Nasty_Nate
Each one, teach one...
I don't know how else to be.
I hate discrimination of any kind.
please don't bring biracial kids into the world being "color blind". i hate people with that mentality that have mixed kids they dont properly prepare them for the real world. racism will never end period.
cause as a person of color (regardless of if you're "mixed"), your children will face some kind of discrimination and you should be prepared for that (unfortunately).
So when you look at statistics that show black people being punished more heavily for the same crimes, or blacks being given lesser care in hospitals, or less pay, or discrimination in the housing market, or a numerous amount of other statistics that show a clear and defined race-based oppression in this country...you don't notice anything is wrong?
From a wider, social perspective, it's outright dangerous perspective to have. Did you "not see race" during the Trayvon Martin trial?
Blacks don't have the luxury of being "color blind"...our color can result in us being fukking killed. So we need to acknowledge racial realities as much as possible.
If you want to be a true ally, you need to acknowledge how race affects the lives of ethnic minorities, in particular black people who are constantly the odd-men out and black sheep (no pun intended) of the planet. Most importantly, you need to call out other whites for their racist bullshyt when you see it. You can't do this if you "don't see race".
I see where she is coming from, and I have some empathy. Without making this about myself, I grew up in a different kind of environment than a lot of people, and I used to consider myself color-blind. I grew up in mixed communities, and had a rainbow coalition of friends. To this day, people still think I am kind of weird, and that all of us from a similar background are strange as well. But once I left the community I grew up in and was exposed to the real United States when I got to college, my eyes were opened pretty damn fast and they've been wide open ever sense. Hopefully she'll see certain things and be able to apply that knowledge for greater good. Whether it's raising kids, or not putting up with bullshyt from ignorant people.