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Originally posted by Yorick:
Because Blacks have been an oppressed minority. You and I can be colourblind in America because we are part of the majority. And our European race was the oppressor. Much harder for a Black to forget 250 or so years of the horrific reality slavery was.
I once had an illuminating conversation with a Black girl who opened my eyes to the importance of not taking away Blacks right to self identity, by removing references to skin colour.
The importance is to accept, forgive, understand and celebrate DIFFERENCE, not simply not see those differences. Colourblindness is not the answer. Enjoying the rainbow is.
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Yorick, dude, you're awesome! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] But I'm
really running late for kung fu training (should have left the flat 10 minutes ago) so I'll keep my reply brief and merely state that any insinuation of colourblindedness on my part was only in the context of how you initally treat strangers. Ie: culture, rather than genetic ethnicity, for me, plays the fundamental role in determining someone's identity. So, until I talk to and get to know someone, and find out what they think their identity involves, I will try to disregard the colour of their skin in determining what I think that person is all about. If you get my somewhat rushed and addled meaning... [img]smile.gif[/img]