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It seems to me that the difficulty with this issue is two-fold...
First, I think that we can agree that it's best to judge people on their individual merits rather than their appearance (i.e. race, gender, weight, attractiveness, etc.). That is the ideal that we hope to achieve - regarding racial issues, to see the world in a color blind manner. We disapprove of the stories of the GLO's at some of these colleges rejecting rushees because they are minorities. We want them to look beyond skin color and accept or reject a potential new member based on their personality, academics, leadership, etc.
Second, we also realize that there are generally characteristics that are inherent with being a member of a certain racial/ethnic group, and that this is something to learn about and celebrate. I'm not talking about stereotypes here - i.e. "All black people listen to rap music and dance well." This is the salsa dance of someone from Cuba, great African-American writers like Zora Neale Hurston, or the awesome German food that my aunts cook for every family dinner.
The difficulty comes in reconciling wanting to be "color-blind" but still recognize these cultural characteristics.
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