https://contemporaryracism.org/2735/a-confusing-conversation/ An academic blog about whiteness, implicit bias, and systemic racism Mon, 19 May 2014 18:16:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://contemporaryracism.org/2735/a-confusing-conversation/comment-page-1/#comment-353 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 20:59:57 +0000 http://contemporaryracism.org/?p=2735#comment-353 I think that a physical description of somebody is totally different than other colorblind-possible situations. For example, in hiring for a job, it may not be as “obvious” to talk about race when it plays a role, but it would be much more obvious in a physical description. So I’m not sure how/if a physical description would play into the concept of colorblindness but it is interesting nonetheless to see how your friend reacted to pointing out this persons race.

]]> https://contemporaryracism.org/2735/a-confusing-conversation/comment-page-1/#comment-345 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 18:40:17 +0000 http://contemporaryracism.org/?p=2735#comment-345 This reminds me exactly of what we talked about in class this week. Recognizing race is better than pretending to be color blind, but I do not see this as a step in the right direction. I think that the issue is not how she should have described the boy, but why she was uncomfortable describing him as black. I think that her discomfort in mentioning the boy’s race is probably rooted in color blind racial ideology in the sense that we have become uncomfortable talking about race because color-blindness is what is considered socially acceptable. The conversation you heard points out an issue that we have discussed in class and that is very important. Color blind ideology needs to be eliminated, or there will always be people who are uncomfortable talking about race.

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