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Originally Posted by Aloha123
Do you not think a white person can feel this way too?
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Yes. After they stop using white privilege to imagine colorblindness.
Colorblindness is a farce that operates on the notion that this racial and ethnic inequality thing wouldn't exist if we could all pretend to be robots or see-through beings void of race, ethnicity, culture, skin colors, facial features, and other physical identifiers. For the most part, only white people (in general) in the U.S. and around the world believe that.
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Originally Posted by Aloha123
Do you see this as fake colorblindness on my part?
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That depends on what you mean by "skin color and ethnic background never come into it".
One of the most insulting things a white person can say to me is "you're such a great person, I don't even notice you're Black" or "you're so accomplished, you being Black doesn't even matter" or "I like you despite you being Black" or "when I see you I don't see race".
Anyone who knows me knows that I love being a woman, I love being Black, and I love being a Black woman; and I am a vocal community activist. Any relationship with me cannot ignore my (womanhood and) Blackness. Any relationship with me has to acknowledge my (womanhood and) Blackness while granting me equal rights and opportunities. Equal rights and opportunities do not require ignoring my (womanhood and) Blackness.