Color Blindness

Indeed, as we had warned, single-sex school programs in urban settings laid the groundwork for a full-scale retreat from color-blindness, too, inasmuch as there exists stubborn societal prejudices and stereotypes that black boys are oversexed and boys and girls in the same classrooms are ergo distractions to each gender's learning. ❋ Michael Meyers (2011)

You can see how true color-blindness threatens to break the rice bowls of many influential people, and they’ll do almost anything to prevent it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There seems to be a very interesting possibility that more cone types actually exist, because most genetic color-blindness is based on a mutation of the X chromosome's color receptor genes. ❋ Heather McDougal (2009)

Both violate that principle. conservative position is color-blindness in respect to outcomes. as already explained, racial profiling is merely a means to an end, so it is color-blind in respect to outcomes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In actuality, however, there is no color of crime -- except Mayor Bloomberg in his color-blindness is nonetheless in denial because he doesn't consider the racial impact of NYPD's "stop and frisk" practices on young minority males -- whose profiling by police is legion and fits the stereotype of "criminal." ❋ Michael Meyers (2011)

A public high school in Lancaster, PA is rebelling against the nation's avowed commitment to color-blindness. ❋ Michael Meyers (2011)

Ensuring that people's rights are protected regardless of race can't actually be achieved through color-blindness. ❋ Adam Serwer (2011)

Dilan Esper: The funniest thing is that the next time we discuss affirmative action, these same folks will be quoting MLK on color-blindness. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Having an MLK day is important, especially since 42 years after his death, we still get chuckleheads like yourself who backhandedly denigrate the man in the name of “color-blindness”. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A public high school in Lancaster, PA is rebelling against the nation s avowed commitment to color-blindness. ❋ Michael Meyers (2011)

The funniest thing is that the next time we discuss affirmative action, these same folks will be quoting MLK on color-blindness. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The attempt to paint race as irrelevant is usually a part of the knee-jerk reaction toward color-blindness as a way to not have to think about or confront white privilege. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Even so, King's dream is not Obama's: The President never champions the idea of color-blindness or race-neutrality. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Todd is [color blind]. Allison(With a [white shirt]) : Todd what color is my shirt?! Todd(Thinking it must be white) : White. Allison: You're not color blind! [Faker]! ❋ Colorblind_Colorguardie (2009)

He [thinks] they are [racist], even though [they say] they are color-blind. ❋ Light Joker (2005)

[Jack] [failed] the [Ishihara test] because he has Color Blindness. ❋ Mr. Hasnoface (2011)

"Why do you like that shirt so much?" "[You don't understand]... I'm [Color Blind]" "How is it that you colored the sun green, the ocean purple, but managed to get the [rainbow] perfect?" "I'm [color blind]" ❋ Diabetic Color-Blind (2009)

The senator from Detroit try to end its [mass poverty] Problem by [hiring] one [secretary] but it was like Watching Black And White Movies While You're Color-Blind so his actions was little to no effectiveness towards the problem ❋ EmJayee (2018)

I've never heard someone say they wish they were [colorblind], but I've heard a ton of people say they wish they lacked certain feelings, because they think it would solve all their problems. This is kind of like thinking you could avoid getting stuck in traffic if you no longer saw the red in a red light. Emotion is not the heart of the problem. [Emotional color blindness] might very well take away things like: codependence, trauma responses and making personal sacrifices for conscientious decisions...but it would also diminish your capacity for joy and your ability to have meaningful relationships with anybody. Better to sort out [the kinks], then throw the whole baby out with the bathwater. ❋ Olive989 (2023)