ideology-is-form-racism

Colorblind Ideology is a Form of Racism. A colorblind approach allows us to deny uncomfortable cultural differences.
Published on December 27, 2011 .

At its face value, colorblindness seems like a good thing — really taking MLK seriously on his call to judge people on the content of their character rather than the color of their skin. It focuses on commonalities between people, such as their shared humanity.

However, colorblindness alone is not sufficient to heal racial wounds on a national or personal level. It is only a half-measure that in the end operates as a form of racism.

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How so? I consider myself a practicioner of color blindness, yet I also understand cultural differences. Would you say I am a racist?

It is one thing to ignore cultural matters that are controversial. We should not ignore issues in the Muslim community such as genital mutilations, honor killings, and the manner in which Islamic fundamentalism is wielded by terrorists. We should not ignore issues in the African American community, such as gang culture. However, we should not be bigots. We should not make hasty generalizations. We should not demean any culture for the actions of a few.

 

Do you favor special treatment for women and minorities in the job and college markets??? To put it another way - Do you want whites persecuted?

 

What part of color blind means persecute whites? I'm out but I'll try to remember to come back and read the study. Could be interesting.

 

No. I favor no preferential treatments. If we are to enact such laws that improve treatment among others in the workplace and for college admissions, make them universal. I would prefer if social justice was forwarded in a manner to increase human rights, not just the rights and/or privileges of minorities.

Furthermore, the Supreme Court has stated that in the next major case on Affirmative Action they will rule against preferential treatments.

Lastly, my representative in the local legislator is a champion of human rights. She recently got a human rights law passed that would prevent bullying and discrimination of almost every single demographic you can think of.

 

That is just ludicrous. Come on... be reasonable.

 

Bravo and AMEN!! I agree wholeheartedly!

 

The author of the article is saying that your position is a form of racism. I think that you and Speeders are technically on the same side of this argument.

Unfortunately, this topic won't be seriously discussed in this thread. It started with Speeders taking an actual issue and turning it into a "Woe is me for I am white" thing, and there will be several white people coming along shortly from various non-diverse communities to tell "whitey" to suck it up in the most inflammatory manner they can get away with. Just watch.

 

I would certainly contend the physchologist's analysis. His conclusions are hasty generalizations. Most people who believe in colorblindness are incredibly open-minded. We discuss matters facing downtrodden or criticized demographics. We try to develop solutions to improve their situations.

What do you think about the author's conclusions?

 

Affirmative Action is more than simply racism. It is an attempt to redesign society, brought to you by socialists who aren't to be trusted.
It is and has always been a means to engineer a new racial hierarchy.

 

I think the author is a master of doublespeak. I more or less agree with what you have said.

 

I favor only the achievements of the person who can do the job the best, yet...I allow everyone else the opportunity to rise to the occasion and surpass the highest expectation. Favoring achievements is completely different than favoring persons. When you recognize the achievements, others will want the same recognition. Be it a white female, a black male, or anyone else...it just doesn't matter. Everybody deserves the chance and second chance to get it right.

 

Amen! That is reasonable stuff!

 

It isn't racism just because you SAY it is. I'd say it was (and in many ways is) as necessary as anything this nation has endeavored to do.

What happened to Blacks and other minorities, which LED TO AA? (Are you going to just gloss-over that?)

BS. At most, it has afforded many minority Americans the opportunity to succeed.

 

Neo-liberalism takes pride in the diversity of skin color, not ideas.

 

If you ask me making a huge deal of racism is a waste of time, so long as race is not concerned in government and business that's all you can really do. As much as the government wants, and many a government has learned this the heard way, unless you use radical/harsh means to do so, you can't change how people think without a full cultural/social reform, something i actually think the USA needs. I believe that the huge fear of being racists is in its self racism.

 

The author is a female. Article has a pic of her. She's a dog like all women who support AA.

 

By denying the opportunity to succeed to others more qualified.

 

My apologies. I contend her analysis.

 

What disturbs me the most is the confusion of 'cultural differences' and race.

Stating that a culture is inferior is vastly vastly different than stating someone's genetic race is inferior.

People should be judged based on culture.

 

The article is doublespeak at its worst. She literally says that "treating individuals as equally as possible, without regard to race" is racist!

So, in order for me to NOT be a racist I have to treat individuals differently depending on the melanin content of their skin...*shakes head*

 

The thing is most people aren't racist but do judge people based on behavior/mannerisms/culture.

So the left has been trying to bridge the gap between culture and race. This article is the culmination of that misguided effort. As now it's racist to treat people equally.

 

Of course. Everyone realizes that. People who support AA are the racists and yet they call people who want equal treatment and are opponents of AA racist!!!!

 

Treat Zionists like any other Jews ?

 

I disagree with the premise behind the article, but I would also suggest that affirmative action is effectively racist/sexist.

Employment policies should protect people from discrimination, but they shouldn't favor people by color or gender either.