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CMV: "colour blindness" is a workable counter to prejudice for a vast majority of people.

The idea that "i will treat people the same regardless of skin colour" has recently been attacked as harmful recently and im not sure I agree with that notion in most cases. 

So my understanding of why "colour blindness" is bad is that because minorities have the extra barriers of prejudice and racism we should attempt to correct for that mistreatment. So if an individual treats a black and white person equally, its still not equal because the system itself treats the black one worse. 

I think the critique makes sense if you are in a position of relative power, but for the average person I dont think it makes a difference. 

I'm not in charge of hiring anyone, I dont get to decide who gets a loan, or who gets pulled over. 

Really the only interactions I have with people regardless of identity are social, and I think colour blindness is a perfect rational for how I look at race. 

Now I understand that I (like everyone) have bias and its important to understand that/try to work through it. But thats a case by case issue and  very different from a blanket "rule".
gpt
You've actually put your finger on it. You are aware you have bias, you have an inability to not see colour so acting like you don't is harmful since it encourages others not to examine their unconscious biases at all.