The projects that stuck in my head the most were Monday's presentations on colorblind racism. I was very bother by the idea that someone had created and coined the term "colorblind" racism. For starters, racism can never be colorblind. I recall be very upset listening to the presenters discuss this ridiculous term. Unpacking this, I asked myself why are you really upset? When someone says they are colorblind (I understand now that neither of the presenters were saying this) I take that personally because as a person of color then what are they saying about my experiences as a person of color? Lets face it, the " we live in a post-racial America" is a myth. I think Travyon Martin, Eric Garner, Sean Bell, and the many more who have lost their lives proves that. I deal with a lot of micro-aggressions through out the year, and many of these micro-aggressions come from people who claim they are colorblind.
People say they are colorblind because they don't want to deal with or talk about racism. This is a privileged in itself. Some people are privileged to ignore racism and say that it does not exist. Others have to live through it. Colorblind racism is very problematic, and minimizing race in a situation that is racial does more harm than good. Below are few images that I think does a good job summing up colorblind racism.
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